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The battle of Stalingrad .It started in August 1942 and ended in February 1943 .
About 2.2 million soilders died

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The Cuban missile crisis was a thirteen day standoff between Russia and America in the Atlantic ocean

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British Engineers built a pipe line under the ocean (P.L.U.T.O). Operation Pluto was a Second World War operation by British engineers, oil companies, and the British Armed Forces, to construct undersea oil pipelines under the English Channel between England and France.

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What was he in charge of?

Joseph Goebbles was a Nazi politition , founder of the third reich and a strong Hitler supporter. He also started the Holocaust, where they killed millions of Jews. He also organised an attack on France. He is one of the worst people ever.

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What was built to divide both Germanys

After the war Germany split into two sides West Germany and East Germany. The Allies controlled the West and Russia controlled the East. As they did this they made the United Nations. The US had to spend $13,000,000,000 to rebuild west Europe.

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Hitler was the leader of the Nazi party in Germany. When he was elected in Germany he was sick and tired of having to pay compensation to the other countries because of WW1. His plans were to take back the land Germany had before the war and more. He called it the third reich. He began by attacking Poland with their new style of attack. Ruissa were attacking Poland too both countries split the land in 2.  Hitler then went on to take over all mainland Europe except for Russia and Switzerland. It is unknown if Hitler killed himself or got away to South America. In our Opinion Hitler was one of the most evil geniuses in the world.

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America wanted to stay out of the war because they lost so much in WW1, But then the Japanese blew up Peral Harbour.  Then on the 8th of December 1941 America declared war against Japan.  Japan surrendered because of the nuclear bombs that hit  Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

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The Cold war a political war over Germany and how much of it the Allies and Russia would own. America wanted to push into Russia's side and take over all of Germany. America overdrew Russia and changed Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia to their own countries eventually Germany became their own country

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Ireland were neutral during WW2. But they sent some soldiers to England to help them fight. When Hitler (supposedly) died, Ireland's president went over to Berlin and signed the book of condolence. Eamon DevaLera signed it.

Benito Mussolini was an Italian politician and journalist who was a leader of the National Fascist Party. He ruled Italy as a Prime Minister from 1922 to 1943. He died in 1945. He served in the Royal Italian Army. He was the 27th Prime Minister of Italy.

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What was PLUTO?

What was the landing like?

D Day happened 74 years ago today the 6/6/1944. American troops invaded the beaches of Normandy, France.An American General Dwight D.Eisenhower. D-Day was the largest dangerous invasion in history. More than 160,000 Allied troops about half of them Americans invaded Western Europe, overwhelming German forces in an operation that proved to be a turning point in World War II. They sent the Germans back to Berlin. The Germans surrendered May 7th 1945.The day after was called VE Day(Victory in Europe day).

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During World War II (WWII), Japan wanted to take over its neighbouring countries.The Japanese expected the Americans to try and stop them. On December 7th 1941 the Japanese sent a surprise attack on an American naval base, Pearl Harbour in Hawaii. On the following day the Americans declared war on Japan. Over the course of the next five months Japan took over Burma, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesian, Thailand and the Philippines. Several wars broke out on the Pacific Ocean between 1943 and 1944. This led to the Americans bombing the Japanese capital, Tokyo. This bombing killed more than 120,000 people.

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1. The conquering of Europe and the Blitz

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1. The conquering of Europe and the Blitz

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How long did it take to conquer France?
It took Germany 6 weeks to conquer France.

When did France surrender? Where
France surrendered on the 21st of June 1940 in the same carriage that that Germany had to sign when they surrendered in WW.

The German invasion of Western Poland on 1 September 1939 led to the start of the Second World War. Between 1939 and June 1941 the German army invaded and occupied many countries, including the Netherlands, Belgium,
Luxembourg,France, Denmark, Yugoslavia ( Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Slovenia) , Greece, and Norway.

The Blitz was a series of Bombings on London and Factories that supplied the army.

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September 1st 1939 is when Germany invaded Poland. Russia were going to attack Poland at the same time so Poland got sandwiched between the two countries. This war caused Britain and France to join and fight against Germany. Joseph Stalin Russian Leader.

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The Germans used blitzkrieg which involves launching a surprise attack using tanks called Panzer's and Panther's. they also used their army and aircrafts. The Panzers could reach speeds up to 50 kmph and the panthers could reach up to 55 kmph.

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Anne was born in Germany in 12 June 1929. As she was a Jew when World War 2 (WW2) broke out her and her family had to go into hiding. When they were found Anne and her sister Margot were taken to the Auschwitz concentration camp. They were later transferred to Bergen-Belsen concentration camp. Margot died soon after and Anne died days before WW2 ended. It is suspected they died of Typhus (a disease formed after bacteria got on the human body usually transferred by lice or fleas.)

Out of the entire Europe population 1.7% were Jews.

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The luftwaffe  were a military air force with planes like the Bf 109 and the focke wulf 190. There was 109 fighter pilots in Luft-waffe.

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he war on the Eastern Front, known to Russians as the "Great Patriotic War", was the scene of the largest military battle in history. Over the course of four years, more than 400 Red Army and German divisions clashed in a series of actions along a front that extended more than 1,000 miles. 27 million Soviet soldiers and civilians and nearly 4 million German troops lost their lives along the Eastern Front during those years of brutality.
This didn't work because the Maginot Line at the top of France and the Allies and Soviets left a gap in between, but the Nazi's  went around France and worked up. Although the French thought their plan was foolproof it wasn't and the Germans overtook France.

Why Did Japan Surrender?
Japan surrendered because after the atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Japan feared that the Nazi's would do something worse. Therefore the Japanese signed the "Potsdam Declaration for unconditional surrender".

Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower was the 34th president of the USA.  He was in office from January 20, 1953 – January 20, 1961. 13th President of Columbia University. He was in office from 1948–1953. Governor of the American Zone of Occupied Germany
He was in office from May 8, 1945 – November 10, 1945.  16th Chief of Staff of the Army. He was in office from November 19, 1945 – February 6, 1948.  1st Supreme Allied Commander Europe
He was in office from April 2, 1951 – May 30, 1952
He was married in 1916 to Mamie Geneva Doud.
He had 1 child Doud John.

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What technology did they use to help the fight
The technology they used are radio and radar.

Germany Surrendering:
On May 7, 1945, Germany officially surrendered to the Allies, bringing an end to the European conflict in World War II. Since Hitler was supposed to commit suicide he made Karl Dönitz was made leader of the Nazis. Karl Dönitz ordered General Alfred Jodl, signed the surrender of both east and west forces in Reims, France, which would take effect the following day.
The reason of the surrender was the Soviets were approaching the German capital of Berlin from the east and the Western Allies were approaching it from the west. Knowing that defeat was in place, they were made surrender.

Winston Churchill was the prime minister of Britain. He was most known for his inspiring speeches especially the one he made in the room with all of his colleagues saying that he should make Britain surrender. His speech was replayed through a radio saying we shall fight on the.....

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The Germans had took over most of Europe including France and had planed to take over Great Britain but they needed to destroy the Royal air-force first . It started on the 10th of July 1940.Hitler eventually stopped bombing Britain because he needed to save the bombs for invading Russia. Britain tricked Germany by putting inflatable army tanks and cardboard cut outs of planes on the ground witch looked real from overhead.

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Darkest Hour (2017) - Winston Churchill speech [HD]

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Reich:
A reich is a German word meaning realm or empire. There were 3 reichs.  The first reich went from 800AD to the 1806, which was followed by the second reich (1871 to 1917).The third reich went from 1933 to 1945 and was run by Adolph Hitlor