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The effects of the invasion of Poland were major. This victory of Germany would show that through Germany's Blitzkrieg, or use of a swift military offensive using ground and air forces, they could forcibly take over a large amount of area. This was the first time that the other countries could see just how powerful the Germans truly where. These actions were the beginning of the allies Great Britain and France versus Germany and the USSR. The final aftermath was devastating, the civilian losses of the Polish people totaled to about 150,000–200,000. The German civilian losses only amounted to about 3,250. This is foreshadowing to what the Germans would do to many nations until around the time of 1944. [] __** this is a primary document which was a letter addressing the so called “rumor” that they British where told that the Germans where planning on attacking Poland. In this letter they replied with a statement saying that if Germany did invade Poland they Britain and France would send troops or “lend assistance” to the Polish government. War propaganda used to get support for the Nazi party. This picture depicts the Americans as an evil machine destroying the Europeans. Many posters like this where used to get the soldiers to fight in WWII even before the invasion of Poland posters like these were used.
 * Invasion of Poland: ** This was an invasion of Poland by Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union which marked the start of World War II. The invasion began on 1 September 1939. It ended on October 6, 1939 when Germany and the Russians (formally on the Axis side) dividing and capturing Poland. The Germans were clearly more prepared and this is when Great Britain and France realized that they underestimated the army of Germany and furthermore realized that they should have not gave them appeasement.
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Pearl Harbor - This was a surprise attack on a major naval station in Hawaii on the morning of. More than 2,000 men were killed and much of our ships/naval materials were destroyed. Some argue that this attack was brought on from the resentment that the Japanese still had from the embargo act that the U.S. had made because of what they were doing to the Chinese. Others think that the Japanese choose to bomb Pearl Harbor not only because of resentment but also because they knew it was a treat to their plan to have a “greater East Asia”. This meaning that the U.S. would not allow for Japan to not only takes over China but all the other regions in which they were trying to take over. Japan also knew that the U.S. would eventually get into the war and they didn’t want to be up against a country with such imperialistic advances so bombing a major military place could take care of these treats. The result of this event was the U.S. declared war on the Japanese and the other countries of the axis, Germany and Italy, declaring war on the U.S. three days later. This is the event that “Woke up the sleeping man”- quote from the Japanese general who was a part of the planning for the bombing of Pearl Harbor. A draft was then reinstated in the U.S. and we went to work on all things military; guns, ships, factories for making these materials, etc. We were now not considered neutral in the war in Europe and we allied with the British, and the French. [] this is a primary document which is one of the results from Pearl Harbor. This was issued four days after the initial attack on the U.S. when the Germans declared war on the U.S. saying that we had broken the rules by changing the neutrality act. This is ironic since throughout the war Germany would hypocritically go back on their word many times. Some also argue that this was just an incuse for Germany to attack the U.S. since at this time they had numerous victories.

This picture depicts the horrific damage done to the American naval ships when the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor. Many of our ships were destroyed but we were considered lucky for having three of our air craft carriers where out being tested when the attack happened.

D-Day - This is the day where all our efforts, from a year prior, against the Germans would either pay off or be considered a waste. The Normandy landings began on Tuesday, 6 June 1944 (D-Day), beginning at 6:30 AM. D-day was a name for the military invasions. There was two phases: One air assault landing with 24,000 American, British, Canadian and French air troops around midnight and the landing of Allied infantry and armored groups on the coast of France starting at 6:30 AM. Before we made it to this point we had to make it through South Asia where we got the German occupants out and then we invaded Italy pushing the Germans back even further. Those efforts gave us one front and then all we needed was to get into Normandy France to give us another. One major battle after D-Day was the battle of the Budge where the Germans used their last bit of military strength to regain power but soon after the U.S. retaliated and it all went downhill for Germany. That was the last offensive move that they made in WWII. This was an important turning point in the war because it was the beginning of the end for Germany. After gaining France we would have accomplished a two front war and Germany lost its strength and soon after had to give up. The allies, at this point, where the strongest that they had ever been and they pretty much ended the war because of the places that they had previously been taken by the Germans where now taken back.

[] These are primary documents which are the letter wrote by the soldiers who participated in D-Day. These letters are written to family members to tell about the major event in WWII D-day which they had participated in. For some it was a relatively routine battle but for others in the front line it was, for some, an awful event which they would remember forever. This is a picture of American soldiers being shipped to the coast of Europe on D-Day in order to get to Normandy. They were placed there in order to get the Germans out of France and to give the Americans a two front war.

Map from D-Day. The arrows show the routes the certain armies took to get to Normandy and this shows where we attacked to get rid of the Germans who occupied France.

=//**TIME LINE WWI MAJOR EVENTS:**//= 1939- Sep. 1st German invades Poland 1939- Sep. 3rd Great Britain and France declare war on Germany as they had promised to do for the Polish people. 1940- June 22nd Germany takes over France. 1940- July 10th The Battle of Britain begins. A three-month battle fought in the skies over Britain. Germany wins this battle. 1941- June 22nd Germany goes back on their word and invades a member of their axis, Russia. Russia then moves to the allied side. 1941- August Winston Churchill and Franklin Roosevelt unveil the Atlantic Charter. This says the goals concerning "the final destruction of Nazi tyranny," and a pledge to support "the right of all peoples to choose the form of government under which they will live." 1941- Dec. 7th Japan attacks the U.S. military strong hold, Pearl Harbor. 1941- Dec. 8th The U.S.A. declares war on Japan since they had a surprise attack on us which killed thousands the day before. This is also the day were FDR had his renowned speech “this day will go down in infamy”. 1944- June 6 D-Day when the allies invade Normandy, France in order to get the Germans out of France. 1944- December 16th the Battle of the Bulge begins which is the last hurrah for the Axis forces. 1945- February 19th the U.S. invades Iwo Jima 1945- May 7th Germany surrenders to the allies and this ends much chaos in Europe. 1945- August 6th The first atomic bomb is dropped on Hiroshima ordered by Harry Truman to “stop the war” and save lives compared to how many they thought they would lose if the war went on. 1945- August 9th The second atomic bomb was dropped on Nagasaki and killed around 40,000 more people and was about half the size as the first bomb. 1945- August 15th Japan surrenders to the Allied forces. Works Cited "American Experience . D-Day . Letters from the Front |." //PBS//. Web. 01 Mar. 2010. . "American Experience . D-Day . Timeline |." //PBS//. Web. 02 Mar. 2010. . "The Avalon Project : The German Declaration of War with the United States : December 11, 1941." //Avalon Project - Documents in Law, History and Diplomacy//. Web. 01 Mar. 2010. . // "Google Images // . Web. 01 Mar. 2010. .// // "MSNBC google Image." //Google Images//. Web. 02 Mar. 2010. . "Natzi Propaganda." //Google Images//. Web. 02 Mar. 2010. .// // "Pearl Harbor." //Google Images//. Web. 1 Mar. 2010. . "Pearl Harbor." //Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia//. Web. 02 Mar. 2010. . "World War II -." //Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia//. Web. 01 Mar. 2010. .