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German Blitzkreig
Germany quickly overran much of Europe and was victorious for more than two years by relying on a new military tactic called the "Blitzkrieg" (lightning war). Blitzkrieg tactics required the concentration of offensive weapons (such as tanks, planes, and artillery) along a narrow front.. -
Germanys invasion of poland
- Nazi leader Adolf Hitler claimed the massive invasion was a defensive action, but Britain and France were not convinced.This was the start of the war. 2.Hilter wanted full control over europe.
- Warsaw surrendered to the Germans on September 27, 1939. Britain and France, standing by their guarantee of Poland's border, had declared war on Germany on September 3, 1939.
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Pearl harbor
1.Japanese planes attacked the United States Naval Base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii Territory.
2.The Japanese attack had several major aims. First, it intended to destroy important American fleet units, thereby preventing the Pacific Fleet from interfering with Japanese conquest of the Dutch East Indies and Malaya and to enable Japan to conquer Southeast Asia without interference.
3.2400 dead, almst 200 planes destroyed and 8 battleships destroyed or damaged. -
Battle of Stalingrad
1.Stalingrad, russia, and U.S.S.R all fougt.
2.For the same reason Stalin ordered that the city had to be saved.
3. Stopped the German advance into the Soviet Union and marked the turning of the tide of war in favour of the Allies. -
Allied invasion of Italy
1.Troops and vehicles being landed under shell fire during the invasion of mainland Italy at Salerno, September 1943
2.n Rome, the Allied conquest of Sicily, a region of the kingdom of Italy since 1860, led to the collapse of Mussolini's government.
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D-Day
1.France attacked German forces on the coast of Normandy, France. With a huge force of over 150,000 soldiers, the Allies attacked.
2.Allied forces launched a combined naval, air and land assault on Nazi-occupied France Codenamed Operation 'Overlord'.
3.D-Day was the beginning of the end for not only the Germans but Hitler most of all. -
Battle of the Bulge
1.Germans created a “bulge” around the area of the Ardennes forest in pushing through the American defensive line, was the largest fought on the Western
2.To gain more land
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Battle of lwo jima
1.American forces invaded the island on February 19, 1945, and the ensuing Battle of Iwo Jima lasted for five weeks.
2.US needed a place for fighter planes and bombers to land and take off when attacking Japan.
3.The concurring of Iwo Jima was very important. On the island, before the battle, Japan had two air fields, but because the U.S. won the air fields were shut down. -
Battle of Okinawa
1.By the time American troops landed on Okinawa, the war on the European front was nearing its end.
2. To get closer to japan.
3. Resulted in the largest casualties with over 100,000 Japanese casualties and 50,000 casualties for the Allies. -
VE Day
1.was celebrated on 8 May 1945 to mark the formal acceptance by the Allies of World War II of Nazi Germany's unconditional surrender of its armed forces.
2. End of ww2
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Dropping of the atomic bombs
- The targeted areas in china and drop bombs. 2.To get japan to give up. 3.Many normal people in japan died
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VJ Day
1.Jubilant Americans declared August 14 “Victory over Japan.
2.Japan gave up.
3.No longer fighting against japan.
