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Nazi invasion of Poland
This invasion by Nazi Germany,led by hitler, started world war II. All countries who had treaties with germany, and poland. Everyone took side, and thus WW 2 started. -
Attack on Pearl Harbor
The japansese bombed Pearl Harbor,a US naval base, which directly cause the US to enter World War II the next day. -
D-Day
Near the end of the war, the allied forces came together an would invade the Nazi's on the beaches of Normandy,France. They would attack on 5 beaches,Omaha (occupied by Americans),Utah(America),Sword(french/britain),Gold(Britain), and Juno (canada/Britain) -
Battle of the Bulge
Fought towards the end of the war,Germany's goal for these operations was to split the British and American Allied line in half, capturing Antwerp, Belgium, and then proceed to encircle and destroy four Allied armies forcing the Western Allies to negotiate a peace treaty in the Axis Powers' favor -
Bombing of Hiroshima
First of 2 nuclear bombs to hit japan to end world war 2 -
bombing of Nagasaki
Was bombed by the US in order for Japan to surrender, and finally bring an end to the war.