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fall of paris
Germans invaded Paris and captured the remaining citizens that didn't leave when they gave a warning. the US sent materials to help the city. Roosevelt froze the American Assets of the axis powers. -
Pearl Harbor
The Japanese attack pearl harbor destroying navy vessels, ships, and airplanes. The Japanese attacked because they didn't want the us to fight back when they started spreading across the south pacific. The attack made the US come into the war. -
Warsaw Ghetto uprising
After the Germans invaded Poland, they concealed Jewish people in a brick wall square. many died from diseases.Residents of the Jewish ghetto revolted against deportations to extermination camps. this inspired others to do the same. -
D-Day
Allied invasion of Normandy in Operation Overlord during World War II. They fought along five beaches. this resulted in the Allied liberation of Western Europe from Nazi Germany’s control. -
Battle of the Bulge
The gremans wanted to suprise the attack by splitting the attack. This was the last major German offensive campaign on the Western Front during World War II -
The battle of iwo jima
In this major battle the US Marines captures the island of iwo jima from the Japanese because they needed a base near japans coast. -
Dropping of the atomic bombs
The US dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima then three days later on Nagasaki. The bombing killed many people and japan surrender from the war. The US wanted to be in a dominant position during the postwar. -
Liberation of concentration camps
The Nazis took prisnors to concentration camps and they were used for experiments and killed by gas chambers or shot. -
VE day
This was the end of WWII in Europe. Great Britain and United States defeated the Nazis so they call this day VE Day.. -
VJ Day
This is the day Japan surrendered and ended the war. The atomic bomb attack caught their attention to end this .This brought relief citizens of allied nations.
