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Hitler invades Poland, Blitzkrieg
September 1, 1939, Hitler invades Poland with a new military strategy. Blitzkrieg is a strategy to surprise the enemy and quickly defeat them.They would continuously bomb the enemy and then go into battle after the damage was done. Class Notes -
Germany Invades France and Captures Paris
France and Britain declare war on Hitler on September 3, 1939. For the first few months there was no war. Then Hitler invaded Belgium in may and soon after controlled France by June. Class Notes -
Battle Of Britain
Hitler's plan to take over Britain was to continuously bomb them to soften them up. After 11 months of bombing, Germany declared it unsuccessful and called it off. This was the first time in the war that Germany did not win. Class Notes -
Lend Lease
The U.S. would lend arms and other supplies to the allies . FDR compared this act like lending a garden hose to a neighbor when their house is on fire. Class Notes -
Germany betrays Soviet Union
Germany invades the Soviet Union.The Soviet Union defeats Germany in Stalingrad, and becomes a turning point for the war in Eastern Europe. Google Classroom -
Operation Barbarossa
Code name for the invasion Hitler planned against the Soviet Union.The invasion covered from the North Cape to the Black Sea. http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/operation-barbarossa -
Bombing of Pearl Harbor
The Japanese had started to grow their empire and became angry when the U.S. cut off the oil trade. They decided to bomb Pearl Harbor where all of our battleships were stationed. They did this in hopes to weaken the United States. Class Notes -
Germany Declares war on U.S., and U.S. Declares war on Japan and Germany
After Pearl Harbor, Hitler soon figured that The U.S. was going to quickly join the war after the bombing. So he wanted to declare war first before the U.S., and Hitler believed once Japan had beaten the United States, then they would help Germany beat Russia. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/germany-declares-war-on-the-united-states -
Battle of Midway
Six months after Pearl Harbor, the Battle of Midway occurs. The United States were able to easily retaliate to Japan's ambush plan. The U.S. won and became a turning point in for the war against Japan. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/germany-declares-war-on-the-united-states -
D-Day
The day American and allied troops landed on the shore of Normandy, France. It started the liberation of western Europe. Google Classroom -
Bataan Death March
A war lost against the Japanese in the Philippines. Captured American soldiers were forced to march to their labor/death camp that was over 60 miles without food or water. Anyone who could not walk anymore were killed on sight.
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Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
American dropped two atomic bombs in Japan. This quickly ended the World War, with the Japanese easily surrendering. Google Classroom
