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Lightning war Goal- Overwhelm the enemy quickly Basically by just destroying the enemy.
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Sept 1939- Hitler Occupies Poland April/May 1940- Denmark and Norway fall 10 th of May 1940- Holland and Belgium fall June 22 nd 1940- FRANCE falls
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Early 1941- Germany takes part of N. Africa, Greece, Yugoslavia Germany attacks Russia, pushes Russia inward.
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By 1942… 3 years in… Who’s left to stop Hitler?
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Nightly raids by the Germans Continuous bombings on London The British Royal Air Force was able to hold off, considered a miracle. Hitler was forced to postpone his all out invasion into Great Britain
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Dec 7, 1941- Japan attacks the United States naval base Pearl Harbor. Feb 1942- Japan takes Singapore from the British.
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However, Japan knew they had “messed up”, as the prime minister was quoted as saying, “I am afraid we have woken a sleeping giant”. Video
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Part of Germany’s demise was that they were fighting a 2 front war. Fighting the Russians to the East, and the British/ Americans to the West. Activity
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