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Germans Invade Poland
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Germans Invade Poland
On September 1st, 1939 the German army attacked Poland 1700 mile boarder. The Germans went on to bomb many of the Polish warships and military bases. -
Pearl Harbor
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Pearl Harbor
On December 7, 1941 hundreds of Japanese fighter plans attacked the American Naval Base at Pearl Harbor. The attack lasted 2 hours and the effects were devastating. The Japanese destroyed many navy ships, they killed more than 2000 American soldiers and sailors died another 1000 were injured. -
Battle of Midway
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Battle of Midway
Only a couple of months after pear harbor, the biggest naval battle in our history took place. The Japanese saw the American aircraft carries and wanted to sink them with the rest of the ones they sank in Pearl Harbor. But, it back fired very quickly for the Japanese. The United States counterattacked they started to intercept the Japanese plans thus knowing what they were going to do. This turned into a United States victory. -
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D-Day
Allied forces decided to invade Northern France by means of beach. The result was defeat of the Germans , and the beginning of the end of the war in Europe. -
Battle of the Bulge
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Battle of the Bulge
The Battle of the Bulge is when Adolf Hitler wanted to split the allied army's by a surprise attack. The Americans weren't ready for these attacks. But, they handled the attack thus pushing Hitlers forces back. Although this was a big victory there were many American causalities. -
Battle of Iwo Jima
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Battle of Iwo Jima
The battle of Iwo Jima began on February 19 of 1945, when American troops closed in on the coast of Japan. The island was defended by around 20 thousand Japanese soldiers and navy troops. As time went on the Americans had defeated the Japanese the U.S. soldiers raised the American flag in triumph -
VJ Day
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VJ Day
Victory over Japan Day is the day on which Japan surrendered in World War II, in effect ending the war. The term has also been used for September 2, 1945, when Japan’s formal surrender took place aboard the U.S.S. Missouri, anchored in Tokyo Bay. Coming several months after the surrender of Nazi Germany, Japan’s capitulation in the Pacific brought six years of hostilities to a final and highly anticipated close. -
Dropping Atomic Bombs
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Dropping Atomic Bombs
There were many reasons why the United States administration decided to drop two atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The main reason why the United States did this, was to limit American casualties. They thought by doing this it would make the Japanese have a quick and easy surrender. (These were the first atomic bombs used for an actual attack).
