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Germany invades Poland
Why Germany invades Poland on September 1st 1939. Hitler thought that it was a defensive action. It was marked the start of WWII. The invasion ended shortly it had only lasted a couple of weeks. Germany's invasion was launched on two sides. As a result Poland showed their weakness quickly. http://totallyhistory.com/invasion-of-poland/ -
Germany invades France
Germany invades France on May 10th 1940. Hitler wanted to invade France because Germany was planning to invade Russia and they knew France would honor its alliance with Russia. This resulted into invading France before Russia.www.history.com/this-day-in-history/germany-and-france-declare-war-on-each-other -
Germany bombed London
The battle of Blitz started because Hitler wanted to disrupt British economy and industry. What happened was Germany planned to bomb London to destroy their economy and industry's. As a result 32,000 civilians were killed and 87,000 were seriously injured. Two million houses (which is 60% of London) were destroyed in the Blitz. www.primaryhomeworkhelp.co.uk/war/blitz.htm -
Lend-lease
The lend-lease happened to provide U.S military aid for foreign countries. What happened was it helped support foreign countries during WW2. It allowed the president to transfer war material to Britain and other countries. As a result the Lend-Lease brought the United States one step closer to entry into the war. It also gave the president the power to carry on any undeclared war all around the world. http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/lend-lease-act -
Japan bombed Pearl Harbor
The Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor for many reasons. The tensions between Japan and the United States escalated until the U.S decided to place an embargo on Japan. What happened was that Japan planned a surprise attack on U.S Navy Pearl Harbor. As a Result we decided to declare war on Japan.www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/pearl-harbo -
U.S declares war on Japan
Congress declared war because of the surprise attack on the U.S. What we did was we declared war because of may people were infuriated with Japan. Also their surprise attack on Pearl Harbor was the main cause. As a result many people including presidant rosevelt was infuriated with Japan so they ened up declaring war the day after the attack. .http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/roosevelt-asks-congress-to-declare-war-on-japan -
Germany declared war on the U.S
Hitler declares war on the U.S because he thought that the U.S would declare war on him first. What was he didn't want the U.S to declare war on him first so he did it first. After that Hitler made a 88 minute long speech to the Reich stag.www.history.com/this-day-in-history/germany-declares-war-on-the-united-states -
U.S Declares War on Germany
The reason we declared war on Germany was the same cause we declared war on Japan. The surprise attack on Pearl Harbor resulted in a couple of war declaring. What happened was that we declared war on Germany hours after they declared war on us. As a result we are engaged in a war with Germany and Japan because of the same reason. www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/wilsonwar.htm -
Battle of Midway
The battle of midway happened because of the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor. What happened was that a Naval battle happened between Japan and the U.S. As a result this was another turning point in the war. It allowed Allied forces to move into a offensive position. http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-midway -
Battle of Stalingrad
The battle of Stalingrad happened because of Stalin ordered that the city had to be saved. What happened was it stopped the German advance into the Soviet Union and marked the turning of the tide of war in favor of the Allies.As a result many people died. Also afterthe successful defeat of Germany this war was consiered the tring point in the war. www.historylearningsite.co.uk/world-war-two/...battles-of...war.../the-battle-of-stalingra... -
D-Day
The purpose of D-day was to surprise attack Germany. What happened at D-day was Germany was already to fight and it wasn't really a surprise. D-day resulted being the end of WW2. The Germans surrendered that day.www.history.com/this-day-in-history/d-day -
U.S bombed Japan
We bombed Japan because Japan wasn't ready to surrender they were ready to fight to the death. What happened was that Truman ended up bombing Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The effect was that many people died. Also it led to the surrender of Japan.http://nationalinterest.org/feature/no-other-choice-why-truman-dropped-the-atomic-bomb-japan-13504
