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Invasion of Poland
Adolf Hitler's plan was to colonize Poland and claim it as German territory. Therefore, Adolf Hitler sent many German troops to invade Poland, Hitler claimed that this was an act of defense against the Polish. However, Britain and France did not believe the reasoning of the attack, therefore, they decided to declare war on Germany on September 1, officially initiating World War II. ]
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The Fall of France
Once German leader, Adolf Hitler, began his invasion he quickly decided to take over France. The battle between the Germans and the French known as "The Battle of France". The Germans pushed towards the English Channel, leading to the surrender of France.
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Battle of Britain
After the defeat of France, Britain was left alone to defeat the forces of Germany, however, the Germans waited all of June for Britain to surrender as France did. However, the Britain did not and the Germans finally attacked on August. However, as the battle continued between the British and Germans, Adolf Hitler soon realized theyre unsuccesful progrees, and suspended the battle. -
Lend-lease and Military Aid
As WWII stretched the US began to provide military aid to its allies. FDR signed a Lend-Lease to send aid to the European Allies such as Britain. On September 2, 1940, President FDR signed the "Destroyers for Bases," to give aid to the British in exchange for territory. The terms were the US giving 50 obsolete destroyers, in exchange for a 99-year lease used for American naval bases.
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Invasion of Soviet Union
Under the code war "Barbarossa" Adolf Hitler, began the Soviet Union invasion against, Stalin. This was known as the largest German operation. German leader decided to ignore the German-Soviet Nonaggression pact and invade the Soviet Union.
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Operation Barbarossa
Operation Barbarossa was the code name used for the invasion of the Soviet Union. Hitler created three great armies to invade the union. This operation lead to Germany fighting a two-front war.
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Attack on Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor, a naval base located on Honolulu, Hawaii was bombed by the Japanese on December 7, 1941. Early in the morning, many Japanese naval planes entered the naval base undetected, letting go bombs. This lead to the destruction of 20 American vessels, 8 battleships, and over 300 airplanes. This attacked killed more than 2,400 American civilians and soldiers. This event, lead to the declaration of war on Japan, signed by President FDR.
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US entering WWII
After the attack on Pearl Harbor by the Japanese, President FDR rushed to Congress to declare war on Japan. Congress accepted the declaration of war, initiating the entering of the United States in WWII. Three days after the declaration and FDR famous speech, Japan's allies -Germany and Italy- declared war on the US.
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Bataan Death March
The US surrender the Bataan Peninsula to the Japanese in WWII. the Filipino and American troops were forced to walk a 65-mile march to prison camps by the Japanese. They were forced to march in extreme heat and horrible conditions, many died giving it the name the Death March.
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Battle of Midway
The Battle of Midway was a battle between the US and the Japanese 6 months after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. During this war, the US defeated Japan, making it the most decisive naval Battles in history.
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Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
During the control fo Hitler over Germany, German authorities were forced to deport or murder Jews. Over 300,000 Jews in the Warsaw ghetto were killed or deported to the Treblinka killing center, while 11,580 were taked to forced-labor camps where they were foced to work in harsch conditions.
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Battle of Normandy and D-Day
The Battle of Normandy leads to the Allied liberation of Western Europe from Nazi Germany’s control. This day is also known as D-Day, over 156,000 Americans, British and Canadian forces were released on 5 different beaches away from the Germany control.
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Battle of Bulge
As WWII continued, Hitler wanted to split the Armies of the allied forces, therefore he began the battle fo bulge. American forces were caught off guard, desperately fighting against the German forces. The Allied forces began a line that took on the appearance of a large bulge, giving rise to the battle’s name, "The Battle of Bulge".
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Liberation of Concentration Camps
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Battle of Iwo Jima
The US Marines landed on a Japanese island, Iwo Jima, in February. Iwo Jima was defended by more than 23,000 Japanese armies and navy troops. These Japanese troops fought from an elaborate network of caves, dugouts, tunnels etc.
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Hiroshima Atomic Bomb Attack
On August 6, 1945, the US dropped the worlds deadliest weapon known as the Atomic Bomb. This bomb wiped out 90% of the city, Hiroshima. This lead to many deaths including days after due to the radiation released by the bomb. This bomb killed more than 80,000 people. Three days later another bomb was dropped.
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Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Attack
Three days after the bombing of Hiroshima, the US released a second Atomic bomb in on of Japan's city, called Nagasaki. This bomb killed more than 40,000 people leading surrender of the Japanese. Ending World War Two
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