WWII to the Cold War by Edward Nathan Villanueva

The retreat of the French/British - Dunkirk, France

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300,000 French and British troops are evacuated after being defeated by the German army's blitzkrieg.

The spark that starts World War ll - Poland, Europe

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Germany invades Poland on September 1st starting world war ll

The Battle of France and the defeat of France - Eiffel Tower, Avenue Gustave Eiffel, Paris, France

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After using "Blitzkrieg" on the French, the French soon surrendered. Germany placed their flag on the Eiffel tower after gaining control of France on June 14, 1940

Berlin, Germany - The Battle of Berlin

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Nazi Germany is pushed back all the way to Berlin, surrounded by the allies, they were outnumbered. Since Germany's army was in life support, Hitler allowed the citizens to use weapons to fight for what was left of Germany. Eventually, on a fateful day of Germany, Hitler commited suicide on April 30, 1945. Later that year, Truman signed, and on Sept 2, Emperor of Japan surrendered, resulting in world war ll to end.

D - Day - Normandy, France

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This place was where D-Day took place. At the coast of Normandy, France, the Americans and Canadians troops arrived to join the war in early June, 1944.

The Battle of Britain - Britain, United Kingdom

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The place where "The Battle Of Britain" took place. It was active between early July of 1940 - late October the same year. This battle had mainly lots of bombings and plane battles. This battle was between the British vs Nazi Germany. German Air Force (GAF) used the "Luftwaffe" mainly on offense. The Royal Air Force (RAF/British Air force) used the "Spitfire/Hawker Hurricane" on defense.

Pearl On Harbor - Hawaii, USA

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The Japanese turned their attention away from helping the Germans' back stab Russia. Instead, the Japanese turned their attention towards the US and declared war on them because the Japanese didn't want the Americans to interfere with their invasion plans. Germany sent out units to help the Japanese, further making the Germans more vulnerable. This took place in late 1941, adding the Americans/Canadians into WWll. Now the two allies had to also worry about a new and bigger opponent...

Project "Barbarossa" - Moscow, Russia

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During the war with the British, Hitler wanting more, commanded his German army to turn their attention towards the east. They then began to attack Russia, breaking their non-aggression pact, that was signed in late August, 1939. Hitler commanded 3 fronts to invade Russia. This was called operation Barbarossa. The first one goes north (Northern Front), second east (Eastern Front), and third south (Southern Front). This took place in late June 1941. Up to a million soviet soldiers were rounded up, captured, and killed by the Germans, by using blitzkrieg. The eastern front is aimed towards Moscow which I put the pin on.

Stalingrad, Russia

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Germans attempt to attack Stalingrad but was unsuccessful. Soon the two other fronts had to support the eastern front. This place sparks Germany's downfall.

The Battle Of Atlantic

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Germany was the trying their best to stop any of the allies reach Britain. Germans used varies types of battleships and planes to slow down or take down the units that the allies were trying to transport to Britain for support. This battle started beginning of September, 1939 till start of May, 1945.

St Petersburg, Russia

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The northern front was aimed towards St. Petersburg. The Germans were successful but later had to fall back in late 1941 because the Russians began their massive push towards Germany.

Endless bombings in London, UK

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London was the most bombed area in the of Britain. More then 250,000 bombs were dropped here.

Philippines

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Japanese attacks the Philippines on the year 1942 till 1945.

The Nazi's and the Soviet Union army play a little game of back to back "Blitzkrieg."

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Germany has just lost all 3 of their main fronts. Now they are trying their best to hold back the Soviet Union's "blitzkrieg" by using "blitzkrieg" as well. But the Soviet Union over powers them and it's 4 hard years of slowly falling back towards Germany as the Soviets attack them. This goes on till the end of WWll.

Allie's "fake attack"

ev306_1 — 2024-12-02 16:50:08 UTC

Past the english channel, closing in on the coast of Calais, the allies set props of boats and ships. This makes Hitler think the allies are trying to round up their units in that general area. This provided millions of allies to have an easier time to start the invasion on Normandy, France. By the time Hitler sent units in Normandy, the allies were already successful of the invansion.

Utah Beach, France

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Two separate allied airborne assault routes attacked Utah and behind it, as American units attacked the frontline defenses.

Omaha Beach, France

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American units attack the beach of Omaha. As that happened, another unit of British forces that are already on land is going around the beaches and attacking from behind.

Gold Beach, Ver-sur-Mer, France

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British forces attack the beach of gold.

Juno Beach, France

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Canadians attacked Juno beach while the British attacked on their left to flank and wipe out more Germans. I think the house in this picture, the big one, is the house where the Canadians raided and used it as a base.

Sword Beach, France

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Another unit of British forces engage their attack on the beach Sword. Just east of Juno.

British Columbia

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The Japanese were sent to internment camps by the Americans and Canadians.

Rome, Italy

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Dictator Benito Mussolini was hanged and killed on April 28, 1945 by the citizens of Rome. His body was hanged on the street where the citizens were able to beat his corpse.

East coast of Tunis, Tunisia

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Allies plan to invade the south coast of Italy from this specific point. This was a couple of days before "Operation Overlord" was active.

South East Sea of Japan

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Major sea/air battles between the Japanese and Americans occur in this general area through late 1941 till early 1945.

Hiroshima, Japan

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On August 6, 1945, the Americans drop their first atomic bomb on the city of Hiroshima, Japan which kills thousands on impact and thousands from it's radiation.

Nagasaki, Japan

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Three days later the Americans drop their second atomic bomb on the city of Nagasaki. This causes the emperor of Japan, Hirohito to accept the allies conditions and surrender on August 14, 1945.

Tokyo, Japan

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Tokyo was bombed by the Americans on the night of March 9, 1945. When the bombings finished, eastern Tokyo was caught by a devastating fire left by the firebombings. This single air attack by the Americans left millions homeless and killing up to a hundred thousand. Adding that this attack was the deadliest air raid of world war ll.

Philippines

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In the year 1946 USA grants the Philippines independence.

North and South Korea division line

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Korean war (Invasion of S. Korea), was approved on January, 1950 by Stalin. North Korea was supported by the USSR and China, while the S. Korea was supported by the United Nations (USA) and Canadians. It was a 3 year stalemate between N/S. Korea.

Vietnam

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As the cold war rages on, France doubles down and tries to hang on to Vietnam. This causes the Vietnam war. November 1, 1955 - April 30, 1975.

Germany (The New World)

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Germany was split into 4 zones controlled by 4 major powers in Europe.

The Berlin Wall

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On 1961, John F. Kennedy came to power. He and Krushchev met in Vienna where Berlin at the moment was a crisis point. Krushchev was upset from the amount of people fleeing the USSR through West Berlin into Western Europe. In response, Krushchev commanded a wall to be built; 100 miles, 12 feet long and guarded 24/7 to prevent any escapees.

Cuban Missle Crisis

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90 miles from mainland/Florida, USA, submarines from USSR and USA were approaching each other. The USA dropped down depth charges as a warning/signal for any danger. Everyone in the USSR submarine thought they were being attacked. In response, they were ready to launch all of their nuclear war heads. Two out of three of the russian generals put their key in, but one; Vasili Alexandrovich Arkhipov refused to put his key in, explaining that this was not an attack. By this act, he saved the world from an all out nuclear war.

Mao's China

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During Mao's rule in China, he modelled his rule after Stalin. This meant that he produced purges, fear, starvation and death. As an act of Mao's rule, a great famine occured killing 30-50 million between the years of 1958-1962.

North Korea

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Kim ll-sung was the leader of North Korea during the Korean war.

South Korea

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Syngman Rhee was the leader of North Korea during the Korean war.

German Territory

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This area was held by the Germans being one of the 4 sectors during Germany's division.

USA territory

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This area was held by the US being one of 4 sectors during Germany's division.

French Territory

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This area was controlled by the French being one of 4 sectors during Germany's division.

United Kingdom Territory

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This area was controlled by the UK being one of four areas controlled during Germany's division.

USSR's first Atomic bomb test

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On 1946, USSR dropped their first Atomic bomb to test it. This begins the nuclear arms race between the USSR and USA.

USA drops their first H-Bomb

ev306_1 — 2025-01-22 16:38:11 UTC

On 1950, the US drops their first H-Bomb near the Marshall Islands