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Japanese Invasion of China (1937)
During 1937, Japan controlled a large area in eastern japan. They used it to fight western powers. When the war ended Japan lost control of that area. -
German Blitzkrieg
The German Blitzkrieg was a German tactic that had the armies rush into different countries wiping them out before they are able to fight back. This allowed Germany to almost win. -
Germany's Invasion of Poland
When Germany invaded Poland they were able to win in weeks. When the German-Soviet Pact was created it allowed the attack which had started World War 2. -
Fall of Paris
he Battle of France, also known as the Fall of France, was the German invasion of France and the Low Countries during the Second World War. -
Operation Barbossa
Germany gathered a giant army of troops that was at its peek of fighting ability. When this siege ended, Germany lost, making it fight on 2 fronts. -
Pearl Harbor
Bombers went over Pearl Harbor, Hawaii bombing it killing thousands. This influenced the United States into the war. -
Wannsee Conference
It was a meeting held of Nazi senior officials. -
Battle of Stalingrad
The Battle of Stalingrad was a major battle on the Eastern Front of World War II in which Nazi Germany and its allies fought the Soviet Union for control of the city of Stalingrad in Southern Russia, on the eastern boundary of Europe. -
Battle of Midway
The Battle of Midway was a decisive naval battle in the Pacific Theater of World War II. Between 4 and 7 June 1942, only six months after Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor. -
Operation Gomorrah
This was a calculated bombing run with British bombing during the night and U.S bombing during the day. The bombings where so devastating that it scarred Hitler. He didn't even want to visit the site. -
D-Day
D-day was when the United States led a brutal attack on the beaches of Normandy. Called operation Overlord, they led a mass of troops to over run it. -
Potsdam Declaration (1945)
The Potsdam Declaration is a proclamation stating that the Japanese surrendered. It had happened after the 2 bombing on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. This symbolized the ending of World War 2. -
Liberation of Concentration Camps (1945)
Soviet Soldiers were the first to liberate concentration camps. They had found hundreds of sick and exhausted prisoners in the Auschwitz camp. -
Battle of the Bulge
Germany led a surprise attack to split off the allies and to surround them. It neutralized Germany's counter offensive. -
Battle of Iwo Jima
The Battle of Iwo Jima was a major battle in which the U.S. Marines landed on and eventually captured the island of Iwo Jima from the Japanese Imperial Army during World War II. -
Battle of Okinawa
codenamed Operation Iceberg, was a series of battles fought in the Japanese Ryukyu Islands, centered on the island of Okinawa, and included the largest amphibious assault in the Pacific War during World War II. -
VE Day
Victory of Europe day marked the day when Europe won their front of the war. -
Dropping of the atomic bombs
When the United States dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan. It forced Japan to surrender. -
VJ Day
On August 15, 1945, news of the surrender was announced to the world. This sparked spontaneous celebrations over the final ending of World War II. -
Operation Thunderclap
It was an operation (now canceled) that would destroy Berlin and German morale