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A- WW2
1939 – 1945
largest global conflict
Countries involved:
the Axis powers (Germany, Italy, and Japan)
the Allies (France, Great Britain, the United States,
the Soviet Union, and, to a lesser extent, China)
B- THE BLITZKRIEG
The blitzkrieg is the intense German military campaign
using tanks , air craft and troops to try to bring about a
swift victory
C- EVACUATE
In the spring of 1940, the German Blitzkrieg tactics were
used to attack France, Denmark, Norway, the Netherlands
and Belgium
As winter started to set in, it seemed that the German army was
unstoppable
The USA declared war on Japan and its allies( Italy and
Germany)
The Germans were almost in Moscow and had early pushed the
British put of Africa.
In the east, Japan was pushing back American forces and was
close to invading India and Australia
El Alamein
J- Germany surrenders
By April 1945, British and American forces were moving
quickly towards Berlin, Germany
Along the way, they were freeing villages, towns and
countries from the German occupation
In the east, the Russian armies were advancing too
The German army was being beaten in battle after battle
The food supplies in major German towns were running short
Hitler killed himself
Germany surrender and the war was over in Europe
K- NUCLEUR BOMBS
Victory in Europe meant that more Allied troops could be
sent to fight the Japanese
American President dropped 2 nucleur bombs on the Japanese
cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
The Japanese, rather than face the complete destruction of
their island, surrendered on 14 August
The WW2 was over