Nick Sevin Mr. Roso English III 28 March 2012 During the Great Depression tensions in Europe were still tight from the treaty that ended World War I. The Germans were still upset because they felt as though they were unfairly punished in the treaty. Adolf Hitler, the leader of Germany, began World War II when he instructed his army to invade Poland. Soon after this action, Britain and France declared war on Germany. This led Italy to declare war on France and Britain.
Göring's pride was hurt since he had previously claimed the British would never be able to bomb the city. The attacks enraged Hitler, who ordered retaliatory attacks on London. From 24 August onwards, the battle was a fight between Kesselring's Luftflotte 2 and Park's 11 Group. The Luftwaffe
The Ardennes had already played a great victory for the Germans because in early 1940, Hitler’s soldiers and tanks blasted its way through its rugged terrain in the Blitzkrieg attack (Blitzkrieg meaning “lightning warfare” because of the speed with which the attack advances.) It took them into France and ended with that long time enemy in German hands. The attack in 1940 was a success because it took the French by surprise as they had never dreamed that the Germans would strike from that direction because the Ardennes forests promised to make infantry and tank movement impossible. Hitler planned to do the same attack through the Ardennes on the western Allies to get the same victory they received when they did it in 1940. As German forces controlled most of the land all the way to Antwerp, the plan was
Four days later, France surrendered to Germany and Hitler turned his attention to Britain. Then the battle of Brittan began. The German air force tried to take control over the RAF, most of all they wanted control over the fighter command. The shipping centres such as Portsmouth were the biggest targets then a few months later it moved on to buildings and the RAF. Then eventually went on to bombing things of political significances.
They hoped the Luftwaffe (the German air force) could smash morale, radar installations and air power before they could sail there troops across the channel to gain control. The battle was a build up from the 10th of July to the 31st of October 1940. During this time, daily bombings were occurring from the Luftwaffe directed at the RAF to destroy them so that they safely sail troops across but Britain was putting up a fight. Taking over the air, the Germans would have had more chance in gaining power over Britain so they were trying hard to destroy the RAF. By June, the RAF had rebuilt it’s fighter force back up to about 660 serviceable fighter planes because most of them were destroyed before the battle when the Nazi’s pushed across Europe in 1939-1940.
The highly anticipated droppings of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki forced the entire nation of Japan to surrender, which historically had been unwilling to give up. With the intimidation of the atomic bomb and the aggressive war tactics, the United States was also successful in driving German forces back into Germany. "The U.S. entered World War II in a great depression and exited the most prosperous and powerful country in the world determined to never enter into isolation again". After World War II, the United States sat perfectly on top and had now established themselves as the most powerful country in the entire
Dunkirk Evacuation Dunkirk Evacuation The Dunkirk battle commenced on 3rd June 1940. The speed of the German Blitzing caught the allies by surprise. In April 1940, the German army invaded France. Germany advance was so swift that the British Army wanted revenge. France pushed away in the Dunkirk’s beach.
How did George Wahington spark the French and Indian War? George Washington sparked the French Indian war by firing (shooting) forty miles from Fort Duquense and assassinating the French leader. Global War and Colonial Disunity Know: Benjamin Franklin, Albany Plan of Union, “Join or die” 5. What was meant by the statement, “America was conquered in Germany? The statement "America was conquered in Germany" means that whichever country would prove to be the most powerful in Europe would boost the rights to America since allegedly no troops where worthy enough to send them to America.
Goring, in charge of the Luftwaffe, opted to focus more intensely on air combat, rather than strategic bombing. This ultimately lead to heavy losses on both German and British sides. Despite this Goring believed that the RAF tittered on annihilation and chose to strategically bomb London. Hitler, also believing the RAF was no longer a formidable force, believed that he would no longer need Operation Sea Lion, and could instead bomb London and England out of existence. Eventually, the battle turned into a campaign of almost exclusive terror bombing.
On August 25, the pilot of a Luftwaffe Heinkel He.111 became lost and accidentally bombed central London, despite standing orders not to do so. Churchill ordered a retaliatory strike on Berlin, sending 81 RAF Hampden bombers to Berlin the next night. Although the attack was ineffectual, it struck right at Hitler’s ego. He immediately gave a radio address, promising, "If the British bomb our cities, we will bury theirs" and, against the advice of his generals, issued orders to institute a merciless bombing campaign against London. On September 7, the London Blitz began.