Brian+S+WWII

Non-Agression Pact: Aug. 24, 1939 []

Adolf Hitlor was preparing for war in the year of 1939. He wanted to gain poland without much fight. Hitler was ready for the possibility of a two front war. Since fighting a two front war in World War I had split Germany's forces, it made supplies and men hard to get. This was a major reason Germany had lost the World War I. Hitler was determined not to repeat the same mistakes. Hitlor was looking in the futre and made a pact with the Soviets “the Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact”. [] Pearl Harbor:

Dec. 7, 1941 []

The Japanese had planned an attack on a major U.S. shipyard. This shipyard was called Pearl Harbor. There were two major reasons they wanted to attack us. One reason was that we didnt let Japan and Russia fight. The other reason was to knock out our whole pacific fleet so that we wouldn't be able to stop any expansion Japan made. The U.S. placed an embargo on Japan, keeping them from purchasing any oil from us. Beacause of Japan, over 2400 people, citizens of the United States of America died on December 7, 1941. []

Midway:

Jun. 4, 1942 []

In the coming of the battle at midway, U.S. Commanders knew the Japanese would want the island. The U.S. was already at the island by the time Japanese troops began coming, our plan was to attack them earlier than they thought we would. The reason we did this was because we were outnumbered. We attacked Japanese forces and ended up winning the battle at Midway and gained the island. []

D-Day:

Jun. 7, 1944 []

The largest land, sea, and air battle happened on the worst day ever, June 6, 1944. On the coast of France is where the battle happened. After months of bombing Germany, we finally decided to break the front lines of Germany down. We had used 1000 bombers on d-day to bring air support for our men. Still upwards of 2500 american soliders died on D-Day. The reason we took such a big chance with this battle is because we were worried that germany would become too powerful. Shortly after the invasion on Normandy beaches Hitlor comitted sucide in fear he would lose the war. This would mean victory in europe for the United States. []

Heroshima:

Aug. 6, 1945 []

The United States used one of its two atomic bombs (at the time) called Little Boy. The bomb detonated 1800 feet above the city, destroying everything. The pilot of the plane said 43 seconds after dropping the bomb he felt the plane shake as if he were taking anti-aircraft fire. The bomb took out the entire city. The men on the plane looked back after feeling the after shock from the explosion and saw bright light and a mushroom cloud rising into the atmosphere. The light could be seen from over 100 miles away. []

Enola Gay:

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