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ww ll
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lapanese invasion of china
It was the second sino-japanese war, a military conflict fought primarly between the republic of china and the empire of japan from 1937 -1945.
the japanese military was military was better armed and organized incredinly brutal .china did not.
chinese victory -
german blitzkrieg
Germany quickly overran much of europe and was victoriuous of more them two years by relying on a new military tativ called "Blitzkrieg"
military tactic designed to create disorganization among enemy forces through use of mobile forces and locally concentrated firepower. -
Germanys invasion of poland
the german soviet pact of august 1939 which stated that poland was to be partitoned between the two powers enabled germany to attack poland without fear of soviet intervention . on sep. 1 1939 germany invaded poland. the polish army was defeated in weeks within the war. -
operation barbarossa
the code name for nazi germans invasion of the soviet union during world warll began on june 24 1941. -
pearl harbor
the attack on pearl harbor was a suprise military strike by the inperial japanese navy against the US navy base at pearl harbor . morning of dec, 7 1941 -
FDR death
on april 12,1945 while FDR was sitting for a portait in warm Springs Georgia president Franklin D. Roosevelt spoke what were his last words "i have a terrific headache" and fainted.He died two hours later of a cerebral he morrage. -
ve day (1945)
on this day in 1945 both great britian and the united states celebrated victory in Europe day,put out flags and banners rejecting in the defeat of the nazi war machine. -
Fall of paris
On this day in 1940, parisians awaken to the sound of a German accented voice announcing via loud speakers that a curfew was being imposed for 8p.m that eving-as german troops enter and occupy pairs. -
Bataan death march
After the april 9,1942,US surrender of the bataan penisula on the main philippine islana of luzu to the japanese during world war ll the appromately 75,000 filipino and american troops on bataan were forced to make an arduos 6 5-mile maran to prison camps.
