World War 2 Zach Beckman

  • Munich Conferance

    The conferance was dealing with Nazi Germany and The Czech Republic. It was setting the dispute between the annexation of Czechalovakia. It was the give them new terrirotary.
  • Non Agressive Pact

    The Pact was a national treaty between 2 or more states. They are usually a pact to promise not to attack each other. Sometimes they were used to give permission to attack someone.
  • Germany invades Poland

    This was an invasion by Germany. In the invasion poland, soviet union and sovak were taken over. That gave the german an advantage. This started the war
  • Blitzkrieg

    This was also known s the lghtning war. Germans used all their forces. They would use every branch and focous on 1 object. IT was very devistating.
  • Battle of Britian

    This was an air compain agaist britian. Germany flew over and bombed everything. The main goal was to gain air superiority. they were unsucessful.
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    The Holocaust

    This took place during WW2. It was death camps for jews and other people. They were killed and tourchered. IT was genocide. Over 4 million jews were killed.
  • Lend-Lease Act

    This was an act to promote the defense of the united states. there was a total of 50 billion dollars worth of items shipped. AMerica was given leases while in allied territory.
  • Operation Barbarossa

    This was a code name that germans gave for their invastion of the soveit union. There were a total of 4 million troops that invaded the country. Hitler signed, gibing him the permission to invade russia.
  • Pearl Harbor

    This was an attack from japan. They suprized the US bombing our only naval station. Destroying almost all of our ships. Soon after we declared war.
  • Bataan Death March

    This was a march that sent troops to a new camp. THis included prisoners of war. They were americans and filopino. it was a march of 60 miles where they were tourchered.
  • Battle of Midway

    This was a naval attack. US agaist the Japs. This was a very crucial win for the US. IT was the Japanese first naval defeat.
  • Battle of Stalingrad

    This was a very big battle were germany fought for the soviet union. It is often refered as the bloodiest battle. The US were over ran. Russia won
  • D-Day

    This was the single biggest beach attack in history. US tried to land on beaches but got confused while being mowed down by germans. US was finally able to breach them and take over.
  • Battle of The Buldge

    THis was a battle that took place during winter. US was to hold the line. The us was able to hold the line. This was a major victory.
  • Battle of Iwo Jima

    This was a major battle were th us landed on iwo jima and tried to take over. THey won. Navajo code talkers are the main reason we won. Japs were not able to crack their code.
  • Battle of Okinawa

    This was a battle that lasted 82 days. It took place on islands. The US wanted to use this land as an airforce base. We were able to win
  • V-E Day

    This day was a celebration of the war being over. Axis powers finally surrendered. Hitler commited suicide made germany surrender. It was celebrated throughout all of europe.
  • Japan invades China

    they invaded china and used it as a base. It was used til the end of the war. it was taken very violently
  • The Bombing of Hiroshima

    This was towards the end of the war. US dropped atomic bomb. The jap would still not surrender. Therefore we dropped another one. Soon after they surrendered
  • V-J Day

    This was the formal surrender to the world. IT was cellebrated on a naval ship. It happend on August 15, 1945. Truman declared it VJ day.
  • Warsaw Pact

    this was a collective agreement for everyone. it was a defense treaty.it was a soveit military reaction. it was ment to maintain peace.