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D-Day
Allied powers join to end Nazi Germany attck of Europe. -
German Invasion on Poland
Germany invades poland because hitler thought it would bring living space for germans. -
German Blitzkreig
Attack from ground and air to expand their territorry quickly. -
Pearl Harbor
Japan bombed US naval base out of suprise, the plan was to neutralize the US so Japan could proceed to attack. -
Battle of Stalingrad
Nazi germany and allies fought the soviet union to take control of the city of stalingrad, over 1 million russians died. -
Battle of Midway
US navy defeated a japanese attcking fleet of ships because they bombed pearl harbor, it stopped the expansion of japan in the pacific. -
Battle of the Bulge
German suprise attack on allied powers, allies end up winning killing 100,000 germans. -
Battle of Iwo Jima
US invades island of Iwo Jima to take it from Japan for planes to land so they can repair them during battle. -
Battle of Okinawa
Series of battles where US invaded island of iwo jima, the US wanted the island for a base during the war. -
VE Day
Nazi Germany surrender of its armed forces, it happened when Hitler commited suicide and is now a holiday. -
Dropping atomic bomb
US dropped atmoic bomb on hiroshima because japan refused to surrender, the result was 5 square miles of destroyed city. -
VJ Dsy
Japan surrender from the war because of the atomic bomb dropped on hiroshima.
