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Japanese Invasion of China
The Japanese and Chinese troops met at the boder of Northern China near the city of Peiping. The conflict started due to the Marco Polo Bridge Incident, which was a battle between chinese and Japanese troops. Japan wanted to become and emperial power so they began to attack China -
Rape of Nankng
It was a mass murder and rape by the Japanese against the Nanking people in China
This event in the Sino-Japanese war occurred after Japan gained control of the then capital of China
This event resulted in many political controversy and it is still held against Japan today in politics -
German Blitzkrieg
-German warfare method
-Used against France in French War and frustrated them
-Basis for the German defense force, Wehrmacht, in the war -
Germany's invasion of Poland
-Warsaw was surrendered to the Germans which led to Britain and France declaring war on Germany and the Soviets invading Poland to help the Germans
-This was the first real invasion of a another country in the war and this started a domino effect of the war -
Fall of Paris
-The German invasion of France
-This invasion led to the conquest of Belgium and the Netherlands also
-It was also the end of land operations on the Western Front -
Operation Barbossa
-Code name for Nazi Germany’s invasion of the Soviet Union
-An act by Hitler that was first thought of in his book “Mein Kampf”
-Just two years before, the two countries signed military pacts to help one another
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Attack On Pearl Harbor
In the morning of December 7th, at the Naval Base at Pearl Harbor near Honolulu Hawaii, Hundreds of Japanese Fighter Planes Bombarded The base killing thousands of people, and destroying American assetts such as ships and planes. After the assault president Franklin D. Roosevelt declared war on Japan, which later led to Japans Allies such as Germany, and Italy declaring war on the U.S. The United states was Officially in World War II -
Wannsee Conference
Conference held by Germany to solve the solution to the Jewish problem
The solution they came up with was to send the Jews to ---------Poland and murder them
-This decision led to the concentration camps and all the anti--Jew movements by the Nazi’s -
Bombingh of Hamburg
-Allied forces bombed and destroyed the city of Hamburg
-It killed over 42,000 civilians
-The attacks lasted 8 days and was devastating to the Nazi regime -
Battle of Normandy (D-Day)
On June 7, 1944 also known as D-Day, American, British, and Canadian forces arrived at the coast of France around the Normandy Region. It was one of the largest Military assaults in history. Around Late August all of Northern France had been set free, and by spring time the allies had defeated the -
Thunderclap Plan
-Was the code word for the cancelled massive attack Berlin by Russia
-Projected 220,000 casualties that was supposed to weaken the Germans and make them surrender
-Plan was shortly discarded and thought to not work -
Battle of the Bulge
This Battle was the last major offensive attack that was made by the Germans. The Germans were trying to push the allies westward from France, They surprised the Allies because they were not expecting the Germans to attack to a vastly dense forest area. The Battle was named "Bulge" because the Germans created a "Bulge" around the Allies. The Germans Succeeded and made the Americans retreat, making them lose the progress they had already made and making them vulnerable. -
VE-Day
VE Day also known as Victory in Europe day was the day when United States and Britain celebrate their Victory against the Germans. May 8th was the day that all German troops finally set down their arms and surrendered all over Europe. This was the day that war ended all over Europe. -
Dropping of the Atomic Bombs
US president Harry S. Truman was very discouraged when the Japanese responded to the Potsdam Conference’s demand for unconditional surrender. He was desperate to end the war so he decided to use “Little Boy” which was one of the nicknames for one of the A-Bombs that was meant for use on Japan. On the 6th of August the Atomic Bomb was loaded on a American A-29 bomber. At 8:16 am the world’s first Atomic Bomb was dropped in Hiroshima, Japan, killing about 80,000 people. This had a Huge Impact On J -
VJ Day
-The day Japan formally surrendered in World War II
-This marked the end of the war
-Sparked celebration and is now recognized as a holiday on September 2nd -
Fate of Dictators
Before the Germans were defeated across Europe Hitler committed Suicide in a Bunker in Berlin, Germany
Since Hitler had rescued Mussolini after he was overthrown in Italy he was now with the Germans. After the Germans lost the war Mussolini Fled but was captured by Insurgents and was shot
Stalin helped in defeating the Germans and after the war he continued to lead Russia for many more years, he later sparked the Korean war. He then became very paranoid and died from a stroke at age 74 -
Creation of the U.N.
The United Nations was created on October 24, 1945 after WWII had ended. It was established so that the relationship and peace between countries could be handled better. The responsibility keep peace was left in the hands of the U.N security council which was made up of: United States, Great Britain, France, the Soviet Union, and China.
