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Germany Invades Poland
Germany invaded Poland on Sept 1, 1939. Within weeks of the invasion Poland lost the battle. Germany invaded Poland for the reason that they wanted to take back Poland because they wanted it back after losing it in World War I. And he wanted to make sure that the French-Polish military could not fight against them.
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Germany Captured Paris
Germany captured Paris on June 14, 1940. Germany's reason for taking over Paris is that Hitler wanted to expand his territory and become a more powerful empire. This event allowed Hitler to become more powerful and more of a threat in WWII.
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Germany Bombed London
Germany bombed London on Sep 7, 1940 and unleashed large bombs over London. The reason fro Germany bombing London is because Hitler was upset about the RAF's superiority over the Luftwaffe. This event will leave the British people shocked for the rest of the war.
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U.S lends help to Britain
The United States laid aid to the Britain by lending them war supplies during the war. The reason is because the U.S felt if they helped Britain in a passive way than they will not get involved int eh war.
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Operation Barbarossa
Operation Barbarossa was the code name for the Nazi's attack on the soviet union. Because of this attack the Germans attack strategy got more efficient.
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Japan bombed Pearl Harbor
Japanese air forces unleashed heavy loads of bombs over pearl harbor. The reason for there attack is because they were upset that U.S cut their oil supply.
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Germany Declares War
Germany declares war on the U.S days after the bombing of pearl harbor. And after that that caused the U.S to declare war on Germany and Japan.
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Bataan Death March
The Bataan death march was a march the made the 75,000 Filipino and American troops on Bataan forced to make an arduous 65-mile march to prison camps.
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U.S victorious over Japan
U.S won the battle of midway over Japan thanks to their advances in code breaking. Because of this they were able to predict Japans planned ambush. This was an important turning point in the Pacific Campaign.
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Germany invades the Soviet Union
This invasion was the largest military operation in WWII. Hitler wanted the permanent end to the communist threat to Germany.
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Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
The Warsaw ghetto uprising was an act of Jewish resistance that showed up in the Warsaw ghetto. The resistance was ultimately defeated eventually.
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Allied troops land in France
This was the largest amphibious invasion in history. They wanted to establish a beachhead as part of Operation Overlord.
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Liberation of Concentration Camps
The liberation of the concentration camp is when the prisoners enter Auschwitz and hundreds of them were sick and exhausted. Soviet soldiers were to liberate the concentration camps in Poland. This event happened because they needed a plave to hold the prisoners they aquire.
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Battle of Iwo jima
The battle of iwo jima was a major battle where the united states marine corps landed on, and eventually captured the island of Iwo Jima from the Japanese Imperial Army during World War II.
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United States Bombs Japan
This attack was the main reason that Japan had to end the war. Because of the two bombs the United States dropped on japan, they had no chose but to end World War II.
www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/bombing-of-hiroshima-and-nagasak
