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Invasion of poland
September 1st 1939- October 6 1939
Germany invaded Poland to gain back land for themselevs and the soviet union -
Germany Blitzkrieg
Sep. 1st 1939- 1940
Blitzkrieg is a fighting technique used by nazi germany.
they use it because it is a quick and affective tatic -
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WWII
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Pearl Harbor
Japan invaded Pearl harbor on dec. 7th 1941
they invaded because they intended ti neutralize the U.S. pacific fleet and because the U.S. stopped theyre trading -
Battle of Midway
The battle of Midway was a naval battle in the Pacific theater.
The japanese were hoping to steal the midway islands and finish a wounded U.S. Naval ship -
Warsaw Ghetto up rising
The act of jewish resistance thst arose within the warsaw Ghetto.
The jewish captives started a war within warsaw with stollen and homemade weapons against highly trained germans. The battle lasted about a month -
D-Day
D-Day was when the allied troops were fighting nazi germany.
the allied troops knew that if they had a succesful invasion it would damage germany well enough and they would have a chance at winning -
battle of the bulge
a major German offenisive campaign launched through Wallonia. it happened because of hitlers plan to launch a counter offensive to thrust through the allied armies in the ardennes region of northwest Europe and recapture antwerpin Belgium -
Battle of Iwo Jima
Iwo Jima was an island the U.S. captured
the U.S. captured it because we needed a base on japanese coast -
Battle of Okinawa
The battle of Okinawa happened because it was part of americas 3 point plan for winning the war in the far east . the battle was a series of battles in the Rykukyu Islands -
VE Day
Victory in Europe day
It was to make the formal acceptance by the Allies of WWII of nazi germanys unconditional surrender of its armed forces. -
Dropping the atomic bomb
Nuclear weapons were being used for the first and last time. The U.S. used to the atomic bomb because it was the best way to end WWII. -
VJ day
end of WWII
japan has now surrendored.
