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It was a nonaggression pact between Germany and the Soviet Union which happened not long before the war had started. German chancellor Adolf Hitler used the pact to make sure Germany was able to invade Poland unopposed. Stalin hoped to keep the Soviet Union at peace with Germany and to gain time to build up the Soviet military establishment. Later Hitler broke the agreement and was deemed untrustworthy to keep his promises.
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A military tactic used by the Germans in World War II.
It means "Lightning War" In German. It was used to create disorganization within enemy forces and the effect was the prevention of deadlock in World War I. The thought was that this tactic could be more useful with modern tech. In a Blitzkrieg operation during this time, its best described as something to explain a complex structure of events and ideas.
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A battle with British and German air forces fighting in the sky. Germany wanted to expose Great Britain who could then control ports in France by the English channel. The British had a successful defense against German air raids and became a big turning point for WW2. It ended when a German general failed to gain air superiority. This victory by Britain saved them from a German land invasion and the overall survival of their country in the war.
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This was an attack by Japanese forces on a U.S. Naval base in Hawaii using fighter planes. There were few thousand deaths and casualties. This caused the them to go to war. Before this, the U.S. was unhappy with the way Japan was treating China thinking, that the only way to solve its economic problems was to take over China and their import territory (History). This made the U.S. do trade and embargo to combat this which caused Japan to become even more confident.
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A code name for the German invasion of the Soviet Union. The Germans failed to take them over and suffered a huge loss and put a turning point in the war. "Following the Soviet occupation of the Baltic states and of Bessarabia and northern Bukovina in June 1940, which put Soviet forces in proximity to the Romanian oil fields on which Germany depended, Hitler’s long-standing interest in overthrowing the Soviet regime was heightened."
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A very important naval battle where the U.S. defeated Japan. According to History.com, "the United States was able to preempt and counter Japan’s planned ambush of its few remaining aircraft carriers, inflicting permanent damage on the Japanese Navy." This then in turn allowed the U.S. to start an offensive position. This was all because the Attack of Pearl Harbor when Japan lost and still wanted to get back at the U.S. This also became a turning point in the war.
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After the U.S. surrender of the Bataan Peninsula on the main Philippine island of Luzon to the Japanese during World War II, the Filipino and American troops on Bataan were forced to make a 65-mile march to prison camps as prisoners of war. They made the trek in intense heat and had harsh treatment by Japanese guards. Thousands died in what became known as the Bataan Death March.
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British Bombers invade Hamburg, Germany by night in this operation, and the Americans bomb it by day. The British wanted to get back at Germany for the bombings on London so they made this operation with the U.S. This raid was devastating for Germany while thousands were killed and many cities destroyed, for Hitler too as it meant the end of the war. The win for Britain heartened many who were attacked in the German bombing.
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The US and Britain led the Allied Powers to defeat the axis powers, so they invaded Italy first. The objectives were to remove Italy from WW2, secure the Mediterranean Sea and force Germany to divert divisions from the Russian front and other German divisions from northern France, where the Allies were planning their cross-Channel landing at Normandy, France. After defeating Mussolini, the Italian govt. surrendered to the allies. The allies can now defeat the rest of the Axis Powers.
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Normandy Invasion - 1944
During WW2 the Battle of Normandy caused the Allied liberation of WE from Nazi Germany’s control. The battle began on June 6, D-Day, when American, British and Canadian forces landed on beaches along the coast of France’s Normandy region. Before this the Allies directed a campaign made to mislead the Germans about the invasion target. By August northern France was liberated, and by the next spring the Allies had defeated the Germans.
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Victory in Europe day.
"May 8th 1945, was the date the Allies celebrated the defeat of Nazi Germany and the end of Adolf Hitler’s Reich, formally recognizing the end of the Second World War in Europe."
"After six years and millions of lives lost, the Nazi scourge was crushed and the war in Europe was finally over."
It became a public holiday and remained in the memory of all who witnessed it.
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A large battle fought on the Western front of Europe in WW2. It was an unsuccessful attempt to push the Allies back from German home territory. "It was a German offensive intended to drive a wedge between the American and British armies in France and the Low Countries and recapture the port of Antwerp in The Netherlands to deny the Allies use of the port facilities." It was the end of Nazi Germany. historynet.com/battle-of-the-bulge
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It was an American invasion during WW2 of Iwo Jima. The US invaded because they needed a naval base near the Japanese coast. Following elaborate preparatory air and naval bombardment, three US marine divisions landed on the island in Feb. The Japanese defended using complex places and strategies to win. They were wiped out after a month. It was a big naval loss and one of the bloodiest battles to happen during this time.
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"On August 6, 1945, the American bomber Enola Gay dropped a five-ton bomb over the Japanese city of Hiroshima" (Nagasaki as well). Because of this, thousands died in Japan from the explosion or died from radiation. The US became the first and only nation to use atomic bombs during Wartime. This marked the end of the World War ll but some say it also marked the start of the Cold War. Americans wanted to end the war and demonstrate their weaponry to the U.K.
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On August 14, 1945, it was announced that Japan had surrendered unconditionally to the Allies, effectively ending World War II. This came to be known as Victory over Japan day. Various events and defeats for Japan led them to surrender, such as Pearl Harbor or dropping of atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
VJ celebrations showed the sense of relief and excitement that the citizens of the allied nations felt that the long and bloody conflict was over.
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