World War II:)

By abbyw61
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    The Invasion of Poland

    This battle started with a war between Germany, and Poland. This battle was what jump started World War II. This invasion also created a rivalry between Germany, Great Britain, and France.
  • Pearl Harbor

    Pearl Harbor

    This battle was started by the Japanese government. They surprise attacked the US, and blind sided them. Japan did not like the fact that the US was behind Great Britain and all it believed in. Japan felt that they were trying to halt its military expansion.
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    The Battle of Midway

    The Battle of Midway was considered one of the US's best battles. They came out of this battle with a strong victory over Japan. The World War II naval battle almost was always fighting with aircrafts. This was the beginning of the US shrinking the Japanese empire.
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    The Battle of Iwo Jima

    In this battle of death over 7,000 US Marines were killed, 20,000 were wounded, 216 Japanese soldiers were captured, and the rest were killed in action. This battle was a big one but happened on a small island. The US defeated the Japanese in this battle, and were declared the winners.
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    Nuremberg Trials

    This battle was surrounded by Germany, and all their secrets about the Nazi. Hitler had a huge role in Germany and many people couldn't stop him. Many of the people from the Nuremberg Trials were released in the 1950s, and not surprisingly didn't live very long.