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German Blitzkrieg
. Germany quickly overran much of Europe and was victorious for more than two years by relying on a new military tactic called the Blitzkrieg . Germany's strategy was to defeat its opponents in a series of short campaigns. . Germany successfully used the Blitzkrieg tactic against Poland https://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/article.php?ModuleId=10005437 -
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Germany's Invasion On Poland
.Enabled Germany to attack Poland without the fear of Soviet intervention .In the mid and late 1930s France and especially Britain followed a foreign policy of appeasement. .German units with more than 2,000 tanks and over 1,000 planes broke through Polish defenses https://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/article.php?ModuleId=10005070 -
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Pearl Harbor
. The attack commenced at 7:55 A.M .The attack lasted 110 minutes, from 7:55 a.m. until 9:45 a.m .The Japanese launched their airplanes in two waves approximately 45 minutes apart. -
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Allied Invasion of Italy
. One month after Italy surrendered it declared war on Nazi Germany . The fascist prime minister who had formed an alliance with Nazi Germany in 1936 . Rome fell in June 1944 at which point a stalemate ensued as British and American forces threw most of their resources into the Normandy invasion https://www.shmoop.com/wwii/invasion-italy.html -
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D-Day
. D-Day was the largest amphibious invasion in history . More than 160,000 Allied troops about half of them Americans invaded Western Europe . The D stands for Day. D-Day and H-Hour stand for the secret day/time an operation is scheduled to begin https://www.cnn.com/2013/06/03/world/europe/d-day-fast-facts/index.html -
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Battle of the Bulge
. Also known as the Ardennes Offensive . Was the largest battle fought on the Western Front in Europe during World War II . It is also the largest battle ever fought by the United States Army http://www.historynet.com/battle-of-the-bulge -
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Battle of Iwo Jima
. The operation to capture Iwo Jima was code named Operation Detachment . Japan knew they would lose the Battle of Iwo Jima . The U.S. Marine Corps were surprised by Japanese preparations -
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Bttle of Okinawa
. The Allies won the battle and occupied Okinawa . The battle of Okinawa, also known as Operation Iceberg took place in April-June 1945 . The Battle of Okinawa was significant in that it served as an example of how deadly the invasion of mainland Japan would be http://www.historynet.com/battle-of-okinawa-operation-iceberg.htm -
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VE Day
. People called the day V-E Day, for it was a celebration for their victory . The eighth of May spelled the day when German troops throughout Europe finally laid down their arms . The main concern of many German soldiers was to elude the grasp of Soviet forces to keep from being taken prisoner https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/victory-in-europe -
Potsdam Decleration
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Dropping of the atomic
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VJ Day
. It was announced that Japan had surrendered unconditionally to the Allies effectively ending World War II . The term has also been used for September 2, 1945 when Japan’s formal surrender took place aboard the U.S.S. Missouri . 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 https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/v-j-day
