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Htiler gains power
In 1919 Adolf Hitler joined a small group of right wing extremist called National Socialist German Workers. Within a year he became the leader. He then tried to seize Munich and failed and was thrown in prison. Hitler wrote a book in prison titled Mein Kampf. In the book he talks about extreme nationalism, racism, and anti-Semitism. A year later he was released from prison. Hitler promised make Germany better. In January of 1933 Hitler became chancellor. On March 23, 1933 he became dictator. -
Japanese Invasion of China
The war between the Japanese and the Chinese began witht he Japanese invasion of Manchuria. Once there they set up a puttet government where they controlled the Chinese from their homeland. Their superior weapons and tactics made victory easy. They remained in China and used it's resources until the end of WWII -
Italy invades Ethopia
October 3, 1935. In Italy Mussolini decided to act on his own imperialist. Ambitions in 1935 Italy invaded Ethopia. Ethopians had out-dated weapons. The italians had Mussolinis tanks, machine guns, poison gas, and airplanes. The Ethopians had no chance. They fought very bravely. The League of Nation voted sanctions against Italy for breaking the International law. By early 1936. Italy conquered Ethopia. This early agression went unchecked by the world powers. -
Nazi-Soviet Pact
Nazi-Soviet Pact was signed on August 23rd, 1939 in Moscow. It is a pact where they couldn’t do any act of violence or any attack against each other. They also agreed to divide Poland. Germany invaded Poland on September 1st, 1939 which started WWll. Hitler and Stalin signed the pact for Germany and Russia. It was also called the Non-Aggression Pact. -
Invasion Of Poland.
Germany invaded poland on September 1, 1939. German units, with more than 2000 tanks and over 1000 planes broke through polish defenses along the border and advanced on warsaw in a massive encirclement attack. After heavy shelling and bombing warsaw surrendered to Germany. This is what started WWII. -
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Manhattan Project
The Manhattan project was the code name for the US secret project before WWII. This was to make and control an atomic reaction and bomb. The propose for the atomic bomb was to end the was quickly and not end thousands of American lives in the process. In 1942 Enrico Fermi, controlled a nuclear reaction. The first atomic bomb was exploded in Los Alamos on July 6 1945. A month later two atomic bombs were exploded over japan in Hiroshima and Nagasaki and forced the Japanese to surrender -
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Battle of Britian
After the defeat of France, Hitler decided to attack Britain. He bombed Britain for 57 days straight. Hitler hoped to break the British people’s morale. It didn’t work even though the British people had to in the subway system just to avoid the bombs. The main reason the people survived was because Winston Churchill could keep the people calm during the time of the bombing with his motivational speeches. In conclusion the Germans were not able to succeed at breaking the British people’s faith. -
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Northern African Campaign
In September 1940 Italys Norhtern African colony invaded Eygpt.Beneto Mussolini was the cause of this. When the British refused Hitler sent the "Desert Fox" over to push them back into Britain. They were fighting because the suez canal and the oilplus the fact that Egypt invaded Italy years back. -
Pearl Harbor
On December 7, 1941 Japanese bombers attacked the American Fleet Located At Pearl Harbor In Hawaii. The Japanese Attacked The United States Because Oil, Steel And Iron. There Were 2400 People Killed In The Attack. Many Us Battleships And Aircraft Were Destroyed. This Occurrence Brought The United States Into World War II. -
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Holocaust
The population for the Jews was 9 million, 6 million were killed. The reason for such hatred for the Jews was because the Germans claimed they lost WW1 because of them. During this time period the Jews were put in concentration camps, brutally killed.SS guard moved camp inmates by train or marches called death marches. Marches continued until May 7, 1945 the day German armed forces surrendered on May 9, 1945. The crimes committed during Holocaust haunted for the Jews for the rest of their life. -
Battle of Coral Sea
The Battle of Coral Sea took place in May 4 through May 8, 1942. If the Japanese had succeded at Coral Sea, the way would have been open for the Japanse to captured New Guienea leave Astralia isolated from Allied help and more poen to a Japanese attack the Battle of Coral Sea was fight entirel by planes no ships on either side made any visual contact with any ememy ship. -
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Battle of Stalingrad
In 1942, Hitler began contemplating offensive plans. There were multiple casualties in the process. The German tanks (Panzers) demolished Stalingrad buildings, parks, industrials, suburbs, etc. As the Soviet Union returned fire, the German soldiers were ordered to engage the enemy to negate this advantage or risk friendly fire. After the Battle of Stalingrad, Red Army took over Stalingrad and drove the invaders out of the Soviet Union. By early 1944, Soviet troops advanced into Europe to defeat -
Battle of Stalingrad
In 1942, Hitler began contemplating offensive plans. There were multiple casualties in the process. The German tanks (Panzers) demolished Stalingrad buildings, parks, industrials, suburbs, etc. As the Soviet Union returned fire, the German soldiers were ordered to engage the enemy to negate this advantage or risk friendly fire. After the Battle of Stalingrad, Red Army took over Stalingrad and drove the invaders out of the Soviet Union. By early 1944, Soviet troops advanced into Europe to defeat -
D-Day
D-Day, one of the most important battles that happened in WW2. On June 6, 1944 the western allies fought Hitler and his army in Northern France. France had been occupied by Nazis since the fall of France. This was called the Normandy Invasion, also known as the operation overlord. The battle of Normandy lasted June 1944 to August 1944. By the end of August 1944 all of Northern France had been liberated. Normandy’s landing has been called the beginning of the end of the war in Europe. -
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The Battle of the Bulge
This battle was the last major Nazi attack on the Allies in World War Two. The battle was a desperate, Hail Mary attempt by Hitler to split in Allies apart in their campaign for Germany and to destroy their ability to supply themselves. However, Hitler underestimated the Allies’ bravery and courage and was ultimately defeated in the end. So, after being defeated by the Allies, the Nazis knew in their hearts that this was the beginning of the end of WWII. -
Battle of Iwo Jima
When the battle of Iwo Jima began because the U.S. needed the islands to help them get into japan easier to invade them, the U.S. Marines gave the order Land the landing Force at 8:30 am and that order sent in over more than 110,000 soldiers on 880 ships the soldiers bombarded the islands. Before the order was given U.S. planes were already dropping bombs all over the islands to try to weaken the underground bunkers. -
Hiroshima
Hiroshima is a small Japanese island near the western tip of main land japan. And at 8:15A.M a single b-29 bomber flew over Hiroshima from the inlands of martialing islands. The bomb was dropped at 31,060 feet above the city. The goal was to hit a t- shaped bridge near the center of the city. Many died from the initial dropping of the bomb, but by the end of the 1940,s more then 90-160 thousand had died from radiation poising. the bombing of hiroshima was a direct cause of of pearl harbor -
V-J day
On august 10, 1945 as a result of the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki the Japanese emperor forced the government to surrender. The soviets had declared war and the U.S. were planning an invasion. So on September 2, 1945 Japan signed a peace treaty with the United States aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo bay. Ending WW2
