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German Invaded Poland
One of hitlers first major thing after the WWI. In Britain opinion favored territorial and military provision of the treaty. Both Britain or France wasn't militarily prepared to fight a war against Nazi Germany. They invaded after all the shelling and bombing. -
German Invasion of France and the capture of Paris
Lasted less than 6 weeks. Germany attacked tanks and infantry quickly broke through the french defensive line in the west on May 10, 1940. French and British troops were evacuated from the beaches fell into the Germans on June 14, 1940. Hitler Postponed the invasion until the next spring of 1941. -
Germany bombed London and the Battle of Britain
french signed an armistice and quit WWII in June. The battle received its name from a speech from Winston Churchill delivered to the British house. "the Battle of France is over. I expect the Battle of Britain is about to begin." they had a huge battle in July. bombed in September7, and another is on the 15 but it wasn't as successful as it was on the 7th. Hitler permanently postponed a landing on the British isles and suspended the Battle of Britain. -
Germany's invasion of the Soviet Union. The Battle of lwo JIma
June 22, 1941- December 5, 1941. bombing everywhere like tunnels, caves, dugouts, any underground network installations. american losses is around 5,900 dead and 17,400 wounded. -
The Battle of Bataan and the Bataan Death March
Japanese struck airbases, the military aircraft were destroyed. the food and other supplies by Japanese blockade so they had been holding out for months starving and suffering from diseases. The March begins and the goal was to get 72,000 captured americans and filipinos. to complete the prisoners must march 55 miles from mariveles to San Fernand. it was extremly hot and they only get a little of food and no water. 7,000 to 10,000 died -
Japan bombing of Pearl Harbor
hundreds of Japanese fighter planes attacked in Hawaii- lasted for two ours and destroyed 8 enormous battleships, over 300 planes. More than 2,000 solders and sailors died. president roosevelt asked Congress to declare war on Japan, the days later the Japanese allies Germany and Italy also declared war on the United States. -
The internment of Japanese Americans during WWII
Two months after the bombing of pearl Harbor, Franklin Roosevelt ordered all around 120,000 Japanese American to one of the 10 internment camps across the country. In some states, they could not own any lands, vote, or be as US citizens. The last camp closed in March 1946. -
The Manhattan Project
find a new way of bombs; fission bombs, like Albert Einstein was persuaded to present the military about the uncontrolled fission and how those things work. Germany was also working on this similar project. -
D-Day invasion to begin the liberation of Western Europe
June 6, 1944- June 30, 1944. 156,000 American, British and Canadian forces landed on five beaches along a 50-mile stretch of the heavily fortified coast of France’s Normandy region. -
the battle of lwo JIma
February 19, 1945- March 26, 1945. An island in the Bonin chain roughly 575 miles from the Japanese coast. bombers damaged over Japan. The Japanese fights for network of caves, dugouts, tunnels, and underground installations that was hard to find and destroy. American losses included 5,900 dead and 17,400 wounded.
