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Germany invades Poland and overuns the country within 1 month
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Historical significance: Germnay made large advantagements into Russia. Four million troops entered Russia killing two and a half million Russians.
Cause & Effect: The Germans left the battle bc they didnt have enough manpower to overcome the harsh winters, low food supply, and low ammunition supply. -
The US stoppeds supplying raw materials to Japan to war effort against China, so they attack the US Navy at Pearl Harbor to disable the American fleet, to conquer the Dutch East Indies for raw materials.
The Japanese attack on the US Navy is what brought the US into WW2, which brought alot of opposition. -
The Battle of Midway changed the waqy battles are fought at sea. Now instead of using big shipsas a key factor in fighting war, airplanes are used.
After this battle, Japan lost their largest Carriers & their pilot, and they had no great victories after that. -
Its the day where the allied forces landed on the coats of France to liberate it abd defeat Germany, it paved the way for the Allies victory.
The Allies wanted to end Nazi dictatorship and WW2 so the allies invaded France to defeat Germany. -
A major German offensive campaign launched through Wallonia in Belgium, France, and Luxembourg on the Western front toward the end of WW2.
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Hitler commited suicide because he knew that Germany was at the brink of loosing as they had almost already lost in war, and he didn't want to be humiliated.
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The war on the west was over as Germany had to surrender to the Allies and all German forces were to stop fighting
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Marks the allied victory in Europe. It is still celebrated today.
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People are still affected by the atomic bomb that was dropped on a country which not only poisons the land but takes billios\ns of lives.
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American Bombers dropped the fist bomb on Japan. The explosion wiped out 90% of the city & immediately killed 80,000 people.
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Japan had surrendered unconditionally to the allies ending WW2
