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japan invaded china (1937)
Japan essentially invaded china because they were in lack of resources. Japan wanted to be an imperial, and military country, however, isn't large enough, so they expanded. and started with china. -
Rape of Nanking (1937)
Nanking, the capital of China at the time, was invaded by Japanese troops, the Chinese government officials fled to Hankow, and the Japanese general General Matsui Iwane issued the city to be destroyed. The Japanese issued violent crimes against humanity against the civilians, slaughtering over 150,000 war prisoners, 50,000 civilian males, and raping 20,000 women of all ages leaving most of the mutilated or killed during the raping.http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-rape-of-nanking -
Germany invades Poland
Due to the treaty of Versailles, Poland claimed a lot of germany's old land. Germany signed a nonaggression act with Poland, in order to trick them, and invade them by surprise and claim back their land. After only a few weeks of the invasion, which started in Warsaw, the Polish army was defeated. And Germany claimed poland www.http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/germans-invade-poland -
German Blitzkrieg (1939-1940)
germany used a blitz tactic to invade Poland known as the "Blitzkrieg". Germany used this tactic to avoid a long term war, and because it was speedy, and wiped out poland within only a few weeks. This tactic uses heavy armor, including tanks, trucks, heavy artillery, and planes, to easily wipe out vast majorities of an area at once www.http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/blitzkrie -
Fall of Paris (1940)
The Germans invaded France, The British prime minister Winston Churchill tried to convince the France Government to stay strong, and America would enter the war soon. The British Sent president Franklin Roosevelt a program begging for any and all help possible. Franklin offered aid, however, Secretary of State Corden Hull denied that offer because he believed the Germans would take that as a reason to declare war. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/germans-enter-paris -
Operation Barbarossa
in 1941, Germany invaded the eastern front of the Sovient union. With 3 army groups with over 3 million German soldiers, and 150 divisions. They started the attacking in Stalingrad, and it ended up being one of the bloodiest battles in history, due to te continuous bombing brought by germany. http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/operation-barbarossa -
pearl harbour 1941
Japan made its first attack on the United States that led to The USA getting involved in world war 2. Japan attacked a naval base in pearl harbor, hawaii, and caught them entirely by surprise. The ended up causing massive damage, by attacking the ships, and suicide landing into them and the base itself, causing a high number of casualties, and being marked the first terrorist attack on the united states in history.
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Wannsee Conference
The Wannsee Conference was a high level meeting with the German Officials to discuss the "Final Solution" with is the mass genocide of the jewish faith. This solution was the result of 6 million jewish deaths alone, nearly wiping out half of the jewish population on earth.
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Battle of Stalingrad (1942)
Considered one of the bloodiest battles in history. Russians consider this a great victory and first step for the patriotic war. It stopped the germans from invading the Sovient Union, and turned the tables on the germans, and put the allied powers ahead in the war. combiened casualties of soldiers and civilians is nearly 2 million.
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Operation Gomorrah (1943)
British Bombers raided Hamburg Germany by night, dropping over 2,300 lbs of incendiary bombs, and killing over 1500 german civilians. The united states bombed Germany during the day, In its own blitzing method. Britian only lost 12 aircrafts, due to a method that requires dropping aluminum foil with the bombs, resulting in a radar jam when the germans tried to shoot down air crafts.
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Warsaw Ghetto uprising (1943)
Jewsh residents of a Warsaw Ghetto, which was nazi occupied, staged an armed revolt against deportations to extermination camps. This revolt inspired other revolts in other extermination camps, and ghettos throughout eastern Europe.http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/warsaw-ghetto-uprising -
Allied invasion of Italy (1943)
The 8th British Army division invaded the peninsula of Italy, under the command of field marshal Bernard L. Montgomery. They were under little resistance by the Sicilian troops, Rome, the allied conquest of Sicily, led to the collapse of Mussolini's government, on july 25th, when he was forced to resign from the Fascist Grand Council, and was arrested later that day.
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D-Day (Normandy Invasion - 1944)
June 6th, of 1944, allied powers took the english channel, and landed on the beaches of Normandy France. Hitler believed if the allies did attack, strong defense and a planned counter attack would ensure his success in the war. However, the allied powers won, and the war is beginning to come to an end. http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/d-day -
Battle of Okinawa (1945)
the battle ended with over 100,000 Japanese casualties and nearly 50,000 for the allied powers.Was the largest amphibious landing during World War 2. When allied powers landed in Okinawa on Easter Sunday, 1945, they were up against 155,000 Japanese troops, 500,000 Civilians, and air and naval defenses. This battle ended up lasting 80 days.
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Battle of the Bulge (1945)
The largest battle reported by the United States Army. on This date, the germans made the last major offensive of the war. The germans tried to push the axis powers from northern france to Northwestern
Belgium, by throwing 250,000 soldiers, and 5 panzer divions against a mere 80,000 american soldiers.
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Operation Thunderclap
the mission to bomb eastern german cities to prevent the transport of what was becoming the eastern front. Also to show the germans that the nazi regime had failed them.
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Battle of Iwo Jima (1945)
The american invasion of Iwo Jima required the need for an american base near the Japanese coast, following a complicated plan for the air force and the navy to strike japan.The city was protected by 20,000 Japanese foot patro, who fought through predominately caves and spider holes, as did the Vietnamese during the Vietnam war.
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VE Day (1945)
this day is marked as the victory in Europe day, which The Nazi regime surrendered its armed forces. The day for the United Sates and Great Britain to celebrate.
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Dropping of the atomic bombs (1945)
Although ve day has past, the war was not yet over in Japan. The manhattan project started during World War 2, which is the project that started the creation of the atomic bomb. An atomic bomb is a bomb that causes a massive explosion, exposing all in its path with fire, and radiation. This bomb was dropped on two major Japan cities, Hiroshima, and Nagasaki. this bomb caused a death of 140,000 in total
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VJ Day (1945)
on this day, it is said that Japan had unconditionally surrendered to the United States, Resulting in a victory in Japan for the United States. This means the war for the United States in officially at an end.
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