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Rape Of Nanking
SourceThe Japenesse marched into chinas capital city and murder half of the city cillvians and soldiers. It was considered one of the most saddest events of WW2. The JApenesse even killed those who surrendered. THey thought surrendering was an act of cowardice. -
Germany's invasion of Poland
sourceAfter Hitler became in power he wanted to sign a nonaggression. He did this because he didnt want a french-polish military to go against Germay. Hitler negotiated with the soviets and made a pact with them. The pact stated that poland could be attacked. Therefore Germany attacked poland.
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German Blitzrieg
source Blitzkrieg is a military designed to create confusion among enemy forces. Since this tatic is so powerful it doesnt take a big army. This tatic was used during germay invaded poland. -
Fall of Paris
sourceThe Germans succesfully invaded Paris. The took control over PAris completely. The people of Paris were given Curfews by the Germans. They were also interrogated and there was spying done by the Germans throughout each day. -
Battle Of Britain
sourceIn the summer and fall of 1940 the british and the germans fought. Both of the countries airforces clashed in the sky. Saldy Germany ended up losing the war causing many deaths and causalties. -
Pearl Harbor
source On December 7, 1941, hundreds of Japanese fighter planes attacked the Pearl Harbor which was near Honolulu, Hawaii. The Japenesse took the americans by suprise and wipped out alot americans. Pearl Harbor was hit everywhere by the japenesse. Almost wounded more than 1000 americans -
Battle of Stalingrad
This was a succesful soviet defense of the Stalingrad city. It stopped the german advance. But sadly there were over 200,00 injuries. This defense didnt allow the Germans do get at them at all. -
Battle of midway
Source^ Months after pearl harbor US defeated japan in a big naval battle. One of the reason they won was because they did alot of codebreaking to figure out there next attack. This allowed the US to move into a offensive postion. -
D-Day (Normandy Invasion)
sourceD-Day was an invasion of normandy. It brought liberation to many in europe. That being said the war was alomost over. -
Battle of the Bulge
sourceHitler tried to send silt armies up in the north. THe war nearly over and they were on the run from the americans.BUt the just couldnt get away the americans fought them. The americans formed a big line and started unleashing fire. Therefore winning the battle. -
Battle of Iwo Jima
This battle started because the americans were in need of a base by jappenesse. The base was roughly guarded by mre than 20,000 japenesse. But after the americans fighting for months they pulled out the victory. -
Operation thunderclap
sourceOperatoin thunderclap was an operation to bomb the eastern side of Germany. It was also to show that Nazi were weak and that they failed Germany. This operation was meant to stop Germnay mental and physically. -
Liberation of concentration camps
sourceAmerican amries moved all around europe searching for cincentration camps. ON thre search they began to come open concentration camps with no german soldiers in it. THere were only the jew that remained. THe americans helped the jew and liberated them from the camps. -
VE Day
sourceThis was the day the Germans were deafeated. The Germans surrendered to the Soviets. And Adolph Hitler commited suicide. The Germans were no longer a threat and the war pratically over. This day was a ay to were the US, Great Britatin, and Russia could all celebrate. -
Dropping of the atomic bombs
sourceThe Us was the first to use the atomic bomb. We used the atomic on the Japenesse. The american bomber Enola Gay bombed Horshima. The blast was equal to 15,000 tons of TNT.
