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German Blizkrieg
The attacks ideally leads to a quick victory, limiting the loss of soldiers and artillery. Used Nazi Germany in the early years of world war 2. As german forces swept through Poland, Norway, Belgium, Holland, and France -
The Rape of Nanking
During the Sino-Japanese War, Nanking was taking over the Japanese. china's government had to retreat to another citie. Japan's general said that they had to burn the city of Nanking. there were about 150,000 war prisoners.
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German Blizkrieg
The attack ideally leads to a quick victory, limiting the loss of soldiers and artillery. Nazi Germany in the early years of World War 2. As German forces swept through Poland, Norway, Belgium, Holland, and France with astonishing speed and force.
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Wannsee Conference
Nazi soldiers meet to discuss "the Final Solution of the Jewish question," The soldiers in the meeting said that they should just corner the jews into the concentration camps and work them to death. mouths later "gas vans" came to Chelmno, Poland, they killed 1,000 people a day. the nazis said that this was the solution.
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Pearl harbor
U.S naval base near Honolulu. At 8 a.m. on Sunday morning, hundreds of Japanese fighter planes descended on the base, when they managed to destroy or damage nearly 20 American navy vessels. The attack was a surprise however japan and the United States had been edging toward war for decades.
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Batann Death March
about 75,000 Filipino and American troops on Bataan were forced to march to prison camps. they had to march in harsh wether and were getting harsh treatment form the guards. About thousands of people died on their way to the prison camp. American and the Philippines were forced to retreat and go to Bataan without any air support and naval support.
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Liberation of the concentration camps
Allies advanced in Europe, as they were doing so they saw these sick, skinny people, they were prisoners. But what they did not know was that the German was going to blow up most of the camps and take off with the prisoners. most of the camps were blown up. The germans went off with the prisoners if they could not keep up then they were killed most of the prisoners died or were shot.
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D-Day (Normandy Invasion)
The allied liberation of western Europe from Nazi Germany's control. After World war 2 began, Germany invaded and occupies northwestern France beginning in May 1940. Americans entered the war in December 1941. the allied ended up winning Normandy which removed the nazis from northwestern France, and Paris was liberated.
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The Battle of the Bulge
Hitler's last major offensive in world war 2 against the western front. HE aim was to split the allies in their drive toward Germany. German troops' failed to divide Britain, France and America with the Ardennes offensive paved the way to victory for the allies. On Christmas day the fog cleared up air support and tanks could help the American troops on the ground.
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The Battle of iwo Jima
Epic military campaign between u.s Marines and the Imperial Army of Japan in early 1945. 750 miles off the coast of Japan, the island of Iwo Jima had three airfields that could serve as a staging facility for a potential invasion of mainland Japan. American forces invaded the island.
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V-E Day
great Britain and the united states celebrated victory in Europe day. Cities in both nations hung flags and banners celebrating the defeat of the Nazis' defeat. The eighth day of May was the day that German forces surrender.
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Dropping of the atomic Bomb
The United States becomes the first and only nation to use atomic weaponry during the war against Japan. about 80,000 people were killed as a direct result of this blast. 35,00 were injured. another 60,000 would die at the end of the year. the dropping of the atomic bomb on japan was the end of world war 2. also known as the cold war.
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V-J Day
Japan had surrendered to the allies. Ending world war 2. also used when japan formally surrender took place aboard u.s.s. Missouri, after serval months after the surrender of Nazi Germany. Japan's capitulation in the Pacific brought six years of hostilities to a final and highly anticipated close.
https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/v-j-day
