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D-Day
*the day the Allied powers crossed the English Channel and landed on the beaches of Normandy, France -
Germany Invades Poland
a joint invasion of Poland by Nazi Germany, the Free City of Danzig, the Soviet Union, and a small slovak contingent, that marked the beginning of World War II in Europe. -
German Blitzkrieg
*german quickly overran much of Europe and was victorious for more than 2 years by relying on a new military tactic called Blitzkrirg -
Fall of Paris
the german invasion of France and the low countires during the Second World War -
Pearl Harbor
*Japanese planes attacked the United States Naval Base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii territory -
Battle of Midway
a crucial and decisive naval battle in the Pacific Theater of World War II -
Battle of the Bulge
*the germans launched the last major offensive of the war -
Battle of iwo Jima
*a major battle in which US marines landed on and eventually captured the island of Iwo Jima. -
Battle of Okinawa
*a series of battles fought in the Ryukyu islands -
VE Day
marks the formal acceptance by the allies of Nazi Germanys unconditional surrender of its armed force -
Dropping of the atomic bombs
the american bomber Enola Gay dropped a fine-ton bomb over the Japanese city of Hiroshima -
VJ Day
celebration over the final ending of World War II