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German Blitzkrieg
'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUjrnlMAtQ4'This was also known as "Lightning War" this was because the Germans created psychological shock in the enemy forces with surprise, speed, and superioity with firepower. This military strategy was so effective because the Nazi's overwhelmed their enemy with nonstop, relentless bombing and troop movement. Because of the nonstop movement and invasions, the enemies were not able to sleep, eat, or rest without getting killed. Because of that, that killed off lots of soldiers -
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The Fall of France & Paris
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9H1zUf48rO4 The Germans forced their way in by sending tanks through the Ardennes. French forces that went against the Nazis were pushed back to the ocean. Later on June 22 the Second Armistice of Complegne was signed France and Germany which resulted in a division of France, where Germany would control the north and west, Italy would also control a small portion of the south-east. -
Battle of Britain
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBNmpEk91mIGermany was planning to have the world's largest sustained bombing campaign (to that date) because they knew that this was going to be a major and difficult battle for the Nazi Germans. But instead Winston Churchill rallied his people to negotiate against Hitler. The British had a lot more though, they had an effective air defense system, first-rate fighter pilots, and a great military leader in Air Marshal Hugh Dowding. On the other hand, the Germans had no navy due to the cost of Norway. -
Lend Lease
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBQZ6POyYo0 The Lend Lease act was an act where the United States provided military aid to foreign nations fighting against the Nazi Germans and their allies such as Britain, the Soviet Union, China, and Brazil. The Lend Lease act brought the United States one step closer into the war. -
Japan bombing Pearl Harbor
'http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/pearl-harbor Japan wanted the U.S Pacific Fleet not the interfere with the war so they planned a surprise attack with 353 Japanese fighter planes, bombers, and torpedo planes. All eight U.S. Navy battleships were damaged, with four sunk. 2,403 Americans were killed and 1,178 others were wounded. While in Japan, 29 aircraft and 64 servicemen were killed. -
America Declares War
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lK8gYGg0dkE After the surprise attack of the United States, the U.S. decided that they were going to get involved with the war. as they had too many casualties and injuries. After they told their citizens, they declared war on Germany and Japan. -
The Victory of America
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4pUD9qWKs8
Japan once again had a plan to get rid of the U.S. Pacific Fleet so the Japanese could get rid of any threat in the Central Pacific. Unfortunately for the Japanese, the U.S. broke the Japanese naval code and found out all about their surprise attack. Franklin Roosevelt planned a surprise attack, on their surprise attack to win the Battle of Midway. -
The Battle of Stalingrad
http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-stalingrad This was the turning point of WW2. The Soviet Union completely destroyed Hitler's plans on invading the Russians. Since they were determined to defend their city, and they wiped out anybody that was at the skirts of the city. This was a great humiliation for Hitler. He no longer had trust in them now. -
Normandy Landings
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDZs442oqxA
56,000 Allied soldiers stormed a handful of beaches along the coast of Normandy, France. Omaha was the bloodiest of the D-Day beaches, with roughly 2,400 U.S. troops turning up dead, wounded or missing. This was because of their high defenses and the steep cliffs they have. The Allies were barely sucessful in taking control over these D-Day beaches -
Battle of the Bulge
http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-the-bulge The Battle of the Bulge was a German offensive intended to drive a wedge between the American and British armies in France. Many of the American troops were inexperienced; the German force included strong veterans fighting on the Eastern Front, -
Battle of Iwo Jima
http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-iwo-jima This five-week battle was one of the fiercest and bloodiest fighting of the War in the Pacific of World War II. The American's, had the goal of capturing the entire island, including the three Japanese controlled airfields to provide a staging area for attacks on the Japanese main islands. Japanese deaths numbered three times the number of American deaths, -
2 A-Bombs on Japan
http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/bombing-of-hiroshima-and-nagasaki# President Harry S. Truman ordered that the new weapon will be used to bring the war to a fast end without as much American casualties. An American bomber Enola Gay dropped a five-ton bomb over the Japanese city of Hiroshima. Japan then surrenderred and dropped out of the war.
