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Hitler's Lighting War
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After signing nonaggression pact with Joseph Stalin, which is the agreement to keep peace between them, German aircraft began a bombing of Poland's capital, Warsaw. The German invasion of Poland was the first test of German's newest military strategy - the Blitzkrieg, or "lighting war". -
Germany's Lighting Attack
Britain and France declared war on Germany. But Poland fell some time before those nations could make any military response. -
The Fall of France
France accepted the inevitable, French leaders surrendered, and signed an armistice with Nazi Germany. Then, Germany took control of the northern part of the country. -
The Battle of Britain
Germany dropped bombs at night over the city of London to avoid the RAF's daylight raids. -
Battle over Suez Canal
Hitler helped Mussolini by sending a German tank force, the Afrika Korps to take control of British-controlled Suez Canal. -
Operation Barbarossa
"Operation Barbarosa 1941 Invasion of Soviet Union(colour)." YouTube. Ed. Heil2me1942. YouTube, 18 Dec. 2010. Web. 06 Oct. 2014.
In the morning of June 22, the roar of German tanks and aircraft announced the beginning of the invasion. -
Cause of bombing over Pearl Harbor
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To stop the Japanese advance, the U.S. government sent aid to strengthen Chinese resistance, and cut off oil shipment to Japan. -
Bombing of Pearl Harbor
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Japanese planes attacked the United States Naval Base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii Territory, killing more than 2,300 Americans. -
Final Solution to the Jewish Question
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In the Wannsee Conference, senior official of Nazis Germany have discussed about the way of killing Europe Jews. "Final Solution" was actually a program of genocide, the systematic killing of an entire people (Jews). -
Bombing of Tokyo
U.S. wanted revenge for Pearl Harbor and 16 B-25 bombers under the command of Lieutenant Colonel james H. Doolittle bombed Tokyo and several other Japanese cities. -
The Battle of Midway
Japan next targeted midway Island, the location of key American airfield. American forces defeated an attack by the Japanese Navy, under the command of Isoroku Yamamoto. -
The Battle of Guadalcanal
HBO's Channel. "The Pacific: Inside The Battle - Guadalcanal (HBO)." YouTube. YouTube, 16 Apr. 2010. Web. 06 Oct. 2014.
Several thousand U.S. Marines, with Australian support, landed on Guadalcanal ,where Japanese were building a huge air base. Guadalcanal was called "Island of Death". -
The D-Day Invasion
The allies (UK, USA, Canada) invaded the beaches of Normandy and they had liberated France, Belgium, and Luxembourg. -
The battle of the Bulge
Hitler faced a war on two fronts, Allied force from the west and Soviet army from the east. Allies eventually pushed the Germans back and Germans had little choice but to retreat, since there were no reinforcements available. -
Yalta Conference
"Churchill, Stalin and Roosevelt Meet in Yalta." YouTube. Ed. Downing Street. YouTube, 15 Aug. 2007. Web. 06 Oct. 2014.
WWII meeting of the heads of government of the US, the UK and the Soviet Union for the purpose of discussing Europe's post-war reorganization. -
Germany's Unconditional Surrender
About three million Allied soldiers approached Berlin from the southwest, and another six million Soviet troops approached from the east. -
V-E day
Victory in Europe Day is the day when Allies of World War II accepted the Nazi Germany's unconditional surrender of its armed forces. It marks the end of World War II in Europe. -
Bombing of Hiroshima
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U.S. dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, a Japanese city of nearly 350,000 people. Btween 70,000 and 80,000 people died in the attack. -
Bombing of Nagasaki
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Three days after the bombing of Hiroshima, U.S. dropped second atomic bomb on Nagasaki a city of 270,000 people. -
V-J day
Victory over Japan Day. Japanese signed the surrender agreement.
