World War II

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World War II

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  links to educational sites which will provide
  additional information.

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World War II

• The war in Europe started on September 1, 1939.
• - Adolf Hitler attacked Poland.
• - England and France declared war on Germany.
• - Russia and Germany declared war on England and
  
  France.

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World War II

• The war in the Pacific started on December 7,
  1941.
• - The Japanese executed a surprise attack upon
  Pearl Harbor.
• - Franklin D. Roosevelt gave his Day of Infamy
  speech.
• - The United States declared war upon the
  Japanese.

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World War II

• In Europe, Germany gained an early advantage
  using the blitzkrieg.
• - Blitzkrieg is defined as a lightning war or
  flash war.
• - It was the process of bombarding the enemy and
  then moving in quickly, by surprise, with mobile
  forces.

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World War II

• In the Pacific, the United States used the
  strategy of Island Hopping.
• - The allies would jump from island to island to
  avoiding those more heavily fortified by the
  Japanese.
• - The United States were dependent upon the use
  of the submarine.
• - The United States would take back the islands
  in the Pacific and move toward Japan.

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World War II

• The Germans were defeated on May 8, 1945,
  bringing an end to the war in the Europe.
• - The Soviets invaded Berlin from the west while
  the United States and England invaded from the
  east.
• - Adolf Hitler committed suicide on May 30,
  1945.
• - Germany surrendered unconditionally.
• - The Allies celebrated V-E Day, Victory in
  Europe Day on May 8, 1945

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World War II

• On August 14, 1945 the Japanese surrendered
  bringing an end to the war in the Pacific.

- The United States dropped the first atomic
bomb on Hiroshima on August 6. - The United
States dropped the second atomic bomb on Nagasaki
on August 9. - The United States celebrated
V-J Day, Victory over Japan, on August 14, 1945.

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