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Rape of Nanking
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Rape of Nanking
Committed by Japanese troops against the residents of Nanking during the second Sino-Japanese War. Soldiers of the Imperial Japanese Army murdered Chinese civilians and perpetrated in widespread looting and rape. -
Fall of France
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Fall of France
Also known as the Battle of France, was the German invasion of France. The German strategy included two parts. The first, Fall Gelb (case yellow). The second, Fall Rot (case red). -
Operation Barbarossa
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Operation Barbarossa
Germany's code name for their invasion on the Soviet Union. Driven by Hitler's desire to destroy the Soviet Union and Communism. It was a failure for the Germans. -
Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor was a surprise attack on the US Naval Base Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, a Us state in the middle of Japan and the United States. Hawaii was the only place naval ships could use as a "gas station" in the Pacific. The Japanese's goal was to sink ALL US ships. Although they did sink and damage a lot of our ships and kill around 2,400 Americans, the Japanese considered it a failure. -
Battle of Midway
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Battle of Midway
The US Navy defeated an attacking fleet of the Imperial Japanese Navy. The Japanese were trying to get rid of the US as a strategic power in the Pacific. "Turning point of the Pacific". US cryptographers helped the US by finding out when and where the attack was supposed to take place.The American forces won. -
Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
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Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
Jewish resistance in German occupied Poland. This opposed Nazi Germany's final effort to transport the rest of the Ghetto population to Treblinka. The German commander then gave orders to burn the Ghetto block by block which killed over 300 Jews. This was the largest Jewish resistance in WWII. -
D-Day
Allied invasion of Normandy, Operation Overlord. Paratroopers landed on Normandy's beaches. Successful and began to turn the tide against the Nazi's. -
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Battle of the Buldge
Last major German offensive campaign of the war. Took place in Belgium, France and Luxembourg. It started as a surprise attack on the allied forces which caught them completely off guard. German offensive was trying to stop the allied use of Antwerp, a Belgian port. The largest and bloodiest battle fought by the US. The US won this battle and the Germans left WWII. -
Battle of Iwo Jima
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Battle of Iwo Jima
US marines landed on the island of Iwo Jima. The US Marines captured it from the Japanese Imperial Army. The island was used for Navy Seabees who rebuilt the landing strips for USAAF B-29s -
dropping of the atomic bombs
Under President Harry S. Truman, he ordered an American bomber, Enola Gay, to drop an atomic bomb on the city of Hiroshima. Shortly after, a second bomb was dropped on the city of Nagasaki. This was the first time an atomic bomb has ever been used, it was a new technology, however it was used because the President thought it would bring the war to a speedy end. -
VJ Day
Victory over Japan Day, the day the Japanese surrendered in WWII, ending the war. the official document announcing this was signed September 2, however it was announced August 15th in Japan. -
Battle of the Buldge
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Bataan Death March
Transfer of Filipino and American prisoners of war by the Japanese Imperial Army.Characterized by severe physical abuse, later judged to be a Japanese war crime.
