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Invasion of poland
Germany invaded poland to get their lost land back. It kicked off ww2 -
German blitzkrieg
Germans new tactic of fighting which was extremely effective in taking poland and winning many battles for germany -
pearl harbor
japenese bombed pearl harbor to get rid of the united states naval power that caused us to join world war 2 -
Battle of Stalingrad
Germany tried to take Stalingrad from Soviet Russia but failed and started losing their will to fight -
d-day
We invaded the beaches of normandy to take back land and we finaly got troops on the main land -
fall of paris
germany invaded paris to take it and control most of europe. England countered trying to take back paris. -
Battle of bulge
Offensive campaign by the Germans to get into Belgium and allowed the Germans make it to France -
Battle of iwo jima
US marines took the island which aloud us to get closer to Japan's mainland -
Battle of Okinawa
The U.S and England fought for more land on the island of Okinawa stopping some trade and gaining more land near Japan -
VE-day
Nazi Germany surrendered and they mad it a holiday when the treaty was signed -
Dropping off the atomic bomb
The U.S dropped the atom bombs on Japan to end the war and then Japan surrendered -
VJ-day
The surrender of the Japanese due to the atomic bomb drop and we made it a national holiday
