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Major Events and Military Tactics of World War II

Major Events and Military Tactics of World War II. Major Events of WWII from 1942 to 1945. Battle of Midway June 4, 1942 Japanese Defeated by U.S. Needed to access Guadalcanal. Battle of Guadalcanal August 7, 1942 to February 1943 Japanese Defeated by U.S.

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Major Events and Military Tactics of World War II

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  1. Major Events and Military Tactics of World War II

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

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

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

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

  6. Reaction on V-E Day

  7. Major Tactics During WWII • Island Hopping • Amphibious Warfare • Air Battle • Firebombing

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

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

  10. New Technology • Creation of nuclear weapons. • Einstein’s Theory of Relativity: E=mc2 • Convert mass to energy with uranium or plutonium. • Creates power or a massive explosion. • Manhattan Project.

  11. References Photographs • http://totallyhistory.com/british-royal-navy-and-world-war-ii/ • http://www.britannica.com/blogs/2012/06/the-battle-of-midway-turning-the-tide-in-the-pacific/ • http://creofire.com/siege-stalingrad/ • http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2014/07/gop-lawmaker-illegal-invasion-of-america-larger-than-d-day/ • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V-J_Day_in_Times_Square • http://www.nytstore.com/V-E-Day-Celebration-in-Times-Square--1945_p_4714.html • http://mindblowingscience.com/brain-food/edward-teller-and-the-manhattan-project/ • http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2012/12/pictures/121211-fighter-plane-world-war-ii-lake-michigan/ • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanks_in_the_United_States • http://www.warhistoryonline.com/war-articles/march-9-1945-burning-the-heart-out-of-the-enemy.html

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