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The Phony War
- It was a period of limitted military activity in Europe
- It followed the invanson of Poland
- War was declared, but no western power had committed to launching a land offensive attack
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Assignment 1 Part B : WW2
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Yugoslavia surrenders to Germany
- They sign an armistice with Nazi Germany but officers and soilders were taken as prisoners
- Hitler launched a massive invansion on the country that began bombing Belgrade
- Yugoslavian members were routed by Germans known as "hordes"
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Women Rights Movement
- Before WW2 women didn't have any jobs
- They begn working in facotires, hopsitals, and as nursers because the men were at war
- They took over jobs they should have never been working and they were good at it
- Women were flying planes and were recuited by the Naval forces
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Allies enter Naples, Italy
- There was disagreements between the allies
- Churchill wanted to invade Italy
- His goal was to remove Italy
- Matchal, an American, wanted to delay an invansion of Europe
- The Italians withdrew from the war
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D-Day
- When allied forces landed on the beaches of Normandy to begin the invansion of German-held France
- Allied forces saw combat in Normandy on that day which came from Canada
- The invansion began overnight using air attacks, parachutes, and glider landings to make their attacl
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Battle of Leyte Gulf
- It was a battle during WW2
- Allied leaders begin operations to liberate the Philipines
- U.S 7th fleet provided support
- TF38 Carrier was provided out by sea
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Attomic Bomb-Turman Press Release
- Japan rejected Postdam Declearation
- The 1st atomic bomb was named "little boy"
- 70,000 people died
- Carrying more power than 20,000 tons of TNT
- It was the 1st detonated atomic bomb
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Postdam Conference
- Germany offically occupied four zones
- Berlin, Austira, and Vienna were divided into the four zones during the conference
- It discussed settlements in Europe but didn' write any treaties
- Chruchill was suspecious of Stalin's motives
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Russia declares war on Japan
- Russia declares war because Japan tried bombing them
- The Postdam Declaration was used against Japan
- If they surrender it would lead to their " prompt and utter destruction"
- The invansion began
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Turman Doctrine
- The U.S would provide political military and economic assistance
- Reforced U.S foregin policy
- Withdrew conflicts not directly invovling the U.S
- Wanted congress to support the Greek govn't against communist
