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it used Blitzkrieg tactics to rapidly bypass the heavily fortified -
it ended the policy of appeasement, forced an Allied military confrontation with German expansionism, and launched a global conflict against Axis aggression -
because it started the whole world war 2 and they trusted him -
it rescued over 338,000 Allied troops, preserving the core of the British Army to continue the war -
the Royal Air Force (RAF) prevented the German Luftwaffe from gaining air superiority, forcing Hitler to indefinitely postpone Operation Sea Lion, his planned invasion of Britain -
crucial as the first peacetime draft in U.S. history, allowing the nation to prepare for World War II before direct involvement -
it enabled the U.S. to supply vital military aid to the Allies—primarily Britain, the Soviet Union, and China—while remaining officially neutral -
it made the us come into the war because Japan attacked us -
because people thought they wouldnt join the war -
transformed WWII into a truly global conflict -
it was the first naval battle in history where opposing ships never saw or fired directly at each other, fought entirely by carrier-based aircraft -
turned the tide of the Pacific War in favor of the U.S. by decisively defeating the Imperial Japanese Navy -
it secured the vital Suez Canal and Middle Eastern oil for the Allies, provided the first major offensive platform into Europe (Italy), served as essential training for Allied troops and command, opened a second front to relieve pressure on the Soviets, and ultimately crippled Axis ambitions in the Mediterranean, shifting the war's momentum