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Germany's Invasion of Poland
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Adolf Hitler came to power. He wanted to take back what was rightfully Germany's. Hitler decided to take over Poland first. He succeded greatly. There was resistance against the German Army. They marched right in and took over Poland. -
Germany's Blitzkrieg
USHMM.ORGA "blitzkrieg" is surprising your enemy by ambushing them with them being prepared. Germany did this to gain the land that was taken away. Then, they eventually took over land that was not theirs, like France. This was a very good way to attack your enemy without losing a large amount of your unit. -
Germany's Invasion of Paris
Germany just invaded Poland. They still wanted to take revenge on the Treaty of Versailles. Germany decided to invade France, because they were the ones who were mostly responseble for the Treaty. -
Battle of Britain
HISTORY.COMWinston Churchill was standing up against Germany. He noticed that Germany was going to invade a lot more countries, no matter who stood in their way. Germany noticed that Churchill was gaining on them. Germany had to act fast. Finally, Adolf Hitler decided to activate his Air Force and to bomb Britain. -
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Battle of Britain
HISTORY.COMWinston Churchill was standing up against Germany. He noticed that Germany was going to invade a lot more countries, no matter who stood in their way. Germany noticed that Churchill was gaining on them. Germany had to act fast. Finally, Adolf Hitler decided to activate his Air Force and to bomb Britain. -
Operation Barrossa
Germany made plans invade the Soviet Union. Germany did the invasion, but they failed. This caused Germany to fight a two front war. This a bad turning point for Germany. -
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Operation Barbarossa
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Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor AttackThe U.S. noticed that Japan was modernizing themselves. They were afraid that they would invade the Philippines, which was a U.S. territory. The U.S. sent Douglas Macarthur and his men to the Philippines to defend it. Meanwhile, the U.S. were trying to make a plan to stop Japan. They realized that they were giving Japan oil. So, Franklin D. Roosevelt cut all the oil supplies from Japan. Japan was furrious. They wanted revenge. They decided to round up their Air Force and bomb Pearl Harbor. -
Battle of Midway
After the Pearl Harbor attack, The U.S. were able to defeat Japan because of the United States code breaking skills. Japan wanted to destroy more U.S. fleets. America intercepted messages from Japan and found out that Japan was planning on to arrange their carriers in position for attack. So, America went ahead and attacked the Japanese. -
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Battle of Midway
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Battle of Stalingrad
This is a very implrtant event for the Russians. Germany sent their army to Stalingrad, Russia. They were expecting to take over the city in a short period of time. But the Russians were prepared. The Russians fought back and won the battle. -
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Battel of Stalingrad
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Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
Before the concentration camps, Germany sent the Jews to the ghettos. The Jews did not like this. So, the Jews crated the Jewish Combat Organization. They revolted against the Germans. -
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Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
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Allied Invasion of Italy
The Allies started their invasion by landing in Sicily. They fought the little bit of Sicilian troops that were there. The Allies won easy. The invasion was succesful. -
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Allied Invasion of Italy
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D-Day (Normandy Invasion)
General Eisenhower was appointed the leader of Operation Overlord, also known as D-Day. He was planning this invasion for months. Eventually, he was ready. But, there were weather delays. The weather was terrible, so he had to wait one more day. Then on June 6th, the U.S. troops went to Normandy, France and invaded the awaiting German soldiers. -
Concentration Camps
Hitler thought that the Jewish people were the problem with Germany sociaty. Hitler made concentration camps and sent most of the Jews to them. These camps had forced labor and they were deadly. Millions of Jews died of starvation, sickness, and of murder. -
Battle of the Buldge
Germany threw three armies at Ardennes, in which the us were in control of. The U.S. division in that area were unexperienced, so they were defeated. the U.S. put up a good defense though. As the German armies drove deeper into the Ardennes in an attempt to secure vital bridgeheads west of the River Meuse quickly, the line defining the Allied front took on the appearance of a large protrusion or bulge, the name by which the battle would forever be known. -
Battle of Iwo Jima
Three Marine U.S. divisions invaded the Iwo Jima territory in Japan. The Japanese defense had 23,000 troops. The U.S managed to invade the Japanese. -
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Battle of Iwo Jima
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Hiroshima and Nagasaki Bombing
President wanted the Japenese to surrender. But, the Japenese wouldn't surrender. So, president Truman ordered to drop an atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The Japanese still wouldn't let up. So, Truman did it again.
