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Geramns Invasion of Poland
What happened?
-The German invaded Poland and bomed the Poslish airfeilds. German warships and v-boats attacked Polish naval forcesin the Baltic Sea.
Why?
-Hitler claimed the invasion was a defensive act, but Britain and France were'nt convenced so they declared war.
Effects/ Impact?
-Lots of Poslish people died -
German Blitzkrieg
What happened?
-Germany used fast attacks in battles
Why?
-They used it to take down other countrys
Effects/Impact?
-Germany became more powerful -
Pearl Harbor
What happened?
-Japan bombed pearl harbor
Why?
-America wanted to join the war
Effects/Impact?
- Lots of Americans died when Japans planes crashed into the boats -
D-Day
What happened?
-The allied powers invade Norway
Why?
-They wanted complete control.
Effects/Impact?
-This was the beggining of the end -
Battle of iwo Jima
The Battle of Iwo Jima was a major battle in which the U.S. Marines landed on and eventually captured the island of Iwo Jima from the Japanese Imperial Army during World War II -
Battle of Okinawa
Last and biggest of the Pacific island battles of World War II, the Okinawa campaign involved the 287,000 troops of the U.S. Tenth Army against 130,000 soldiers of the Japanese Thirty-second Army. At stake were air bases vital to the projected invasion of Japan. By the end of the 82-day campaign, Japan had lost more than 77,000 soldiers and the Allies had suffered more than 65,000 casualties—including 14,000 dead. -
VE Day
Victory in Europe Day, generally known as V-E Day, VE Day was the public holiday 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. -
Dropping of the atomic bomb
President Harry S. Truman, warned by some of his advisers that any attempt to invade Japan would result in horrific American casualties, ordered that the new weapon be used to bring the war to a speedy end. On August 6, the American bomber Enola Gay dropped a five-ton bomb over the Japanese city of Hiroshima. -
VJ Day
This sparked spontaneous celebrations over the final ending of World War II. On September 2, 1945, a formal surrender ceremony was held in Tokyo Bay aboard the USS Missouri. At the time, President Truman declared September 2 to be VJ Day. -
Battle of Bulge
The Battle of Bulge was a major German offensive campaign launched through the densely forested Ardennes region of Wallonia in Belgium, France, and Luxembourg on the Western Front toward the end of World War II in Europe.
