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Major Events and Military Tactics of World War II
Major Events of WWII from 1942 to 1945
O Battle of Midway O June 4, 1942O 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, 1944O Germany pushed out of
Paris.O Germany surrenders less
than 1 year later.O Battle of Leyte Gulf
O October 1944O 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, 1945O Victory in Europe Day.O Germany surrenders.
Reaction on V-E Day
Major Tactics During WWII
O Island HoppingO Amphibious
WarfareO Air BattleO 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 TechnologyO Creation of nuclear
weapons.O Einstein’s Theory of
Relativity: E=mc2
O Convert mass to energy with uranium or plutonium.O Creates power or a
massive explosion.O Manhattan Project.
ReferencesPhotographs
O http://totallyhistory.com/british-royal-navy-and-world-war-ii/
O http://www.britannica.com/blogs/2012/06/the-battle-of-midway-turning-the-tide-in-the-pacific/
O http://creofire.com/siege-stalingrad/O http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2014/0
7/gop-lawmaker-illegal-invasion-of-america-larger-than-d-day/
O http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V-J_Day_in_Times_Square
O http://www.nytstore.com/V-E-Day-Celebration-in-Times-Square--1945_p_4714.html
O http://mindblowingscience.com/brain-food/edward-teller-and-the-manhattan-project/
O http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2012/12/pictures/121211-fighter-plane-world-war-ii-lake-michigan/
O http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanks_in_the_United_States
O http://www.warhistoryonline.com/war-articles/march-9-1945-burning-the-heart-out-of-the-enemy.html
