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WWII
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The European Theater
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German Agression
Beginning of the war when Germany invaded Poland. Britian and France responded by declaring war on Germany but little action was taken. -
The Battle of Britain
Germany launch an attack on Britian, this time from the air. Battle of Britiain was Germany's first military failure, as the air force, never were they to overcome Britain's Roryal Air Force. -
Greece and North Africa
Euproean Theater:
itler, Germany's dictator, became allies with Italy, and expanded the war further by invading Greece and North Africa. The Greek campaign was a failure, and Germany came to Italy's rescue. -
The USSR
Germany begn its most ambititous action yet, they invaded the Soviet Union. The Germans initally made swift progredd and went deep into Russian heartland, the invasion proved to be a downfall. -
Battle of Stalingrad and Kursk
Russia's weather and the nation's strenght caused Germany to retreat. -
The Pacific Theater
Pearl Harbor:
The war began when warplanes from Japan launched a surprise attack on the U.S. Navy base. This time around, Japan was already in war with China for several year. After the attack, Japan began a massive campaign of expansion throughout the Southeast Asia-Pacific region. -
Theater: U.S. Entrance
Peark Harbor attack provoked a declaration of war by the United States on Japan on the next day. But it would be months before the U.S. forces would launch an attack. -
Japanese Internment Camp
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Pacific: Solomon Islands
The next year the United States engaged Japan in protacted struggle for the Solomon Islands which Allied ships lay near. -
Guadalcanal
Allied forces carried out an invasion onthe beginning of a long series of Allied offensives that would eventually force the Japanese out of the Solomons and then pursue them from various other Pacific island chains that the Japanese had earlier seized. -
Theater: Battle of Midway
United States engaged Japan in a series of naval battles in whish caused Japan a catastrophic defeat, which climaxed the battle in June 6, 1942. -
Guadalcanal..
Allied forces carried out an invasion onthe beginning of a long series of Allied offensives that would eventually force the Japanese out of the Solomons and then pursue them from various other Pacific island chains that the Japanese had earlier seized. -
Guadalcanal...
In the meantime, British and Indian forces were combating Japanese troops in Burma. -
European: Battle of the Bulge
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African Theater: Battle of El Alemein
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Out of Russia
Germans slowly were forced completely out of Soviet territory. -
Pacific: Approach to Japan I
Fighting continued throughout the Pacific in 1944 and early 1945, including major battles at Leyte, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa. -
The Normandy Invasion
British and American forces launched the D-Day invasion, landing in France which was conquerored by Germany.By the attack Germany was pushed back and had to retreat. -
Closiong in on Germany
Normandany Invasion:
Allied forces were closing in on Germany from both east and west sides. Soviets were the first to reach Germany. -
USSR gets Germany
When the Germans were escaping from Soviet's harsh weathers, in the year 1945 they pursured the Germans across eastern Europe and into Germany itself. -
Pacific: Approach to Japan II
Japan’s conquests had been liberated, and Allied forces were closing in on the Japanese home islands. As they neared Japan proper, the Allies began heavy bombing campaigns against major Japanese cities, including Tokyo. -
Germany surrends
Germany surrended in 1945 shortly after Hitler commited suicide. -
Pacific: Approach to Japan III
The process through the summer of 1945 until finally, in early August, the United States dropped two atomic bombs on the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Stunned by the unexpected devastation, Japan surrendered. -
Creation of Isreal
Zionism