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Rape of Nanking
Rape of Nanking The Japanese wanted to break the Chinese's hopes of making a comeback. Japanese killed about 200,000 men and raped the killed nearly 20,000 women. Matsui was later found to be guilty of war crimes. -
Germany's Invasion of Poland
Info on the invasion of germany on poland The decision of Adolf Hitler to invade Poland was a gamble. 62 German divisions supported by 1,300 aircraft commenced the invasion of Poland.Germany used the event as the pretext for its invasion of Poland. -
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German Blitzkreig
info on german blitzkreigThe Germans used this attack to gain alot of land very quickly.Its successful execution results in short military campaigns, which preserves human lives and limits the expenditure of artillery. German forces tested out the blitzkreig in Poland in 1939,deploying with vasions of Belguim, and then the Netherlands and France a year later. -
Operation Barbarossa
operation barbrossa
On June 22, 1941, Hitler instructed his armies eastward in a huge invasion on the Soviet Union. Barbarossa failed, and Germany faced a two-front war that it could not win. the attack was just an expression of Hitler’s twisted mind, reflecting the his ambition and cruelty of Nazi ideas. -
Pearl Harbor
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This attack was meant to make sure that the U.S would not interfere with japans actions in the pacific. The attack on Pearl Harbor was a surprise military strike by Im Japan against the United States at Pearl Harbor -
Wannsee Conference
wannsee conf.The Conference was a meeting of high ranked officials from Nazi Germany, They discussed the killing of the Jews. The conference informed other interested agencies related to the execution of the Final Solution. -
Bataan death March
info on the death marchThe surrendered Americans and Fillipions were rounded up the the japenese and forecede to march 65 miles. America avenged its defeat in the Philippines with the invasion of the island of Leyte in October 1944 -
battle of Midway
battle of mid wayOne of the most decisive U.S. victories against Japan during World War II. Destroying 4 Japanese aircraft carriers while losing only one of its own. The Japanese wanted to draw out the American fleet into a trap. Since the Americans had broken the Japanese codes, The Japanese soon found out and tried to counter their trap. -
Battle of Stalingrad
battle of stalingradGermany invaded the Soviet Union which led to the Battle of Stalingrad. Germany lost which stopped the German advancement and marked the turning of WWII in favor of the Allies. -
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Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
info about the warsaw ghettosinfo about the warsaw ghettos Time when the Nazi's began to gather the Jews and send them to camps. As days would go by the camps contain more people. The Jews were sent to these camps because it was believed that the problems in Germany were due to the Jewish people. -
Operation Gomorrah
operation gomorrahThe Allied bombing of Hamburg during World War II included numerous strategic bombing missions and raids. Britain had suffered the deaths of over 150 civilians as a result of German bombing raids in July, and they were going to make things even with them. -
D Day
info on d dayJune 1944 was a major turning point of World War II, particularly in Europe. Although the initiative had been seized from the Germans some months before, so far the western Allies had been unable to mass sufficient men and material to risk an attack in northern Europe. -
Battle of Bulge
The Battle of the Bulge was a major German offensive launched toward the end of World War II. For the Americans, with 840,000 men and 89,000 casualties, the Battle of the Bulge was the largest and bloodiest battle that they fought. -
Battle of Iwo Jima
battle of Iwo JimaA major battle in which the U.S. Marines landed on and eventually captured the island of Iwo Jima. The island of Iwo Jima was a strategic location because the US needed a place for fighter planes and bombers to land and take off when attacking Japan. The battle helped end tyhe war and led up to the Allied victory later that year when the atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. -
Battle of Okinawa
battle of okinawaA series of battles fought in the Ryukyu Islands, on the island of Okinawa, and included the largest amphibious assault in the Pacific.
The Japanese used their tactics of suicide bombers and kamikazes to try and take out the U.S. Pacific fleet. -
Liberation of concentration camps
info on the liberationAs Allied troops moved across Europe in a series of offensives against Nazi Germany, they began to encounter tens of thousands of concentration camp prisoners. Many of these prisoners had survived forced marches into the interior of Germany from camps in occupied Poland. -
VE Day
ve dayIt mark the formal acceptance by the Allies of World War II of Nazi Germany's surrender of its armed forces. VE-Day officially marked the end of WWII in Eurpoe. VE-Dy braught peace to The country of Europe as its soldiers all layed down their guns and celebrated the end of the War for their country -
Dropping of the atomic bombs
dropping of the atomic bombThe American bomber Enola Gay dropped a five-ton bomb over the Japanese city of Hiroshima. With Japan in an extremely weak position, the United States used the bomb rather than invade the inland to bring the War to an end. -
VJ Day
vj dayDay when Japan surrendered to the Allies after almost six years of war. The Japanese surrendered because of all of the damage that it suffered after the two American Atomic bombs were dropped on them.
