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German Blitzkrieg
Hitler wanted to take his enemies by surprise and defeat them quickly, he came up with a new military strategy known as Blitzkrieg. Germany invades Poland and quickly defeated them. The Soviet Union also invaded Poland and the Baltic nations shortly after. This was the breakout of war in Europe. -
Germany invades France
Germany wanted to start war in western Europe and conquer France in the process. They used tanks to break through the main fronts of France which brought them closer to capturing Paris as well. Eventually Germany was able to gain control over Paris in June of the same year after conquering France. http://www.sparknotes.com/history/european/ww2/section2.rhtml -
Germany bombs London
Hitler wanted to destroy the public and take the remaining soldiers to war from London. Germany bombed London for 76 nights straight, some of the bombings did not land on the intended target and ended up killing 430 civilians and injuring 1600. This was the beginning of the Battle of Britain http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/events/germany_bombs_london -
Lend Lease
The United States wanted to help their allies during the war by providing them with military aid. This allowed for the U.S. to support its war interest without being involved in battle. Overtime the lend lease act brought the the United States one step closer to war entry. http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/lend-lease-act -
Germany invades Soviet Union
This invasion was the largest German military operation of World War II. The German army failed to take over and the Soviet Union defeated Germany at Stalingrad, creating a turning point of the war in Eastern Europe. https://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/article.php?ModuleId=10005164 -
Operation Barbarossa
Hitler led an attack on the Soviet Union that covered a front of two thousand miles with over three million German soldiers by his side. This operation was a huge turning point of the war because it forced the Germans to fight a two front war. www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/operation-barbarossa -
Pearl Harbor
Japan wanted to establish their Empire and only the U.S. stood in their way. The U.S. stopped selling oil to Japan, the two countries tried to have peace talks. However, Japan wanted their Empire and bombed the U.S. in Hawaii which caused the U.S. to declare war on Japan and enter WWII. -
the U.S. declares war
After the U.S. was attacked in Hawaii at Pearl Harbor, the next day FDR declared war on Japan. A few days later on December 11, Germany and Italy declared war on the U.S. and this was the beginning of the United States entering war. -
Bataan Death March
The day after Pearl Harbor, the Japanese invasion of the Philippines began. The U.S. and the Filipino combined army held out for three months with out naval or air support. They became crippled and starved which forced them to surrender at Bataan. www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/bataan-death-march -
The United States is victorious
After the bombing on Pearl Harbor, the United States went to war with Japan, they were victorious in this battle known as The Battle of Midway. This victory was the turning point of war in the Pacific. -
Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
Many Jews lived in Ghettos to form resistance against the German Nazis.The uprising began after the German troops went into the area to deport all the survivors. This was the Jews biggest attempt to escape the Germans, but eventually they all got deported from that area and taken by the Nazis. https://www.ushmm.org/outreach/en/article.php?ModuleId=10007745 -
D-Day
D-day is known as the largest amphibious attack in history. The allies invaded Western Europe for this attack. The intention was to mislead Germany in their war strategy. By the end of August, the Allies had defeated the Germans which led to the end of war in Europe. http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/d-day -
Battle of the Bulge
This battle was the last major offensive battle for Germany during WWII. This was a surprise attack that caught the allies completely off guard. As the U.S. got stronger, Germany had many heavy losses from this battle. The allies ended up victorious in this battle after Germany collapsed. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Bulge -
Liberation of Concentration Camps
In the final stages of war, the Soviet Union soliders were the first ones to liberate the Concentration camps. They entered Aushwitz and found hundreds of sick and starving prisoners in the camp. Due to the liberation by the Soviet Union, the German Nazis were forced to leave the prisoners behind and quickly retreat from the camp. https://www.ushmm.org/outreach/en/article.php?ModuleId=10007724 -
Battle of Iwo Jima
This battle began when the United States marine corps landed on the Island of Iwo Jima, and captured it from the Japanese Imperial Army. This battle lasted about a month and resulted with an American Victory as the Americans took possession of the Japanese territory. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Iwo_Jima -
End of WWII
The United States wanted to get back at Japan, and bombed two major cities with atomic bombs, Hiroshima and Nagasaki. This forced Japan to surrender and ended World War II.
