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Japanese invasion of China
The Japan-China War started in July 1937 when the Japanese claimed that they were fired on by Chinese troops at the Marco Polo Bridge near Beijing. Using this as an excuse, the Japanese launched a full-scale invasion of China using the conquered Manchuria as a launching -
Rape of Nanking
In December of 1937, the Japanese Imperial Army marched into China's capital city of Nanking and proceeded to murder 300,000 out of 600,000 civilians and soldiers in the city. More than 20,000 females, were abused and raped by Japanese soldiers. Some people decribed Nanking as "hell on earth." http://www.historyplace.com/worldhistory/genocide/nanking.htm -
Germany's invasion of Poland
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German Blitzkrieg
A German term for “lightning war,” blitzkrieg is a military tactic designed to create disorganization among enemy forces through the use of mobile forces and locally concentrated firepower. It caused many causalities in war. In less than six weeks the German army crushed the combined forces of four nations. -
Fall of Paris
British Prime Minister Winston Churchill had tried for days to convince the French government to hang on, not to sue for peace, that America would enter the war and come to its aid. The united states was prepared to send material, but feared Hilter would declare War. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/germans-enter-paris -
Operation Barbarossa
On June 22, 1941, Adolf Hitler launched his armies eastward in a massive invasion of the Soviet Union. Forces invaded Russia. Barbarossa was the crucial turning point in World War II, due to the failure of Nazi Germany, they had to fight a two-front war against a coalition possessing immensely superior resources. http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/operation-barbarossa -
Pearl Harbor
Just before 8 a.m. on December 7, 1941, hundreds of Japanese fighter planes attacked the American naval base at Pearl Harbor near Honolulu, Hawaii. It lasted only 2 hours, but it ended up being very devastating. Roosevelt asked Congress to declare war on Japan. More than two years of conflict and the United States finally declared war. http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/pearl-harbor -
Wannsee Conference
15 top Nazi bureaucrats made the final solution to exterminate the entire Jewish population of Europe, an estimated 11 million people. People with mixed blood of the second degree will be considered as Jews. http://www.historyplace.com/worldwar2/holocaust/h-wannsee.htm -
Bataan Death March
75,000 Filipino and American troops on Bataan were forced to make an arduous 65-mile march to prison camps. They were treated very poorly by the Japanese guards. The troops were split up into groups and later killed off. This occured the day after the Pearl Harbor bombing. America avenged its defeat in the Philippines. http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/bataan-death-march -
Battle of Midway
Six months after the attack on Pearl Harbor, the United States defeated Japan in one of the most decisive naval battles of World War II. The United States was able to break Japanese code andc were able to counter their planned ambush. Victory allowed the United States and its allies to move into an offensive position. http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-midway -
Battle of Stalingrad
It stopped the German advance into the Soviet Union and marked the turning of the tide of war in favor of the Allies. The Battle of Stalingrad was one of the bloodiest battles in history. German Sixth Army reached the outskirts of Stalingrad, expecting to take the city with no problem, but the Russians had built up their defenses and continued to bring in reinforcements. http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-stalingrad -
Operation Gomorrah
British aircraft drop 2,300 tons of incendiary bombs on Hamburg in just a few hours. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/operation-gomorrah-is-launched -
Operation Thunderclap
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D-Day(Normandy invasion)
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Battle of Bulge
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Battle of Iwo Jima
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Battle of Okinawa
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VE Day
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Dropping of the atomic bombs
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VJ Day
