Jon+S+WWII

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Start of WWII in Europe - September 1, 1939 - Hitler was expanding is empire and militarizing his armies. This violated the Treaty of the Versailles. On this day, Hitler invaded Poland with a style of attacking called “Blitzkrieg”. France and Britain declared war on Germany, but it was too late for their ally, Poland. http://www.ushmm.org/lcmedia/map/lc/image/pol81270.gif

Battle of Britain - July 10, 1940 - Germany conquered France earlier in the year and their last major enemy of Europe was Britain. They tried to attack Britain through the English Channel with aircraft. This was the biggest air battle in history. The Allies had a tremendous win early in the war. http://www.barryweekleyart.com/aviation/Lucky%20escape%20Battle%20of%20Britain.jpg

Start of WWII in The Pacific - December 7, 1941 – The US placed an embargo on Japan, limiting our trade with them. Japan’s leader was Tojo Hideki and he planned to attack Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Casualties were 2,500, 3 battleships destroyed, and 160 airplanes destroyed. Franklin Roosevelt declared war on Japan and called this day, “a day that will live in infamy.” http://incontiguousbrick.files.wordpress.com/2007/12/pearl-harbor-attack.jpg

Battle of Midway - June 4, 1942 - The Japanese wanted to attack Hawaii by having this island for a base, but the Americans decrypted a message about the attack and planned for a counter attack. The US successfully defeated Japan after bombing four aircraft carriers. http://www.subsowespac.org/images/midway.jpg

Battle of Stalingrad - July 17, 1942 - Germany invaded Stalingrad (Volgograd today) for their abundance of oil and wheat fields. German troops started invading in the summer and went through the rough, cold winters in Russia. Many soldiers starved or froze to death. This battle was a turning point in the war because the Germans were being pushed back to Germany and now were surrounded by the Allies on three fronts.

http://www.battle-fleet.com/pw/his/stalingrad/stalingrad.jpg

D-Day - June 6, 1944 - Britain and the United States invaded a 50-mile stretch of beaches in Normandy, France to free their Allies from Nazi control. Its code name for this invasion was Operation Overlord. First, paratroopers were sent to northern France to cut off communication and supplies to Normandy, then Canadian, Britain, and US troops stormed the beaches. More than 5,000 ships and 13,000 aircraft were used in this invasion. It was the largest land, air, and sea battle in the history of wars. The Allies successfully defeated the Nazis with 9,000 causalities, but had 100,000 soldiers march to Berlin. http://imagesofwar.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/blog-dday.jpg

Battle of the Bulge - December 16, 1944 - The Germans launched their last offensive battle of the war in the Ardennes Forest. At first the Germans broke through the Americans weak line, but they later stalled and the US troops came out on top winning this battle. http://www.post244pa.org/775px-Battle_of_the_Bulge.jpg

Battle of Iwo Jima - February 19, 1945 - The US wanted this island for a midway point between the Marianas islands and Japan so they can continue their raids on Japan’s controlled islands and eventually Japan itself. It also had airfields Japan was using for defending the islands. We successfully captured the island and raised the American flag on Mt. Suribachi. http://semperparatus.com/images/w2_iwojima_flag.jpg

VE Day – May 8, 1945 – Germans surrendered and Hitler committed suicide leaving the war in Europe finished and the Allies could put all focus on Japan. http://news.bbc.co.uk/nol/shared/spl/hi/pop_ups/05/uk_ve_day_newspapers/img/1.jpg

VJ Day - August 15, 1945 - The Japanese surrendered after the two atomic bombs hit Hiroshima and Nagasaki, causing more than 200,000 dead. The Allies won WWII. http://www.dailytakes.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/08/vj.jpg

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History of World War II: Victory and Aftermath. New York: Marshall Cavendish, 2004. Print.

History of World War II: Victory and Aftermath. New York: Marshall Cavendish, 2004. Print.

Side Project - Photostory of a song from WWII

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