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Germanys invasion of Poland
Germann forces bombared Poland as Hitler wanted to regain Poland. Hitler wanted to regain Poland by destroying them. Several people died and Germany become in control of Poland until 1945. -
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German Blitzkreig
Germany used this military tactic with offensive weapons. They take over more land. This brought mire countries together and others closer together. -
Peaarl harbor
Germany used this military tactic with offensive weapons. They did this to take over more land. This event brought more countries against Germany and other countries together. -
Bataan Death March
76,000 prisoners were forced to march for days. They were starved and beaten and put in camps. They hoped to make the U.S and Philipines suffer -
D-Day (Normandy Invasion)
The U.S and allies persued and invaded Germany. This reduced Germany pressure on other countries. It foreshadowed the end of Hitlers dream of the Nazi domination. -
Liberation of Concentration Camps
Allied armies liberated the camps. They let the prisoners free helping them get food and back to normal lives. -
Battle of Iwo Jima
U.S landed on and captured the island of Iwo Jima from the Japanese. Japan used the island to attack countries like the U.S. Traped the island was taken over by the U.S. -
VE Day
This day marked the formal acceptance by the allies of WW2 of Nazi Germanys surrender of armed forces. People celebrated the defeat of Germany on this day ending the war between Germany. -
Dropping of the Atomic Bombs
The U.S dropped the first atomic bomb on HIroshima killing thousands of people. The U.S hoped this would end the war. It killed several people showing how powerful the U.S was. -
VJ Day
Japan surrenderd because they were over powered. The world celebrated in knowledge of the end of Japn in the war. -
Battle of the Bulge
Germany launched the last major offense of the war. Nazis fought back against the U.S. U.S had the second largest surrender of troops during this battle. This took out lots of Germans. -
Battle of Okinawa
Allies used the island of Okinawa to plan invasion on Japan. This led to the atomic bombings which caused Japn to surrender.
