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Japanese Invasion of China
Dispute between Japanese and Chinese troops which led to war -
Rape of Nanking
Nanking is destroyed by Japanese forces -
Germany's Invasion of Poland
Invasion of Poland marked the beginning of WW1 -
Ribbentrop/Molotov Pact
Pact showed spheres of interest between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union -
German Blitzkrieg
Germany surprise attacked places because of their inability to defend themselves without preparation -
Fall of Paris
German invasion of France during WW2 -
Attack on Pearl Harbor
The attack on Pearl Harbor was a surprise military strike by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air service against the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii Territory. -
Wannsee Conference
Purpose of the conference was to see if the other officials agreed with the so-called Final solution where the Jews would be deported to Poland and murdered. -
Bataan Death March
75,000 Filipino and American troops were forced to make a strenuous 65 mile walk to a prison camp. The prisoners were treated badly by the Japanese troops. Thousands died, which became called the Bataan Death March. -
Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
The Warsaw Ghetto uprising, was the 1943 act of Jewish resistance against the Nazi occupied Warsaw, Poland. -
D-Day
With a huge force of over 150,000 soldiers, the Allies attacked and gained a victory that became the turning point for World War II in Europe. This famous battle is called D-Day or the Invasion thunder of Normandy. -
Operation Thunderclap
The plan was a plan to send a massive attack on Berlin that would cause 220,000 casualties with 110,000 killed, many of which were officials, which would shatter German morale. -
VE Day
Also known as Victory in Europe day, was the public holiday celebrated on 8 May 1945 to mark the acceptance by the Allies of World War II of Nazi Germany’s unconditional surrender of its armed forces. -
Dropping of the Atomic Bomb
2 bombs were dropped back to back. The first one was over Hiroshima, which killed almost 100,000 people, while the second one was dropped over Nagasaki, which killed almost 40,000. -
VJ Day
Victory over Japan day, or simply VJ day for short, is the day when Japan surrendered after the Atomic Bombs were dropped in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, which ended World War 2. -
Liberation of concentration camps
Soviet soldiers were the first to liberate concentration camp prisoners when the wars were coming to an end. -
Potsdam Declaration
The Potsdam Declaration is a statement that called for the surrender of all Japanese forces during World War II. -
Creation of the United Nations
The United Nations (UN) is an intergovernmental organization tasked to promote international cooperation and to create and maintain international order.
