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D - Day
What: The Allies attack the Nazis on Normandy
Why: To defeat Germany
Effects: The Allied troops defeated Germany -
German Blitzkrieg
What: Germany overran much of Europe
Why: To invade Belgium, the Netherlands and France
Effects: Germany then invaded Russia -
Germany invades Poland
What: Germany defeats Poland and invades
Why: It would bring "living space" to the germans
Effects: Poland- unable to return back to Poland
Germany- Lost much territory to Poland -
Fall of Paris
What: The Germans enter Paris
Why: Germany wanted control of Paris
Effects: Paris falls to Germany. The U.S is "Froze" -
Pearl Harbor
What: Japan bombs a U.S navy harbor off the coast of Hawaii
Why: Intended to neutralize the U.S Pacific fleet
Effects: Brought the U.S into WW2 -
Battle of Stalingrad
What: Battle between Germany and the Soviet Union
Why: The Nazis wanted control of Stalingrad
Effects: It stopped Germany's advance -
Battle of the Bulge
What: Hitle tried to split the Allied Armies
Why: Hitle did not want them together because they were stronger together
Effects: The U.S suffered more than 100,000 casualties -
Battle of Iwo Jima
What: U.S captured the island of Iwo Jima
Why: The need for a base near the Japan coast
Effects: U.S raised the flag in victory -
Battle of Okinawa
What: Allied forces invaded Okinawa
Why: Allies plan to invade air bases
Effects: Allies suffered more than 65,000 casualties -
VE Day
What: The americans defeat Germany in Europe
Why: To end Hitlers reich
Effects: The end of WW2 -
Dropping of the Atomic Bomb
What: U.S dropped an Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima
Why: To bring the war to an end
Effects: Many japanese suffered from radiation -
VJ Day
What: Japan surenders to the U.S
Why: Because the U.S dropped a bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Effects: The U.S wins over japan
