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Germany Invades Poland
German forces attacked Poland by land and air, in the first known Blitzkrieg attack strategy. Hitler want to regain the land and power that Germany lost, and then ultimately rule Poland. The effects of this event were that it started World War 1. -
German Blitzkrieg
Blitzkrieg was an attack strategy used in war, it allowed sudden and quick attacks in waves on the enemy. These repeated attacks gave the enemy no time to strike back, and this allowed for an easier invasion. The effect of German Blitzkrieg was that it allowed Germany to quickly take back land and power. -
Pearl Harbor
Japan bombed, and launched many other attacks on Pearl Habor. The U.S. seen that Japan was trying to imperialize other countries, and they weren't okay with that. So the U.S. stopped giving oil to Japan. The effect of the bombing of Pearl Harbor was that the United States joined World War 2. -
D-Day (Normandy Invasion)
The Allied powers crossed the English Channel and landed on the beaches od Normandy, France. The Allied Powers wanted to free France from Nazi control and work towards weakening Hitler. The effect of this was that France became free of Nazi control and the Allies could continue trying to free Europe from the Nazi's control -
Liberating concentration camps
Soviet soldiers freeed the concentration camp prisoners in the final stage of war. The Soviets finally found out about the conventration camps. And the effect of this was that the concentration camps were shut down. -
Battle of the Bulge
This was an attempt by the Germans to push the allied front line west from northern France to northwestern Beligum. It's called Battle of the Bulge becuase the Germans created a bulge around the area of the Adennes forest and pushing through the American defensive line. This attack was supposed to cut through the Allied forces and turn the war in Hitler's favor. The effect of this battle was that both sides lost a great amount of troops and this was the bloodiest war of WW2. -
Battle of Iwo Jima
Iwo Jima was being defended by almost 23,000 Japanese Army and Navy troops, while the Americans attacked first with an extensive air and naval bombardment and then 3 Marine divisions. America needed a place to land damaged B-29 bombers, without having to return all the way to the Marianas and they wanted a base that would assist in the bombing. The effects of this battle were that all of the garrisons were wiped out except for 1,083 prisoners and America had 5,900 deaths and 17,400 wounded. -
Battle of Okinawa
The Japanese changed tatics and sent in air attacks by planes on one-way "suicide" missions. Their great defensive positions on both the north and south of the American landing beaches, allowed them to attack for weeks. The Allies were fighting to protect air bases that were vital to the projected invasion of Japan. The effects were that Japan lost more than 77,000 soldiers and the Allies had more than 65,000 casualties - including 14,000 death. -
VE Day
VE Day also known as Victory in Europe Day. German troops throughout Europe put down their weapons and surrendered. The Allies had finally defeated the German army and ended Nazi control. One effect of this was that 13,000 British prisoners of war were released. -
Potsdam Declaration
The Japanese surrendered completely and made this Declaration. The Japanese didn't want to fight anymore nor could they fight. This was the official ending World War 2. -
Dropping of the atomic bombs
The atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagaskaki by the United States during the final stage of World War 2. This was an attack caused by Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor. An effect of this was that more than 129,000 Japanese people were killed and Japan surrendered to the Allies. -
VJ Day
VJ Day also known as Victory over Japan Day. This was the day that Japan finally surrendered and World War 2 finally ended. The Japanese had suffered such great loss from the atomic bombing of the U.S.
