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Germany invades Poland
germany bombarded poland on land and air, WW2 begun -
German Blitzkrieg
military tactic designed to creat enemy chaos, saved lives and artilary -
Pearl Harbor
japan attacked US naval base because US cut off trade, more than 3000 killed or wounded -
Bataan death march
75,000 filipino & american troops forced to march 65 miles to prison camps, treated harshly -
D-day
US stormed beaches of normandy to mislead germans about invasion target, nazi surrender -
Battle of the bulge
split allied armiesby means of a suprise blitzkreieg, neutralization of german counteroffensive -
VJ-day
japan surrenderd to allied powers -
Battle of Iow Jima
US invaded Iow Jima because they needed a base near japanese coast, marines wiped out defending forces -
Battle of Okinawa
allied forces invade island of Okinawa, air bases were vital to the projected invasion -
Dropping of the atomic bombs
US bombed Japan, more than 100,000 people dies, WW2 ended