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Germany invades Poland
WW II began as German forces bombed Poland both on land and from the air. Adolf Hitler wanted to regain lost territory and in the end rule Poland.
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Germany invades France and captures Paris
Paris citizens woke to the Germans announcing by loudspeaker for everyone to be inside by 8 p.m. because German troops had entered to occupy Paris. Germans attacked France and defeated their army.
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Battle of Britain
A turning point in WW II, when German and British air forces ran into each other in the skies over the United Kingdom. Germany failed to gain superiority over the United Kingdom air force despite months of targeting Britain's weak points. Britain won and ended up saving the country from a ground invasion and occupation by German forces.
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Lend Lease Act
Once this act was passed, the U.S. military gave aid to foreign nations during WW II. The United States was able to provide arms or other defense materials. The U.S. began trade with Britain military bases in Bermuda and the Caribbean.
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Battle of Midway
Later after the attacking of Pearl Harbor, the United States defeated Japan in the Battle of Midway. This was one of the most crucial naval battles of WW II. The United States was able to counter Japan's planned ambush and damage their navy instead. The victory allowed the U.S and its allies to move into an offensive position.
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Germany invaded the Soviet Union/ Operation Barbarossa
Hitler launched an attack toward the Soviet Union with millions of German soldiers. The invasion took place from the North Cape to the Black Sea, over two-thousand miles. Hitler had a big fail during the Battle of Barbarossa. Hitler wanted to get rid of Bolshevism.
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Japan bombed Pearl Harbor
Hundreds of Japanese fighter planes attacked the American naval base at Pearl Harbor. The bombing lasted two hours but was devastating to the U.S. The outcome was 20 American naval vessels destroyed including eight giant battleships and over 300 airplanes. Many soldiers lost their lives and that day FDR declared war on Japan which brought the U.S. into the war.
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U.S. declaring war on Japan and Germany
Laying in the ruins of Pearl Harbor, president FDR declared war on Japan. A few days later, on the 11th, Adolf Hitler declared war on the United States which brought the US into the army.
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-united-states-declares-war-on-japan
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Bataan death march
After the surrender of the US army on the main Philippine island of Luzon, about 75,000 Filipino and American troops were forced to make a 65-mile march to prison camp. Hence the name "death march". The march took place in intense heat and harsh treatment by the Japanese guards. Many died due to these conditions.
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Warsaw ghetto uprising
During WW II, Jewish ghetto citizens in Warsaw, which was occupied by the Nazi's, staged a revolt against eterminaation camps. The urppising inspired other revolts in camps and ghettos throughout German-occupied Eastern Europe.
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D-day
The attack was one of the largest battles in history that took precise planning. All of Northern France had been set free and the Allies had defeated the Germans.This battle had been called the beginning of the end of war in Europe.
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Battle of the Bulge
Hitler tried to split the Allied forces in the northwest Europe by blitzkrieg through the Ardennes. Shocked, the American units fought desperate battles. As the Germans drove in deeper, the Allied line took on a large bulge giving the battle its name. The German forces became neautraldespite heavy casualties.
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Liberation of Concentration camps
As the Allied fores made their way more into Germany, more camps were discovered. The Nazi forces had forced the prisoners to march outward while they tried to destroy the evidence of death camps. Much was still found, for examples hundreds of thousands of men's suits and over 800,000 women;s outfits. The camps were put out of use once discovered. -
Battle of Iwo Jima
America needed a base near the Japanese coast, it's was the uprising of the intense Iwo Jima battle during WW II. This battle took place in harsh conditions. The american army and navy troops attacked about 23,000 Japanese soldiers. The American army wiped out the Japanese force earning a place in history represented by the U.S. flag being raised in victory.
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Japan surrenders
The Japanese air force and navy were destroyed while their economy was bombed and devastated. The United States had two atomic bombs ready and if others didn't agree to the U.S.'s ways, they would be bombed and their cities be left is complete devastation.
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/japan-surrenders
