Blitzkrieg: Internment Camps

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3. Blitzkrieg

The German utilization of rapid assaults with localized and focused direct support allowed an invasion forces to quickly overrun neighboring countries. These short burst offensives allowed the Nazi forces to invade and occupy battlefields while creating chaos and capitalizing on the disorientation caused by the unexpected and rapid assault or “Lightening War.”

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History.com Staff. "Blitzkrieg." History.com. 2009. Accessed May 11, 2017. http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/blitzkrieg.

4. Internment Camps

The Internment Camps are the locations within the United States where the ethnic Japanese and German citizens were relocated during World War II. Under order 9066, the Japanese and German individuals believed

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