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German Blitzkrieg
The German Blitzkrieg is when Hitler broke his agreement with Czechoslovakia and attacked them. Hitler attacked Poland after attacking Czechoslovakia by using his new strategy of Blitzkrieg, or surprise attack. This got Hitler more German land that he could rule and take over. Class Notes -
Germany Takes France
Britain and France declared war on Germany, but didn't want to attack first, so they waited for Germany to attack first. They wanted to declare war on Germany before Germany attacked them because they didn't want to get a surprise attack from them. In the end Germany ended up defeating France and Britain by trapping them in a corner. This got Germany to think that they were unstoppable. Class Notes -
Germany Bombs Britain
When Germany bombed Britain they dropped a bunch of bombs out of their planes and destroyed a lot of Britain's towns and cities. They decided to do this, so that they could expand their territory further. Even though, they threw a lot of bombs at Britain, somehow, Britain still managed to win this battle and it became the biggest and first loss for Germany. Class Notes -
War is Declared
The Soviet Union joins the war now and becomes part of the Allied Powers, so they get their supplies from the US now too. This got the US thinking maybe they did want to join the to fight for the Four Freedoms that FDR spoke to them about. After, the Bombing of Pearl Harbor happened they then decided they definitely had to join the war now. Class Notes -
Lend Lease
The Lend-Lease was when the US decided to only give out supplies and weapons to their allies. This made them a target for the Germans because they got most of their supplies throughout the war through them. This caused Germany to start playing dirty, they decided to send out U-boats to attack the american trade ships. Class Notes -
Operation Barbarossa
The Nazi made a secret plan to invade the Soviet Union. He attacked the Soviet Union with 4 million soldiers which caused a lot of casualties on the Germans part. This gave the Allied Powers an advantage and left the Axis Powers struggling. https://www.yidio.com/movie/operation-barbarossa/32791?utm_source=Google&utm_medium=Search&t_source=64&utm_campaign=3&utm_source=Google&utm_medium=Search&t_source=64&utm_campaign=3&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIqsTcmMKT4AIVQSCtBh2M2gAoEAAYASAAEgInUvD_BwE -
Japan Bombed Pearl Harbor
When Japan Bombed Pearl Harbor they destroyed some of the US best trading ship with a lot of American travelers aboard.Japan wanted to damage some of the US power. This is what causes the US to join the war. Class Notes -
Bataan Death March
After Japan attacked Pearl Harbor they decided to attack the Philippines. They Philippines were able to stand their ground for a few months after they captured their capital city. This caused the Philippines to surrender after losing so much of their army. https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/bataan-death-march -
US Victory Over Japan
The US declares war on Japan after they bombed Pearl Harbor. The US took over Japan no problem and were able to defeat their enemy. The US gained tremendous power over all the different Axis Powers. Class Notes -
Battle of Stalingrad
This battle was a turning point of WW2. This is where Germany lost a lot of men in Russian territory. Germany started going down hill after this battle to a huge loss of men. https://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/world-war-two/famous-battles-of-world-war-two/the-battle-of-stalingrad/ -
Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
The Ghettos were placed all over Germany so that they could keep the Jews together. The Germans set these ghettos up, so that they could gather up all the Jews to put them in certain concentration camps. The Jews were then taken to these camps thinking they were going to be saved then the German guards killed them in big groups. https://spartacus-educational.com/2WWwarsawU.htm -
D-Day
These attack was meant to take down Hitler and his army once and forever. The Allied Powers wanted to kick the Axis Powers off their thrown because they fought ruthlessly and unfair. Once the Allied Powers defeated Norway in the biggest air battle at the time, they saw an opportunity to take out Germany since they were at their weakest point in the war. https://battledigest.com/product/d-day/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI9_PJjbKU4AIVCKrsCh1i5QAcEAAYAyAAEgIY8vD_BwE -
Battle of the Bulge
Germany attempted to split the Allied Powers and failed. They tried to surprise them to defeat them from behind. They could not get through the Allied Powers even with all their men and strength behind them forcing them to go back and forth until the Allied Powers finally pushed the Germans all the way back. https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-the-bulge -
Liberation of Concentration Camps
There were concentration camps built all over Germany territory to drop Jews. These concentration camps were set up by Hitler to kill Jews because Hitler blamed the Jews for all of Germany's problems. This resulted in over a million Jewish peoples deaths. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazi_concentration_camps -
Battle of Iwo Jima
This was a battle between the US and Japan were the US fought with airplanes. It was one of the bloodiest wars because both sides lost a lot of men. The US took control back after they lost so many men. https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-iwo-jima -
US Bombs Japan
The US used the first atomic bombs to blow up Japan's cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. They completely destroyed those two cities in Japan leaving Japan to have to repair those cities big time. The US completely demolished those cities in Japan. https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/bombing-of-hiroshima-and-nagasaki
