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Blitzkrieg is a strategy the Germans used to take control of other countries quickly. By bombarding a certain point in a country with dive bombers while also using fast-moving tanks and motorized infantry. Germans used this to take over Poland, Belgium, Netherlands, and France. Citation: Spartacus Educational
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Operation Barbarossa was the attack on the soviet union by German forces. Hitler wanted the soviet union as a living space for the German people and specifically wanted Ukraine for this reason. Citation:Spartacus Educational -
Pearl harbor was Japanese attempt to get an advantage over the pacific against America. They sent over 350 bombers to destroy the island. They managed to sink 8 US battleships along with the airfields which contained 200 American aircraft. Citation: secondworldwarhistory.com -
On January 20th, 1942 15 high ranking nazi officials gathered at the villa in Berlin to discuss the final plan for Judaism. The SS envisioned that Jewish people even the ones not living in German land would be eradicated. Citation: Holocaust encyclopedia -
The Battle of Midway was a key naval battle over the Pacific, against the USA and Japan. The USS Enterprise and the USS Hornet bombarded the Japanese maritime fleet near the island. the USA sent over 155 planes to attack the Japanese fleet and ultimately won by sinking the fleet. Citation: secondworldwarhistory.com
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The battle of Stalingrad was a huge turning point for the soviet union and one of the longest. they were attacked by German, Italian, Hungarian, and Romanian armies and held out with little to no supplies. This caused the Germans to fall back and slowly start to lose grip on The Soviet Union. Citation: secondwarhistory.com
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The Allied soldiers attack Italy by entering the "foot" of Italy. This caused the Italians to silently surrender as the Allies pushed upwards through Italy. This gave the allies a huge advantage over Europe. Citation: History.com
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The Allies planned in invasion of France by going through Normandy, but the Allies originally confused Germans on where they were gonna land. When the allies landed they rushed through the beaches and past the barricade that Germany had set up this caused the massive reconquer of France by the allies. Citation: secondworldwarhistory.com -
This was Hitler's plan to try to disrupt the Allied force's supply line in the city of Antwerp. and separate the American, British, and Canadian forces. They bombarded the troops with their biggest artillery fire ever. This battle went on for a year as both ends butted heads at Bastogne. This caused Allied soldiers to dig In for weeks. Citation: Secondworldwarhistory.com
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As the Allies moved across Europe they discovered concentration camps where Jews were being held and killed because of their religion. Germans would put the Jews in these camps because they were not part of the true "German" country. This caused millions of casualties in the Jewish religion. Citation: Holocaust Encyclopedia -
This battle was the USA against the Japanese where the United States sent amphibious attacks against the Japanese on the island of Iwo Jima. It was the bloodiest battle for the marine corps. This battle was essential for the USA's campaign against Japan. This battle was very costly and caused a lot of death for both the USA and the Japanese. Citation: britannica.com
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After Germany surrendered a mass victory celebration was formed for the victory against Germany. This holiday is still celebrated in the UK and other parts of Europe. Citation: Spartacuseduaction.com -
Even after Germany was defeated the UK and USA were still at war with Japan. They tried to convince Stalin to join the war against Japan but decided to not. The USA was already testing its atomic bomb and Truman's advisors were urging him to use the bomb. When Truman told Stalin about the bomb Stalin was very happy and didn't enter the war. overall this meeting was to establish what the allies were gonna do against Japan spartacuseduaction.com -
Shortly after the United States captured most of Japan's islands they were left with the mainland of Japan, after some deciding back and forth the United States decided to drop 2 atomic bombs on Japan's major cities. They dropped one on Hiroshima and one on Nagasaki. These bombs killed over 200 thousand people and caused the Japanese to instantly surrender after both bombs detonated. Citation: ican.org
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VJ day was a celebration on the victory over japan. This day represents when the Japanese officially signed the surrender documents. People celebrated all over the country as the Japanese gave up on the war. Citation: Nationalww2musem.com