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German invasion of poland
Germany invaded Poland in 1939 because Hitler did not want Poland to have an alliance with France. this impacted the world because it started WW2 -
German Blitzkrieg
Germany was taking over much of Europe by using the lightning war tactic because Hitler wanted to take over Europe. this effected the war because the Germans had much more land. -
Pearl harbor
Japanese airplanes attacked the base at pearl harbor because they wanted the land of Hawaii. This effected the war because the US entered the war after -
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warsaw ghetto uprising
jewish resistance against Nazis because they were miss treated this is important because it shows that the Jews had the power to uprise. -
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liberation of concentration camps
Countries started to liberate concentration camps to free Jews. this is important because many Jews were freed -
D Day
D day was the storming of the beaches of normandy. This happened because the nazis were going to invade england. this was the first fight for the us. -
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Battle of the bulge
the germans last offensive campaign because the allies were better than the germans. This is important because this is the last german attack -
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Battle of Iwo Jima
The marine corps captured the island of Iwo Jima from japan to set up a staging area for attacks on Japan. This is important because they now had an upper hand on Japan -
Battle of Okinawa
Battle fought between US and Japan on the island of Okinawa to take away land from Japan. this is important because this is when the US started to win. -
VE Day
the day Germany surrendered because the allies were too powerful. This is important because this is when the Germans started getting scared. -
Dropping of the atom bombs
US dropped Atom bombs on Japan because its easier than fighting with men. this is important because this is when japan was done with the war. -
VJ Day
the official ending of war with japan because they surrendered after the bombs. this is important because Japan wasnt involved in the war anymore
