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Germany's invasion of Poland
Germany invaded poland from west and soviet union invaded from east they planned to split poland
wanted to close te gap between russia and germany
WWII starts -
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German Blitzkreig
surprise attacks rapid invasion lightning war
Germany used it to take over Poland
it was like a sucker punch -
Pearl harbor
Pearl harbor naval base was bombed by Japanese airplanes.
Japanese did not want USA join WWII and declare war on japan -
D-Day(Normandy Invasion)
Allied attack on the beach of Normandy Allies went in on parachutes and on gliders behind enemy lines before the invasion the beach invasion began at dawn
Attack was made to take back France.
many people died but allies took back Normandy and Germany was hurt. -
Battle of the bulge
was the last major German offensive campaign on the Western Front during World War II.
Last push by Germans to win
Germans lost many and gained very little territory -
Battle of Iwo Jima
major battle in which the United States Military landed on the island of Iwo Jima.
Attack made to capture back territory and weaken Japanese
Us victory captured the island -
Battle of Okinawa
major battle of the Japanese war front fought on the island of Okinawa by United States against the Japanese.
Made to weaken Germans and work their way to main island
Us captured island but suffered many casualties -
Dropping of the atomic bombs
President Truman decides to drop the bomb in order to save american lives dropped bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
USA needed to get Japan to surrender they thought that was the most effective way to do it
japan surrendered and war ended -
VE Day
Nazi Germany's unconditional surrender of its armed forces.
Nazis were not doing good and had to surrender
Allies won the war -
VJ Day
When japan surrendered in the war bringing the war to an end
