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German Blitzkrieg
what happened- on sep. 3 at 4:45 am 1.5 million German troops invadevpoland all along its border, bombed there airfields, and attacked thier navy
why- because of there land and where it is located
impact- it kicks of the startof ww2 -
Germanys invasionof poland
what happened- 1.5 million german troops invades poland along its border, they also bombed ther airstrips,and attacked there navy.
why-because of the land and where it is located
impact- it kicked off the start of ww2 -
Pearl Harbor
what happened- Japan bombed pearl harbor and 2500 men were killed and 1000 were injured.
why-because Japan declared war on china (us allied nations stopped selling oil to china
impact- made the us go in the ww2 -
potsdam declaration
what- it defined the terms of the japanese surrender
why- so japan could surender
impact- we saved many lives because we stopped the war -
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battle of the bulge
what- a maojer offensive campiegn towards the end of ww2
why-hitler was attemting to split the allied armies in NW Europe
impact- helps creat a holding point for the end of ww2 -
the battle of iwo jima
what- us invaede iwo jims durring ww2
why- we needed a base near the japaneses coast
impact- us lodt many lives durring this fight -
battle of okinowa
what-a series of battles that were fought in Ryu Kyu island.
why- they needeed the land if was might have been close by them
impact-The Allied forces suffered 14,009 deaths -
VE day
what- the us victory in Europe
why-
impact- it becane a annual holiday -
D-Day
160000 allied trrops, 5000 ships 13000 aircrafts supported the invasion on nazis.
why- to gain a foothold in continental Europe
impact- we gained a foothold in continental europe -
liberation of concintration camps
what- Soviet soldiers were the first to liberate concentration camp prisoners in the final stages of the war.
why- On July 23, 1944, they entered the Majdanek camp in Poland, and later overran several other killing centers.
impact- allowed many people to be saved from the terrible condicions of the camps. -
dropping of atomic bombs
what-President Harry S. Truman, warned by some of his advisers that any attempt to invade Japan would result in horrific American casualties
why-to bring the war to a speedy end
impact-killed at least 129,000 people -
VJ day
what- sparked spontaneous celebrations over the final ending of World War II.
why- because the war was over
impact- some soldiers were frowned apon even know they had just came from a vicose war
