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Rape of Nanking
The massacre lasted 6 weeks with the capture of Nanking, Japanese soldieries raped and murdered the people of Nanking. They looted homes and business. soldieries had competition with their swords to see who could behead more people. The japanese would cut the women's breast, the little children would be cut open to prevent the Japanese from rapping them of all this to show the japanese true aggression. This episode lead to the mass murder of an estimated 300,000 chinese. -
Germany's invasion of Poland
On the morning of september 1, 1939 Germany forces and their allies the Soviet union invaded poland. Germany forces attacked from the east,west,south and north.On october 6 german and soviet forces gained full control of poland. The invasion of poland happened because both countries germany and The soviet union agreed to partion poland. The invasion lead the allies of poland France and United kingdom to declare war on germany which is the start of WW2. -
Fall of Paris
May 10 germany defeats allies with mobile forces eventually taking France, Belgium, Lexumberg, and Netherlands. The invasion happend beacuse Germany hopped to take control of France's navy. The effect was that france was divided into an occupation zone. -
Pearl Harbor
Pearl harbor was a suprise military attack on The United States by the impearel japanese navy. The attact on pearl harbor was a preventive attack so The united States wouldnt interfer on their attack on the United kingdom. The base was attacked by 353 japanese bomber planes causing 8 damaged navy battle ships, 4 sunked, 3 cruisers, 188 U.S. aircraft, 2,403 americans were killed and 1,178 others were wounded. This attack led United States into WW2. -
Wannsee confrence
The wannsee confrence was a meeting of senior confrence germany. This meeting was held in Berlin suburb. Yhe meeting was to cooperation of administrative leaders of goverment deperatments in the implementation of the final solution to the jew question. -
Bataan Death March
After the surrender to Japanese troops at the battle of bataan. American & Filipino troops were forced to march 65miles to prison camps in intense heat . The Japanese would take their water away, kill those who couldnt walk anymore. About 21,600 American & Filipino troops vanished. -
German blitzkrieg
A method of warfare where by a attacking force is spearheaded by a dense concentration of armoured and motorised or mechanised attack. -
Battle of Midway
6 months after the attack on pearl harbor. The battle of midway was a naval battle agianst japanese fleet. This battle damaged japanese tremendously basically leaving japanese handicap giving United states an advantage. The effect was that United States is now on Japan territories. -
Operation Thunderclap
Operation Thunderclap was supposed the be a massive attack on Berlin but ut never happend due to predictions of the plan not working. The attack was believed to cause 220,000 casualties and 110,000 dead. -
D-day (normady invasion)
Allied invasion of normandy in operation "overload". D-day the biggest seaborne battle in history the operation started with the liberation of northwestern Europe. The landidng of 24,000 American, British, and candian troops. The troops dying instantly. The allies won the battle 10,000 dead and 4,414 injured on the first day. This lead a little bot closer to the capture of Adolf Hitler. -
Battle of Bulge
A major German offensive campaign. The attack cought allies completely off gaurd making a dent in united states army making it there largest casualties during any war.89,500 casualties, 19,000 killed, 47,500 wounded 23, captured or missing. -
Liberation of concentration camps
Soviet troops were the first to liberate concentration camps during the final chapters of the war. First entering the majdanek camp in Poland, then later finding other camps. In January 27 they entered Auschwitz finding ill and sick jews. The effect was that the jews were free. -
VE Day
"Victory in Europe day" public holliday to celebrate the acceptance by the allies of world war 2 of nazi unconditional surrender. -
Dropping of the atomic bombs
President Harry S. Truman was warned that an attempt to invade japan would cause alot of american lives. On August 6 the Enola grey dropped a 5 ton atomic bomb over Hiroshima. Instintly killing 80,000 people and killing more from radiation poison. The united states toled japan to surrender or they would drop another bomb on Nagasaki but japan refused so 3 days later the fat boy was dropped killing 40,000. After United States said they had 3 more. A few day later japan anounced their surrender. -
VJ Day
News of japans surrender was announced to the world. Celebrating the end of WW2 president Truman announced September 2 to be VJ day.
