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Japanese invasion of China
The Japanese army turned a little war into an unnecessary huge war. Much of Japan was in full support of the war against China. China was no match for Japan, for Japan was wel equipped and China was under- supported.
INFO: http://histclo.com/essay/war/ww2/camp/pac/china/w2c-inv.html
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Blitzkrieg
PHOTO: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blitzkrieg
INFO- http://www.history.com/topics/blitzkrieg Blitzkrieg is also know as the "lightning war". Blitzkrieg required the concentration of offensive weapons along a narrow front. Germany was first at succeeding using this strategy against Poland, Denmark, Norway, and others, except the Soviet Union. -
Germany's invasion on Poland
PHOTO: http://millikengenocideproject.wikispaces.com/Germany's+Invasion+of+Poland
INFO: http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/germans-invade-poland
Hitler tried regain poland by invading it with air and land attacks. Hitler used the blitzkrieg strategy to destory Poland's railroads, communication lines, and air capacity. The Polish were not prepared to take so much damage. Great Britain responded by bombing Germany 3 days later. -
Operation Barbarossa
INFO- http://www.history.com/topics/operation-barbarossa
PHOTO- http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/operation_barbarossa.htm Operation Barbarossa was A plan of Adolf Hitler who sent his armies eastward to attack the Soviet Union. The attack covered roughly 2000 miles. The Germans did not find it as easily as expected. In March 1941, operations were stopped and called a failure and Nazi Germany had realised they could not win this two- front war, -
Pearl Harbor
For 2 hours, Japenese fighter planes attacked American naval bases at pearl harbor. Franklin Roosevelt declared war on Japan. Three days later, Japenese allies Germany and Italy, declared war on the U.S. After 2 years into war, America joined World War II. -
Wannsee Conference
INFO:http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-wannsee-conference
PHOTO: http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=110644
The final solution is finalized in detail. Heydrich met with Adolf eichmann , and 15 other officials from many Nazi ministries. Months after the meeting, gas vans in Chlemno, Poland were killing 1,000 people a day. -
Bataan Death March
On a Philippine island named Luzon, Filipinio and American prisoners walked 65 miles in the heat to prison camps. The Japanese guards took no sympathy towards them and were cruel and harsh.
INFO:http://www.history.com/topics/bataan-death-march
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Warsong Ghetto Uprising
The Warsong ghetto uprising with the larget revolt and rebelion my jews in a concentration camp. Although the prisioners knew they would lose and be defeated, they tried their best to fight back.
INFO:http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/article.php?ModuleId=10005188
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Operation Gomorrah
INFO:http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/operation-gomorrah-is-launched
PHOTO:http://romanchristendom.blogspot.com/2009/07/29-july-anniversary-of-anglo-american_5074.html
Operation Gomorrah was when British bombers raid Hamburg, Germany. Attacks on HAmburg lasted until November. When the war was over, Hitler himself would not visit the run-down towns. -
D-Day
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INFO: http://www.history.com/topics/d-day
D-Day is the day that almost 156,000 landed on 5 beaches to liberate Normandy. This is also known as the begining of the end of the war in Europe. -
Battle of Bulge
PICTURE- http://www.britannica.com/blogs/2009/01/one-great-moment-in-language/
INFO- http://www.history.com/topics/battle-of-the-bulge
The objective of this war was to split the allied the armies to surprise blitzkrieg. The battle of Bulge was the "costliest" war ever fought and supported by the U.S. army. 100,000 U.S. fatalities were caused by this war. -
Operation Thunderclap
PHOTO- http://peacebytruth.wordpress.com/2010/06/26/the-myth-of-the-good-war-america-in-world-war-ii-why-was-dresden-destroyed/ INFO- www.pbs.org/thewar/detail_52229.htm This Operation was based around strategic bombing against Dresden, a city in Germany. This was lead by the RAF ( Royal Air Force) Bomber Command. 25,000 - 35,000 causualties were caused by this bombing; Some historians estimate up to 250,000. -
Battle of Iwo Jima
Iwo Jima was an island in the Bonin chain roughly 575 miles from the Japenese coast. The island was defended by 23,000 Japenese army and navy troops. If Iwo Jima were captured, the Japenese knew it would lead to the battle of Okinawa.
INFO: www.history.navy.mil/library/online/battleiwojima.htm
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Liverations of the concentration camps
In 1944 and 1945 most survivors were dying and suffering from starvation and some sort of disease. The soviet union were the first to liverate a major camp. Liberations took notice and saw unspeakable conditions of the concentration camps. Only then they saw how bad it really was. INFO: Myself.
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Battle of Okinawa
The battle of Okinawa was the last and biggest of the Pacific island battles of World War II. There were 287,000 United States & 130,000 Japenese battling against each other
INFO: http://www.history.com/topics/battle-of-okinawa
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Dropping of the atomic bombs
An atomic weapon had not been used until the United States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima. The atomic bomb instantly killed 80,000 people.
INFO: http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/atomic-bomb-dropped-on-hiroshima
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VJ Day.
PHOTO: http://www.charmofthecarolines.com/charm-of-the-carolines/2012/08/vj-day-honolulu-hawaii-august-14-1945.html
INFO: http://www.history.com/topics/v-j-day
VJ Day is the day that Japan surrendered to the allies. This ended World War II. This day is celebrated all over the world.
