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blitzkrieg
Miltary statagy invoving not only physical damage but mental as well the idea is if you can strike fast and remove all defence you can take it later.Another reason is it creates fear making it easier to take your next target.. -
fall of paris
Using blitzkrieg the germans rushed through the Ardenne forest into france. They quickly rushed to the capital toppling it and spliting france in two the strickt north and the more lax south.this was a huge victory for the germans meaning all that was left was Great Britan. -
pearl harbor
Pearl Harbor a US naval base was attacked by several japanese aircrafts.This was espesially bad because we were not prepared for the ambuscade preformed. After several request, congress then declared war on japan. -
bataan death march
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The batan death march was a slaughter killing any even suspected to slowing them down.this masacar was led by the jappenese and the men where on there way to a death camp.However some had refused to couraperate and were able to get away creating one of the largest gurrila millitias. -
D-day
this was the invasion of normady and was incredibly fast paced..There was several posible attack points making it imposible for germany to pinpoint where to defend..THis failure to protect all of theier coast was there doom hitlers own greed destroyed germany with this as the full turning point of the war. -
battle of bulge
the battle of the buldge was the final true attack hitler made.It was a foucused attack trying to devide the allies then use blitzkrieg to reobtain all the german land back.If this would have worked it would have extended the war but the allies won the germans were only able to push them back. -
battle of two jima
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Iow jima was attacked as a place closser to japan for the us to eventualy bom them from.it was a batt,le at both land and sea .this island was somehow extreemly protect by japan. -
ve day
VE day stands for victory in euroupe the day germany was in allied controll. This allowed USA to focus more of thier troops heavily on japan .In many ways this was the high point for all of europe in this war. -
liberation of concentration camp
This was primaraly done because prow were being held in concetration camps.These were also where germany heled some troops.this allowed for famialies of all kinds to become free and hopefully return to normal. -
dropping a bomb
This was a verry strong desision thought over for a long time but eventualy through death calculations found to cause the least not only for americans but for japan as well.This is also surprisise because it is the first use of a nucular bomb. -
vj day
This was the day we sighned the treaty with tojo the jappenese leader.This was almost a holiday in the US .this also ended all of world war II.