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World War II

INVASIONS OF WORLD WAR II
[] (World War II History Channel Video) [] (Poem on September 1, 1939)
 * On September 18, 1931, Japan invanded Manchuria. This was considered to be one of the reasons why World War II started (Kim Yonqju).
 * Between the date of October 2, 1935 and May 1936, Italy invades Ethiopia. Italy, according to the Memorial Museum in Washington D.C., also conquered and annexed Ethiopia. ("Holocaust History: //World War II"//).
 * April 7, 1939 was the beginning of the invasion of Italy on Albania (Italy Invades Albania").
 * German invaded Poland with more than 3,000 tanks and planes on September 1, 1939. On September 27, 1939, Poland Surrendered after being heavily bomber ("Holocaust History: //Invasion of Poland//")
 * From the East, the Soviet Union invaded Poland in September 17, 1939 ("Holocaust History: //Invasion of Poland//" and "The Soviet Invasion of Poland.").
 * With "456, 000 men and 1,000 aircraft", reported History.com, the Soviet Union invaded Finland very easily.
 * The second and third natin, Norway and Denmark, were invaded by the Germans on April 9, 1940. Denmark pulled out the white flag ont he day of the attack, but Norway surrendered a year later (" Holocaust History: //World War II// and "April 9, 1940").
 * Italy invaded France on June 10, 1940 after declaring war ("Thread: This Day In History").
 * On September 13, 1940 Italy Invaded Egypt, which was controlled by Britain, through Libya, which was controlled by Italy ("Italy Invades Egypt").
 * Greece gets invaded by Italy on October 28, 1940 as a suprise to everypne, even to Adolf Hitler ("Italy Invades Greece").
 * Germany invaded Greece and Yugoslavia in April 6, 1941. Germany killed and captured 366,000 people ("Planet Company of Heroes").
 * Over "3 million German tropps invade Russia" said History.com on June 22, 1941 ("Holocaust History" and "Germany Launches Operation Barbossa").
 * The Soviet Union declares war on Japan and then invades them on August 8, 1945 ("1945").

TREATY OF VERSAILLES[[image:ridgeaphistory/versailles.jpg width="461" height="337" align="right" caption=" http://www.historyplace.com/worldwar2/timeline/versailles.htm"]]
The Treaty of Versailles was a treaty to resemble peace of Germany. On June 28, 1919, the treaty was signed by the British prime minister David Lloyd George, French Premier George Clemenceau, and US President Woodrow Wilson, or known as "The Big Three," It was a way for Germany to pay back for being destructive, but they had two choices to deal with Germany: completely destroy it or dictate it. They went with dictating it. Here are some rules they enforced: Germany lost 13% of land and 10% of the population and also had to pay £6,000 million as a "war fee". []( Signing of Treaty of Versailles) [] (Explanation of Treaty of Versailles)

U-BOATS USED IN WOLRD WAR II[[image:ridgeaphistory/Photo12GerU203MQs.jpg width="188" height="80" align="left" caption="http://www.naval-history.net/WW2CampaignsUboats2.htm"]]
U-Boats got their name from Unterseeboot, which is the German name for a submarine. Ships were the only type of trsnaportation that could go over water at the time. So if there was any material, such as guns, bullets, or men, it was a boat that would transport them where they needed to be. Airplanes could get you where you need to be in less than a day. But these ships took weeks. Germany had about 50 U-Boats.

**PEARL HARBOR** [[image:ridgeaphistory/World_War_2.jpg width="333" height="277" align="right" caption="http://worldatwar.abc-clio.com/Search/Display/994955?terms=Pearl+Harbor"]]
On September 18, 1931, Japan invanded Manchuria. This was considered to be one of the reasons why World War II started (Kim Yonqju) On December 7, 1941, the Japanese attacked the Pearl Harbor naval base in Hawaii. The Japanese sent "51 dive bombers, 40 torpedo bombers, and 43 escorting fighters," The United States picked up on the Japanese coming in, but thought, due to new equipment, that it was Americans coming back to the base. They lost, "29 planes and 55 aircrew," which was expected. There were 2,000 casualties, 16 damaged ships, anddozens of destroyed aircraft, making it one of the worst "naval disasters" in history. Franklin Roosevelt stated after the attack, "Yesterday, December 7, 1941---a date which will live in infamy--the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan." which was stated in his declaration of war against Japan on December 8, and also leading to the declaration of war on December 11 against Germany.
 * Why?** The United States wanted to stop the Japan's further expansion, after they took the territory of French Indochina and Britian's colonies, they tried to do this through "oil embargoes," which worsened the relationship between the US and Japan. The Japan sent envoys to Washington, while preparing for war, and "secretly sent their fleet,".

LEND-LEASE ACT
Before the Pearl Harbor occured, the United States wanted to remain nuetral throughtout the war, and President Roosevelt promised to keep the United States out of World War II. But Great Britian was in extreme need of supplies. Roosevelt, made the Lend-Lease Act to lend supplies to any country in need. They ended up supplying Great Britian with the supplies they needed, while at the same time, not getting involved in the war and continued preparing for war.

BATTLE BRITAIN
This event took place during July 1940 until May 1941. After the defeat of France, Germany decided to look towards Great Britain, with an operation called Operation SeaLion, and this was meant to, "defeat the British Royal Navy and the British Royal Air Force,' (Battle of Britain), led by Adolf Hitler. During August and July, the Germans kept bombing the coast of the British, but the British had installed new radar gear and attacked Berlin, leaving impact on the German army. The German army changed it's course and attacked London, killing 300 people and wounding 600, but the British continued to defend London and fight. In October, Hitler called off Operation SeaLion, but in November, the German army "struck down" on the British, and never laid off until May 1941. 43,100 Britians were killed, and 51,000 were wounded (Battle of Britain). The Battle Britain is known as one of the most important in World War II. == =ATOMIC BOMBING= On August 6, 1945, the United States dropped the Atomic Bomb, nicknmaed "Little Boy" on Hiroshima, killing over 90,000 citizens, 200,000 became homeless, and 20,000 were wounded. 1/3 of the people killed were said to be soldiers as well. It also happened to be the first use of an atomic bomb sceen in history.President Harry Truman allowed the use of the bomb onto Japan and everyone who came into contact with the bomb, died in "less than a second," (Van Rhyn) President Truman wanted the Japanese to quickly surrender, to save the casualities of the United States citizens and because if Japan surrendered it would leave the United States a stronger standing in the World War II. Some people say it was also in return for the horrible bombings of Pearl Harbor. After the bombing of Hiroshima, many countries agreed to end the World War II after seeing the terrible impact the bomb had on Japan, and did not want the war to turn into an atomic bomb war, where noone would end up winning, and many countries made peace treaties.

= = =D-DAY= On June 6, 1944, 160,000 ally troops (including Americans, British, Australian, and Canadian soldiers) land on the French coast at five beaches (Sword, Juno, Omaha, Utah, and Gold) in an effort to fight the Nazis in Normandy. Germans had around 180,000 soldiers and some tanks but not all of them were used since Hitler had given the order to wait until he said so to use the reserves, and he was sleeping for the first 4 hours of the invasion, by which time the Allies had a significant advantage. More than 5,000 ships and 13,000 planes were used and General Eisenhower decided that the allies wouldn’t accept any results other than victory. By the end of the day, the allies had gotten a strong hold in Normandy and had the upper hand. It wasn’t without losses, more than 9000 allied soldiers were killed or hurt in the battle, but considering the amount of soldiers that the allies started with, they did pretty well.

Transcript of Gen. Eisenhower’s Speech: Soldiers, Sailors and Airmen of the Allied Expeditionary Force! You are about to embark upon a great crusade, toward which we have striven these many months. The eyes of the world are upon you. The hopes and prayers of liberty loving people everywhere march with you. In company with our brave Allies and brothers in arms on other fronts, you will bring about the destruction of the German war machine, the elimination of Nazi tyranny over the oppressed peoples of Europe, and security for ourselves in a free world. Your task will not be an easy one. Your enemy is well trained, well equipped and battle hardened, he will fight savagely. But this is the year 1944! Much has happened since the Nazi triumphs of 1940-41. The United Nations have inflicted upon the Germans great defeats, in open battle, man to man. Our air offensive has seriously reduced their strength in the air and their capacity to wage war on the ground. Our home fronts have given us an overwhelming superiority in weapons and munitions of war, and placed at our disposal great reserves of trained fighting men. The tide has turned! The free men of the world are marching together to victory! I have full confidence in your courage, devotion to duty and skill in battle. We will accept nothing less than full victory! Good Luck! And let us all beseech the blessings of Almighty God upon this great and noble undertaking. -- Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower  Works Cited "D-Day." //Http://www.army.mil///. The US Army. Web. 02 Apr. 2012. . //D-day Photo //. Photograph. Newport, California. //Rich Geib's Humble Outpost in Cyberspace//. Web. 02 Apr. 2012. . Kim, Yonqju. "Japan Invades Manchura." //: 1931.// David W. Koeller, 26 Oct. 2000. Web. 31 Mar. 2012 "Holocaust History." World War II: Timeline. United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, Washington, D.C., 6 Jan. 2011. Web. 30 Mar. 2012. "Italy Invades Albania." //History.com.// A&E Television Networks. Web. 01 Apr. 2012. "Holocaust History." //Invasion of Poland, Fall 1939.// United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, Washington, D.C., 6Jan. 2011. Web. 01 Apr. 2012. "The Soviet Invasion of Poland." //September 17, 1939 Soviet Invasion of Poland.// Web. 1 Apr. 2012. //History.com.// A&E Television Networks. Web. 02. Apr. 2012 "April 9, 1940 - German Invades Both Denmark and Norway." //Planet Company of Heroes.// IGN Entertainment, Inc. Web 02 Apr. 2012. "Thread: This Day In History - World War II June 10, 1940 Italy declares War on France and Gre." //This Day In History.// Leatherneck.com Web. 02. Apr. 2012. "Italy Invades Egypt." //History.com// A&E Television Networks. Web. 02 Apr. 2012. "Italy invades Greece." //history.com// A&E Television Networks. Web 02 Apr. 2012. "Planet Company of heroes." - //Real Time Strategy Multiplayer, News, Cheats, Downloads.// IGN Entertainment, Inc. Web. 02 Apr. 2012. "Holocaust History." //Invasion of the Soviet Union, June 194.// United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, Washington, D.C. Web. 02 Apr. 2-12. "Germany Launches Operation Barbarossa--the Invasion of Russia." //History.com.// A&E Television Networks. Web. 02 Apr. 2012.\ "1945." //World War II Timeline.// Interesting.com Web. 02 Apr. 2012. "Treaty of Versailles." - //World War 2 on History.// A&E Television Networks. Web. 02 Apr. 2012. "The History Place- World War II in Europe Timeline: June 28, 1919 - Signing of Treaty of Versailles." //The HIstory Place.// Web. 03 Apr. 2012 Isserman, Maurice, and John S. Bowman. //World War II.// New York: Facts on File, 1991. Print Pearl Harbor attack." //American History.// ABC-CLIO, 2012. Web. 28 Mar. 2012. "Franklin D. Roosevelt: quote on the Pearl Harbor attack." //American History.// ABC-CLIO, 2012. Web. 28 Mar. 2012. "Welcome to the Official Site of the Attack on Pearl Harbor." //Pearl Harbor History: Why Did Japan Attack? Eyewitness Accounts, Casualty List, Background.// Web. 28 Mar. 2012. "National Geographic Education." //Remembering Pearl Harbor-//. National Geographic Society, 1996. Web. 28 Mar. 2012. "Home." //Our Documents - Lend Lease Act//. National Archives, 10 Jan. 1941. Web. 30 Mar. 2012. "U-boat Warfare 1940-1941." //Navy and Naval History.Net.// Web. 03 Apr. 2012. "U-Boats." //German Naval History.// Michael Emmerich. Web. 03 Apr. 2012.

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