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Germany invades Poland
In early September Hitler invaded Poland, as part of his Blitzkrieg strategy. This was a cause of the early bombing in order to destroy the enemy's air capacity and communication. As a result, Great Britain responds with a bombing raid three days later. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/germany-invades-poland -
Germany invades France
By the time German tanks entered Paris, about 2 million Parisians had fled. The Germans still continued to attack. Soon Canadian troops entered into their region offering help to the helpless French people. However President Roosevelt froze the American help of the axis powers, both Germany and Italy. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/allies-invade-france -
Battle of Britain
In the summer and fall of 1940, Britain and German air forces clashed in the air over the United Kingdom. The Battle of Britain ended when the German forces failed to gain air superiority over the Royal forces. http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-britain -
U.S. gives Britain supplies
The United States gave British troops supplies during there war. This is also known as the Lend- Lease Act. This act was passed in March of 1941 and allowed the U.S. to provide aid to foreign countries in the war but not be overextended into battle. http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/lend-lease-act -
Germany Invades Soviet Union
For the destruction of the communist threat to the Germans, and the land within the Soviet borders for German settlement. Hitler decides to attack the Soviet Union. On December 18, 1940 Hitler signs Operation "Barbarossa", the first operation order for the attack on the Soviet Union. This attack consisted of more than three million German soldier, supported by 650,000 troops from German allies. https://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/article.php?ModuleId=10005164 -
Operation Barbarossa
Barbarossa was the crucial turning point in World War ll, for its failure forced the Germans to fight a two- front war. In the beginning of the Barbarossa strategy, the Germans attacked hard. Germany allies circled Soviet forces, although a group of Soviet counter attacks stalled the advance. http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/operation-barbarossa -
Pearl Harbor
Hundreds of Japanese planes attacked an American base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. The fight lasted 2 hours, but more than 2,000 soldiers and sailors died and almost 1,000 were wounded. Only one day later, President Roosevelt asked congress to declare war on Japan. And 3 days later, Japanese allies Germany and Italy declared war on the United States. More than two years after this conflict, America was finally involved in World War ll.
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U.S. declares war on Japan and Germany
After the attack on Pearl Harbor, President Franklin D. Roosevelt asked congress to declare war on Japan. Congress passed the movement and on December 8, 1941 the U.S. declared war on Japan. Although three days after Congress approved his movement Japan, Germany, and Italy all declared war on the United States.
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Bataan Death March
After the U.S. surrender of the Bataan Peninsula on the main Philippine island of Luzon to the Japanese, 75,000 Filipino and American troops were forced to make a march to prison camps. The marchers were treated terribly by the Japanese guards and were forced to walk through intense weather. Thousands had died in this terrible march that soon became known as The Bataan Death March.
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Battle of Midway
Six months after the attack on Pearl Harbor, the United States defeated Japan in a naval battle.Through code- breaking, the U.S. was able to counter act Japan's plan to ambush, inflicting permanent damage on Japans Navy. This allowed the United States to take on an offensive role in the war. http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-midway -
Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
Residents from the Jewish ghetto in the well Nazi- occupied area in Warsaw, Poland. The Jewish occupants staged an attack of revolts in extermination camps and ghettos throughout Eastern Europe. http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/warsaw-ghetto-uprising -
D-Day
Also known as the Battle of Normandy, June 1944-August 1944, resulted in Allied liberation of Western Europe from the Nazi control. This battle began on June 6, 1944, also known as D-Day, 156,000 American, British, and Canadian forces landed on beaches along the coast of France's Normandy region. The allies had conducted a deception campaign to mislead the Germans about their invasion. By early spring the Allies had defeated the Germans.
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Liberation of Concentration camps
In 1944 and 1945, the Allies free prisoners of war for Nazi concentration camps. In these concentration camps, many prisoners got very ill because of the amount of diseases being spread such as Typhus and Malnutrition. Millions of people were imprisoned in various camps. http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/the-holocaust/videos/concentration-camp-liberation -
Battle of the Bulge
Americans were caught off guard when Hitler attempted to split the Allied armies in Northwest Europe. As Germans advanced deeper into the Ardennes as a way to secure vital bridgeheads, Lieutenant General George S. Patron's successfully moved the Third Army to Bastogne proving vital to the Allied Power. On December 16, German troops constructed the deadliest battle of the war in the west. http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-the-bulge -
Battle of Iwo Jima
This battle started near the Japanese coast. It was followed by air and naval chaos, three of the U.S. marine divisions landed on the island in Feb. Iwo Jima was defended by more the 23,000 Japanese army and navy troops that fought through caves, dugouts, tunnels, etc. Despite how difficult this situation may have been the marines wiped out the defending forces and after a month of fighting, the U.S flag was able to rise in victory
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U.S. drops atomic bomb on Japan
The U.S. was the only nation to use atomic weapons during war when they dropped an atomic bomb on the city of Hirshima. Since the 1940's, the U.S. had been conducting a successful atomic bomb. Once they had successfully made on, in July of 1945, Germany had already been defeated. BUT the Pacific war with Japan was continuing. The bomb killed 80,000 people, 10,000 more died from wounds/ radiation poisoning.
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/atomic-bomb-dropped-on-hiroshima
