The sources that I selected are the battle of midway‚ kamikaze attack‚ and the first atomic bomb blast. They describe some of the events that happen battles during World War 2‚ how the war ended and some major attacks. These events happen during the 1940’s in different parts of the world. They are consider major events during the war and also became important turning points for the U.S. during the war. The first primary source is The Battle of Midway and it happened in 1942. During this time the
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The presidential election of 1860‚ followed by secession in the south was a major turning point in American history and was actually the beginning of what came to be known as the Civil War. The year prior to the election‚ John Brown‚ an abolitionist raided Harpers Ferry‚ Virginia‚ trying to get the slaves to stand up to their masters. It was a failed attempt‚ and John Brown got convicted of treason and later on was hanged. Because of this raid‚ the south saw him as a criminal due to the fact that
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Seventy seven years ago 338‚000 troops were rescued from the beaches of Dunkirk. This battle was between France‚ her allies‚ and Nazi Germany. It was a great escape that helped Britain avoid defeat in the Second World War. During World War II there were many battles. Amongst the battles‚ Dunkirk was probably the most significant in British History. In the spring of 1940 the Phoney War came to an end as the Germans swept through France in what is known as a Blitzkrieg. A Blitzkrieg is a strategic
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The Battle of Gettysburg‚ fought from July 1 to July 3‚ 1863‚ is considered the most important engagement of the American Civil War. It was fought in Gettysburg‚ Pennsylvania‚ in Adams County. The battle of Gettysburg was the largest battle ever fought in North America. The Union had about 82‚000 troops‚ while the confederates had about 75‚000. The Union general was George G. Meade‚ and the confederate general was Robert E. Lee. It was fought from July 1-3‚ 1863. In May 1863‚ Robert E. Lee’s
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The Battle of Gettysburg was a three day long war between the Union and the Confederates. The Union wanted freedom for all the states‚ but the Confederates wanted slavery in the south. The leader of the Confederates is Robert E. Lee. The leader of the Union is Cornel Laurence Chamblin. Both are great leaders and great men. They fought for what they believed as right and fair. The Battle of Gettysburg occurred on July 1‚ 1863 during the Civil War. The Union and the Confederates fought on a huge
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World War I World War I was one of the most devastating wars of all time. It took place in Southeastern Europe around the year of 1914. Some may think "What lead up to the war? What were the causes?" Even though there are several different causes of WWII the main three are militarism‚ imperialism and‚ alliances. Before the outbreak of World War I alliances were created to gain power and strength over the other countries. The two major alliances were the Triple Alliance and the Triple Entente
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tons of people‚ (75‚000) or more. The Battle of the Bulge was definitely a big turning point of World War 2. American defenders were caught off guard as more than 250‚000 German troops and hundreds of tanks descended on their positions. During the Battle‚ 21‚000 soldiers were killed‚ 43.000 were wounded and 24‚000 were captured or went missing. Total allied casualties are estimated at 110‚000 - making it the bloodiest battle for American troops in all of World War 2. The Germans did do a lot of fighting
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survive. It is inconceivable to imagine that this war was allowed to erupt as it did when the war began‚ the united states were in the box of isolationism. The United States deemed the war as Europe’s problem and stayed away from it. However‚ Japan surprisingly bombed Pearl harbor‚ December 7‚ 1941‚ and congress declared war on Japan and Germany. Following the attack on Pearl Harbor‚ the turning point in the pacific came in June 1942 at the Battle of Midway‚ the Soviet Union defeated Germany at Stalingrad
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Operation Barbarossa was the German codename for Nazi Germany’s invasion of the Soviet Union during WWII. It was the turning point of Germany’s war effort and arguably resulted in the capitulation of Germany In preparation for the Invasion of Russia‚ Hitler moved troops and supplies to the Russian border‚ as well as launching many aerial surveillances over Soviet territory. The German attack on Russia involved 3 million soldiers‚ 3580 tanks‚ 7184 artillery guns‚ 1830 planes and 750‚000 horses
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Major Turning Points of World War II World War II was a tragic event in history that still affects lives to this day. A global war killing millions and injuring even more‚ World War II was like no other. The Battle of Moscow‚ the invasion of France and bombing of Japan‚ and the attack on Pearl Harbor marked a gigantic turning point in global history. In 1941‚ Hitler and his Generals gambled everything they had on the German military’s ability to defeat Russia before the winter. The invading German
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