WWII

Date: 1939-1945 By: Emily Meyer, Martha Heinrich, and Taylor Christensen



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" I fear we have awaken a sleeping giant"--Yamamoto (speaking about The USA)



During the turning point of the War which took place from 1942 to 1943, there were more battles, and many changes. The Battle of Stalingrad is also known as the Greatest Battle of World War II. It took place because the Germans wanted Soviet oil, but in the end the Red Army drove the Germans out of Russia. Then, at the Battle of El Alamein which took place in Egypt Field Marshal Erwin Rommel was driven into Tunisia by General Bernard Montgomery. Italy also known as the soft underbelly of the Axis Empire was invaded by the English and American forces on July 10, 1943. Which eventually lead to Mussolini resigning and Marshal Pietro Badogilo becoming the Premier of Italy. The Battle of Kursk also considered the greatest tank battle in history occurred from July 5 to the 12 in 1944, in this battle the Germans lost a great deal of tanks. D-Day happened on June 6, 1944 and was an Operation Overlord and the invasion of France. It happened in Normandy, France. The Bombing of Berlin and the Dresden Raid both happened in February of 1945 and there was a Fire Storm. Possibly because of those events Germany counterattacked at the Battle of the Bulge, but Berlin Fell in April of 1945 anyway. After Berlin fell there were a couple very important conferences. First, the Yalta Conference took place from February 4 to the 11. During this time Germany was occupied by Allies and was divided into four zones and a democratic government was set up in Eastern Europe. Then, on May 8, 1945 was V-E Day or Victory in Europe, when Germany surrendered. After that came the Potsdam conference in which an invasion of Japan was discussed and the use of Atomic weapons was also discussed. During this time President Harry Truman also replaced FDR. Victory over Japan came at a price, many lives were lost, a couple of battles were fought, and a couple of atomic bombs were used. At the Battle of the Coral Sea the Japanese defeated in the Pacific for the first time. At the Battle of Midway the war started turning around as Japanese aircraft carriers were destroyed. At the Battle of Guadalcanal there was plenty of bloody jungle fighting as the Japanese invaded and held territory for the first time. Island was soon thought up by Admiral Chester Nimitz, and the US became more involved in the war with Japan. The Battle of the Leyte Gulf was the recapture of the Philippines and is also thought of a great air and sea fight. Iwo Jima was a major Japanese air base which the Americans conquered on March 1945. Because of the problems with Japan the Manhattan Project developed and two bombs were dropped on Japan in Hiroshima and in Nagasaki. On V-J Day September 2, 1945 Japan surrendered in Tokyo Bay.



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1.) Adolf Hitler - He was the ruler over Germany he killed many Jews by putting them into concentration camps and he killed himself after they let the Jews go. 2.) President Franklin Delano Roosevelt - He was the president of America during world war 2 wanted to stay out of the war after Pearl Harbor he declared war on Japan the next day. 3.) Admiral Yamamoto - he was the mastermind of the attack of pearl harbor he was the one that got the united states of America involved in the war. 4.) Oskar Schindler - He was a German industrialist he saved Jews that were working in factories which the countries where they came from was the polish and Czech. 5.) Douglas MacArthur - He was the supreme commander of the allied forces in the pacific he forced off the Philippines on march 1942 he said “I shall return”. 6.) Marshal Pietro Badogilo - became premier of Italy he also told Italy the 1st axis for the whole nation to surrender during world war 2. 7.) Lt. Col. Jimmy Doolittle - he was the main person in the bombing raid on Tokyo he drove the 16 B-25 bombers that flew over Tokyo Doolittle’s is named after him. 8.) Field Marshal Erwin Rommel - He was called the desert fox he was also the commander of the north African forces which were called Afrika Korps. 9.) Winston Churchill - He was the prime minister of England during the war he was following the saying blood, Toil, Tears and sweat. 10.) Henry Pu Yi - He was in the invasion of Manchuria in 1931 he was the last emperor of china and called the puppet ruler of Manchokuo.
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1)[|Spanish Civil War]-This website has an article explaining what happened during the Spanish Civil War which took place during World War II. 2)[|Anschluss]-This website has an introduction to Anschluss, and has many references to look at for more information about this subject. 3)[|Neville Chamberlain]-This is a short biography on BBC's website about Neville Chamberlain who was a british prime minister during WWII. 4)[|Dunkirk]-This website has a documentary about the Evacuation at Dunkirk and includes a map and other images to go along with the article. 5)[|Charles de Gaulle]-This is a biography of Charles de Gaulle on Spartacus Educational, Charles de Gaulle was a general of the French Army during WWII. 6)[|Pearl Harbor]-This entire website is about the attack on Pearl harbor and it includes eye witness accounts and videos to help you understand the events better. 7)[|Mukden Incident]-This is a short documentation of the Mukden Incident that took place between Japan and China. 8)[|Stalingrad]-This website is entirely about Stalingrad and you are able to search it for different events and the opinions of different people. 9)[|Potsdam Conference]-This website includes a short couple paragraph introduction and a few photographs with individual information about each. 10)[|Iwo Jima]-This is a lengthy article about the Battle of Iwo Jima, it is definately geared more to those who are especially interested in WWII.
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