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German Blitzkrieg
Blitzkrieg is a German term for fast paced war, during the war Germany practiced this when attacking other countries like Poland. This caused other countries to get mad at Germany and eventually led to its demise -
Germany's invasion of Poland
Germany saw that Poland was vulnerable at the time and wanted to take it over, they had a weaker army and no one was standing in their way, so they invaded Poland. The result of this invasion led to World War Two starting. -
Pearl Harbor
When America stopped supplying Japan with oil they god angry, and to start a war they bombed the base on Hawaii called Pearl Harbor, this caused America to finally get into the war. -
Battle of Midway
The Battle of Midway was a decisive naval battle in the Pacific Theater of World War II. This was a major battle and helped the winning of the war. -
Battle of Stalingrad
The Battle of Stalingrad was the most major confrontation of World War II in which Germany and its allies fought the Soviet Union for control of the city of Stalingrad in Southern Russia. -
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Battle of the Bulge
The battle of the Bulge was a last ditch effort of defense for the survival of Nazi Germany. They ended up winning this battle but in the end lost the war due to low resources and the overwhelming power of the allies. -
D-Day
D-Day was the day when the Alliance invaded France from beach landing in Normandy, this happened because the allies finally started to chase back axis. This event cause France to surrender and was the tide changer of the war. -
Battle of Okinawa
The Battle of Okinawa, was a major battle of the Pacific War fought on the island of Okinawa by United States Marine and Army forces against the Imperial Japanese Army. -
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Battle of Iwo Jima
The battle of Iwo Jima was a major battle in which the United States Marine Corps landed on and eventually captured the island of Iwo Jima from the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II. This caused the Japanese to lose the war in the end. -
VE Day
VE Day was the day that Europe had victory and celebrated the winning of the war. This caused a huge moral boost for Europe. -
Dropping of the atomic bombs
The dropping of the atomic bombs was the end of the war with Japan and caused the end of the World War. -
VJ Day
VJ Day was the day that the allies won the war on Japan. This happened because of the dropping of the atomic bombs. This caused moral boost and was the mark of the end of the war.
