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    German Blitzkrieg

    A war tactic that the Germans which was a quick attack to take it over.
    Hitler wanted more land for Germany.
    Germany got bigger and more powerful.
  • Germany's Invasion of Poland

    Germany's Invasion of Poland
    Germans inveaded Poland with help from the sovite union
    Germany wanted more land
    Germany is bigger and more powerful
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    Fall of Paris

    The Battle of France, was the German invasion of France and the Low Countries during the Second World War.
    The Germans wanted more land and needed a better place for the war.
    The Germans where in a better place in the war.
  • Pearl Harbor

    Pearl Harbor
    Japanese bomber plains flew over Pearl harbor and blew up the U.S. navil fleet.
    Japanese tried to stop U.S. from attacking them first.
    Affects U.S. went in war but had less navil.
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    Battle of Midway

    The Battle of Midway was a decisive naval battle in the Pacific Theater of World War II.
    It happened because the U.S. where in war with the Japanese.
    Effects the Japanese where weaker and closer to the war ending.
  • D-Day

    D-Day
    Day Allies invaded North France by landing on beaches of Normandy.
    happened because allies needed a way to infultrate the German forces.
    Gave allies an advantage on the Germans.
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    Battle of Iow Jima

    The Battle of Iwo Jima was a major battle in which the United States Marine Corps landed on and eventually captured the island of Iwo Jima from the Imperial Japanese Army.
    It happened because the U.S. was at war with the Japanese.
    Effects war was closer to ending.
  • Battle of Iwo Jima

    Battle of Iwo Jima
    The Battle of Iwo Jima was a major battle in which the United States Marine Corps landed on and eventually captured the island of Iwo Jima from the Imperial Japanese Army.
    It happened because the U.S. were in a war with the japanese so they attacked them.
    It effected the war by giving the U.S. an advanage in the war.
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    Battle of Okinawa

    The Battle of Okinawa, codenamed Operation Iceberg, was a major battle of the Pacific War fought on the island of Okinawa by United States Marine and Army forces against the Imperial Japanese Army.
    It happened because the us was at war with he Japanese.
    Effects the war was closer to ending.
  • VE Day

    VE Day
    Victory in Europe Day, generally known as V-E Day was celebrated on 8 May 1945 to mark the formal acceptance by the Allies of World War II of Nazi Germany's unconditional surrender of its armed forces.
    Happened: because the U.S. defeated the Germans and they gave up.
    Effects: the war was close to ending.
  • Dropping of the atomic bombs

    Dropping of the atomic bombs
    The American bomber Enola Gay dropped a five-ton bomb over the Japanese city of Hiroshima.
    Happened because the their was an atempt by the Japanese to invade the U.S. so he bombed them.
    Effects Japanese where very weak and lots of casualties.
  • VJ Day

    VJ Day
    Victory over Japan Day is the day on which Imperial Japan surrendered in World War II.
    Happened because the U.S. where at war with the Japanese.
    Effect bringing the war to an end.
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    Battle of the Bulge

    The Battle of the Bulge, also known as the Ardennes Counteroffensive, and was the last major German offensive campaign on the Western Front during World War II.
    Happened because the Germans and where fighting aginst the allies.
    Last major battle allies won.