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World War 2
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Japan invads Manchuria
Japan needed resources and knew they could get some if they took over Manchuria. -
Italy invades Ethiopia
Italy won the war and took over Ethiopia. It showed that the League of Nations had weakness. They need to inforce their rules. -
War with China
Rape of Nanjing - 200,000-300,000 Chinese massacred. Women raped and then killed. Both men and women were beheaded. -
Invasion of Poland
The invasion of Poland marks the start of World War 2. First time the Blitzkrieg battle tactic is uesd. The Blitzkrieg tactic very afficive. Germany won and took over Poland by the end of the month. -
Sitzkrieg
Britain & France declare war on Germany. Sitzkrieg means "Phony War". -
Operation Weserübung
Germany takes over Denmark and Norway. -
Battle of France
It was the successful German invasion of France. -
The Battle of Dunkirk
Dunkirk was also known as the Great Escape. The Battle of Dunkirk was the defence and evacuation of allied forces and British in Europe. -
Operation Barbarossa
Hitler breaks the nonaggression pact and attacks the Soviet Union. Soviet Union joins the Allies. -
Attack on Pearl Harbor
The attack on Pearl Harbor was a surprise attack on the U.S. Naval Base were 20 warships, 200 aircraft were destored. 2,402 Americans were killed and 1,282 wounded. -
Coral Sea
Fought completely by aircraft carrier. Ships did not see each other. First time we stop the Japanese expansion. -
Battle of Midway
Japan hoped to lure the u.s. fleet into the open and destroy it. U.S. brok the Japanese's code. U.S. is ready and Japan suffers loss of 4 carriers. -
Battle og Guadalcanal
Allies go on the attack for the first time and gain ground on the Japanese. -
Stalingrad
A major battle of World War II in which Nazi Germany and its allies fought the Soviet Union for control of the city of Stalingrad. -
Leningrad
It was one of the longest and most destructive sieges in history. Besieged, 800,000 residents die. -
Battle of Tarawa
It was the first American offensive in the critical central Pacific region. It was also the first time in the war that the United States faced serious Japanese opposition to an amphibious landing. -
D - day
D-Day Video . A landing of 160,000 Allied troops on French coastline. General Dwight D. Eisenhower called the operation a crusade in which “we will accept nothing less than full victory.” -
Battle of Saipan
The Battle of Saipan was a battle of the Pacific campaign of World War II. The day before Operation Overlord in Europe was launched. -
Battle of Leyte Gulf
Major sea battle featuring nearly 300 ships in which Allies virtually destroyed Japan's navy. -
Battle of the Bulge
Last major German offensive. -
Battle of Iwo Jima
Battle in which the Allies fought to gain control of an island from which they could more easily bomb Japan. -
Battle of Okinawa
Another battle, after which some Allied leaders concluded that invading Japan might cost a million lives. -
FDR dies
FDR dies suddenly and vice president, Harry Truman takes over. -
Suicide
Hitler commits suicide. -
VE - day
Marked the formal end of the war in Europe. -
Surrender on USS Missouri
Japan formaly surrender to the U.S.
