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invasion of Poland- September 1939
By invading Poland the Germans were immediately declared war upon Britain and France. Poland, unable to fight a 2 front war fell by the end of the month. -
fall of France 1940
After 6 months of absolutely nothing the french and British were pounded into almost oblivion by the quick German army. though the British manage to retreat at Dunkirk the rest of France fell later that month. -
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the blitz 1940-41
after the fall of France the Germans set their sights on the British. in order to make the British surrender they needed to control the skies at first they focused on destroying the R.A.F. and were almost there until they shifted their focus on civilian targets. -
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lend lease
with Britain by its self and cut off from the rest of the colonies by the German navy. the Americans thought that it would be a good idea to make a profit off of the might of Germany and the desperation of great Britain. -
operation barbarossa
since the Germans were having a hard time with the pesky British lither decided to shift his focus on the Russians and in mid-June back stabbed them and invaded the soviet union making huge gains in several months. -
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operation barbarossa
after dealing with the french and somewhat the British. Germany set their sights on expanding their empire to the east and to do that they needed to invade the soviet union. the biggest military operation in human history in which ended in defeat for Germany and its inevitable downfall. -
attack on pearl harbor
after the Japanese started to expand their empire and commit atrocities in the west pacific. we decided to cut off their oil in retaliation and security in the west indies they attempted to cripple the pacific fleet in pearl harbor. they successfully more than 2000 people finally dragging the u.s. into ww2. -
Germany's first mistake
after the u.s declares war on japan on December 8 Germany and Italy declared war on the u.s. even though they didn't need to. -
Bataan death march
a few months into the war for the us and things have gone horribly wrong for their colonies in the far east. the Japanese imperial navy. forced tens of thousands of p.o.w.s to march 65 miles where thousands died. -
midway
after 6 months of waiting the Japanese navy was ready to attack the u.s. on the island of midway however the u.s. was prepared and damaged the Japanese navy beyond repair for the rest of the war. -
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Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
after a deportation the majority of the Jewish population in Warsaw's ghetto decide to rise up against the Nazi's tyranny. after making contact with the underground polish army.they managed to hold off the Nazis for only a couple of week until reinforcements arrived and brutally suppressed the insurgency. -
D-day
after the invasion of Sicily and the invasion of Italy the allies decide to liberate France. by deceiving the Germans they were able to land in France and was able to take it back. -
exposing the monster
all while liberating all of Europe the allies made one gruesome discovery after another. thousands upon thousands of Jews suffered brutal experiences of the Nazi third Reich. from ghettos to concentration camps to death camps horrified the allies and is the reason why there is laws in war. -
battle of the bulge
after a series of defeats in western and eastern Europe the Germans were desperate to regain control. In the middle of December the Germans made a last ditch effort to push back the Americans and British. by pushing through the Ardennes the Germans hoped to divide the allies in half like they did several years earlier. it was a disaster. -
Iwo Jima
after a being on the defensive and suffering multiple defeats there only 2 major islands withing bombing range on the mainland. the Japanese prepared to defend both with original tactics. after only a month of brutal fighting the Americans finally managed to take the islands -
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
after the successful invasion of the island of Okinawa the allies were met with a choice: to either invade the Japanese mainland (operation downfall) or show a test of strength. so they dropped atomic bombs on the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki forcing japan to surrender. a few days later japan surrendered officially ending world war 2.
