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The Rape of Nanking
information The Japanese Imperial Army marched into China's capital city of Nanking and murdered 300,000 out of 600,000 civilians and soldiers. -
Molotov-Ribbentrop pact
InformationHitler and Stalins pact . It stated Russia would have control over Latvia, Estonia, and Finland, while Germany would gain control over Lithuania and Danzig. Poland would be sectioned off into three major areas. More than 77,000 square miles of eastern Polish lands, with a population of over thirteen million would become Russian territory -
Germany's invasion of poland
information 1.5 million German troops invade Poland. Germany bombed Polish airfields, and German warships and U-boats attacked Polish naval forces. Hitler claimed the invasion was a defensive action, but other states believed otherwise. THis invasion led too world war II -
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German Blitzkrieg
informationA German term for lightning war.Blitzkrieg is a military tactic designed to create disorganization with the enemy usingmobile forces and locally concentrated firepower. Its successful and results in short military campaigns, which preserves human lives. -
Pearl Harbor
informationHundreds of Japanese fighter planes attacked the American naval base at Pearl Harbor near Hawaii.The Japanese destroyed nearly 20 American naval vessels, which included eight enormous battleships, and more than 300 airplanes. More than 2,000 Americans soldiers and sailors died and 1,000 were wounded. The day after the assault wedeclared war on Japan, finally joining world war II -
Wannsee Conference
informationA meeting of 15 high-ranking Nazi and German government officials to discuss "The Final Soultion" of the Jewish. They planned on killing all of the inncoent Jewish people,all becuae they were Jewish, -
Bataan Death March
information 75,000 Filipino and American troops were forced to march 65 miles to prison camps.The march was in intense heat and the troops were harshly treated by Japanese guards. -
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Battle of Midway
InformationA naval battle fought entirely with aircraft.The United States destroyed Japan’s first-line carrier and most of its best trained naval pilots. The battle of Midway ended Japans threats of attacking the Pacific -
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Warsaw ghetto uprising
informationResidents of the Jewish ghetto in Warsaw staged an armed revolt against deportations to extermination camps. The Warsaw ghetto uprising inspired other revolts in extermination camps and ghettos. About 7,000 Jews were killed during the uprising, while about 50,000 survived but were sent to extermination or labor camps. It is believed that the Germans lost several hundred men in the uprising. -
D-Day (The Battle of Normandy)
information160,000 Allied troops went to a coastline to fight Nazi Germany on the beaches of Normandy, France. More than 5,000 Ships and 13,000 aircraft helped at theD-Day invasion. More than 9,000 Allied Soldiers were killed or wounded due to the d-day invasion.The allied forces ended up winning the battle at normandy. -
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liberation of concentration camps
informationSoviet soldiers helped to liberate concentration camp prisoners.They entered the Majdanek camp and many other camps. They entered Auschwitz and found hundreds of sick and exhausted prisoners. The Germans had been forced to leave these prisoners behind while they retreated from the camp. Many other states also helped to liberate poor people from camps. -
Operation Thunderclap
InformationTo bomb cities of Germany to disrupt transport infrastructure behind what was becoming the Eastern front. It also was to demonstrate to the German population -
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Battle of iwo jima
informationThe Americans invaded Iwo Jima because we were in need of a base near the Japanese coast. We lost 5,900 people and about 17,400 were wounded.The battle only lasted about a month -
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Battle of Okinawa
informationIt was a fight between America and Japan. We were fighting over air bases that were viatal to Japan,but that America wanted. -
Ve Day
informationVe Day stands for Victory in Europe Day, this day officially announced the end of World War Two in Europe.The German General German had signed the unconditional surrender document that formally ended war. There was no announcement so people were unaware that it was over, but once the announcement was known of people crowded the streets too celebrate -
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Dropping Of the atomic bombs
information Americans droped the first ever B-29 atomic bomb over the Japanese city of Hiroshima. The explosion destroyed 90 percent of the city and killed 80,000 people. Many more people would later die to due radiation. Three days later they dropped another bomb which caused japan to surrender, but it was too late. Many more people died due to the second bomb as well. -
V-J Day
informationV-J Day stands for victory over japan day. I was announced that Japan had surrendered to the Allies,ending World War II. People flooded and crowded the strrets too celebrate -
Battle of the Bulge
information200,000 German troops and 1,000 tanks went to the coast of the English Channel in an attempt to split the Allied armies as they had done before. Hitlers army wasnt strong enough though and the americans won. The Battle of the Bulge is one of the greatest battles in American military history.
