Feburary 16th

  • was from 1937-1945. Us wasn't involved until 1941
  • Germany invaded Poland
    • said it was the beginning of it
    • they called their tanks Pansers
  • Soviet Union invaded Poland pretty much the same day too
  • Britain and France at war with Germany after Germany invaded Poland
    • Was not his first take over of a country
    • Austria and Czech was first
  •  Germans invaded Norway and Denmark
    • They were going to each house
    • Hitler's invasions were called Blitzkrieg-lightning attacks
  • had 3 millions soldiers and 3500 tanks to invade Russia
    • Hitler made his biggest mistake this day
    • Had an agreement with Soviet Union that they wouldn't attack each other
    • Hitler was bombarding Great Britain and the deal was broken when he invaded Russia
  • Pearl Harbor
    • Japanese attacked because they hoped we would start trading with them again
  • Women helped make weapons and get food for the soldiers
  • Iwo Jima was where they raised the flag
  • D-Day was when they stormed the beaches of Normandy
    • We attacked Normandy, France (controlled  by Germany) 
    • June 6, 1944
  • We tried to get oil reserves and natural resources from Africa
    • Germany and Italy were trying to take over them
    • we were trying to help them
    • First area of fighting the Germans and Italians
  • Hitler committed suicide
    • and his wife - Eva Braun
    • same day they got married they killed themselves
    • she drank poison, and he shot himself
    • Russia was invading German
  • Germany surrenders to the Russians
  • Winston Churchill always holds up a V for victory with his fingers
  • Russia and Germany sign soviet german non aggression pack
    • made a deal to not fight one another
    • going to split poland
    • trading partners
  • Britian and France start a war against Germany
  • invasion of poland sep 1939
  • operation barberossa- biggest invasion of ww2, Germany wanted liberans ron(living space), best place for all new babies being born
  • December 7th 1941, japan attacked a naval base
  • December 8th roosevelt signed declaration of war
  • congress has to agree to go to war
  • singapore is near vietman
  • Dday june 6th 1944- invaded france cause germany had taken over, Canada british french and us forces
  • Germany surrenders may 8th '45...VE day- victory in Europe day
  • japan surrenders- on USS mourssii
  • japan invaded china 1937
  • may 1942 battle of midway
    • we knew that they were coming and really hurt their navy....never lost a major battle again
  • bombing germany a lot throughout the war...fire bombs
  • Aschuwitz 2-3 million jews died
  • Poland- germany wanted to get land back after ww, a lot of germans were living in poland
  • Britian declared war on germany after invasions of poland
  • Africa was the first place, Germany and itlay
  • italy was the 2nd place US invaded
  • "Soft under belly of Europe" Winston Churchill talking about iatly
  • may 8th 1945 ve day
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