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German invasion of Poland
Germany invades Poland is the start of the world war II in Europe. On this day, Hitler invaded Poland with 1.5 million troops. Hitler invaded Poland for "living space". -
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Battle of the Atlantic
The U.S has been suppling the allies with medicine, uniforms, food, bullets, ect. All of these supplies have to go throught the Atlantic which is disrupted by the Axis powers. -
Bombing of Peral Harbor
The Japanese planes attacked a navel base located in Hawaii. Atfer the attack, President Franlin Rosevelt asked to declare war on Japan leading in to the WWII. -
Bataan Death March
American prisoners of war were capture on the Bataan penensula in the philipeans. They were force to march 65 miles to a prison camp. Many starved to death or killed on the way. -
Battle of Coral Sea
The Phillipean Island have fallen to the Japanese. The U.S did not wan't the Japanese to gain control the Coral Sea to gain Australia. -
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Battle of Midway
The U.S had destoryed 4 Japenese air craft carriers. Japan could not replace there ships due to the bombing of there factories. The U.S is making more planes and crafts to battle the Japanese. -
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Battle of Guadalcanal
The Japanese brought a new tactic that they will kill as many American's as they can. The Japanese refuse to surrender to the U.S as they become suicide bombers in planes and ships. -
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Allied Nations of NA
France had territory in North Africa as Germany now controls France, they also control all French territory. France has the strongest German soldiers so the Allies make there was through North America and go through Italy. -
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Invasion of Normandy
Germany had gain control over the Northwestern part of France. The allied forces had plan to invade by crossing the English channel to invade France to liberate them from Nazi control. -
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Battle of the Bulge
Six months after the attack on Peral Harbor, It was a four day air and sea battle in the Pacific. The U.S was out numbered but still managed to defeat the Japanses. This was the turning point of the war in the Pacific. -
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Battle of Iwo Jima
The island of Iwo Jima was defented by the Japanese in which the U.S gained control of the island to carry out 2 atomic bombs to the main land Japan -
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Battle of Okinawa
The battle of Okinawa had tens and thousands of casualtiesl. The U.S did not want to invade Japan due to many deaths. They wanted to plan out the atomic bomb to save many American lives. -
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liberation of buchenwald and dachau
As the allies pushes Germany back, American troops slowly liberates these prisoners but they were in really bad shape so many provided care for the prisoners. -
V-E day
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Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
The U.S had dropped the first atomic bomb on the city of Hiroshia. 3 day later they dropped another on the city of Nagasaki.