Major Events and Military Tactics of World War II

Major Events of WWII from 1942 to 1945 O Battle of Midway O June 4, 1942 O Japanese Defeated by U.S. O Needed to access Guadalcanal. O Battle of Guadalcanal O August 7, 1942 to February 1943 O Japanese Defeated by U.S. O Start of island hopping campaign.

Major Events, Cont. O Battle of Stalingrad O August 23, 1942 to February 2, 1943 O Germany defeated by Soviet Union. O Key city to hold. O Battle of Kursk O July 5, 1943 to August 23, 1943 O Last German offensive attack. O Soviet Union counterattacks. O Largest tank battle in history.

Major Events, Cont. O Operation Overlord (Battle of Normandy) and D-Day O June 6, 1944 O Germany pushed out of Paris. O Germany surrenders less than 1 year later. O Battle of Leyte Gulf O October 1944 O Largest naval battle in history. O Japan defeated by U.S. and Imperial Japanese Navy destroyed. O Cuts of Japanese access to vital supplies (oil).

Major Events, Cont. O Battle of the Bulge O December 16, 1944 to January 16, 1945 O Bloodiest battle for U.S. in WWII. O German offensive in Belgium, France, and Luxemburg. O Germany defeated. O V-E Day O May 8, 1945 O Victory in Europe Day. O Germany surrenders.

Reaction on V-E Day

Major Tactics During WWII O Island Hopping O Amphibious Warfare O Air Battle O Firebombing

Replaced Technology During WWII O Battleships replaced with aircraft carriers. O Compared to WWI, troops were more mobile. O Switch from trench warfare to air battles and amphibious warfare.

Technological Advances On Existing Weaponry O Submarines used in both WWI and WWII. O Aircrafts further developed. O Surveillance, fighting, and bombing (dive bombers). O Tanks further developed to increase mobility. O Used in amphibious warfare. O Smaller guns developed to increase mobility.

New Technology O Creation of nuclear weapons. O Einstein’s Theory of Relativity: E=mc 2 O Convert mass to energy with uranium or plutonium. O Creates power or a massive explosion. O Manhattan Project.

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