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Japanese Invasion on China
Japan was eager to be an industrial and military power but lacked resources.For this reason, it expanded to other countries and Manchuria.Also, japan wanted to break out of Manchuria and dominate China itself. China then appealed to the league of nation to interfere; this condemned the Japanese aggression. The only real consequence was that an outraged Japanese delegation stormed out of the League of Nations,never to return
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Ribbentrop/Molotov pact
A non-aggression treaty between the Soviet's and Germany to divide Poland into two equal parts without fighting. Later on Hitler violates this pact and takes the USSR’s side of Poland & invades Russia. Germany wanted to split Poland with Russia because of its vast resources and land. Also Hitler’s invasion and defeat of the USSR was Hitler's ultimate ambition. In effect this allowed the Soviet's to conquer most of Eastern Europe.
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Germany's Blitzkrieg (1939-1940)
Blitzkrieg is a military tactic used by Germany or in other words “ lightning war”. it was first used in 1939, throughout 1940 and twice in 1941.Blitzkrieg is designed to create disorganization among enemy forces through the use of mobile forces and locally concentrated firepower. Germany used blitzkrieg on Poland, Scandinavia, Holland, Belgium, Luxemburg, and France. This tactic impacted Germany in increasing their victories.
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Germanys invasion on Poland
Hitler signed an agreement with Russia,called “the German-soviet nonaggression pact" it is a secret agreement to invade and split up Poland.Hitler then violated the pact invading Russia’s side of Poland. They wanted to take over and confirm their excellence of armed forces and Blitzkrieg tactics.This impacted the war in confirming military weakness of France and Britain, who could not do anything to help Poland.https://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/article.php?ModuleId=10005070 -
Fall of Paris
German forces invaded areas of France pushing the U.K & French forces back to the sea. After, two agreements were signed between Germany & France, which forced them to surrender areas, and 2 million of its soldiers as prisoners. Hitler invaded France to gain revenge for their defeat in World War I & also because he knew that U.K & France would try to stop him,which impacted WWII.As an effect this is the last major country Germany has conqueredhttp://www.historytoday.com/martin-evans/fall-france -
Operation Barbarossa
Hitler launches a blitzkrieg on the soviets. At first Hitler was gaining land and succeeding. However, he didn’t expect it to take long; so they weren't ready for the harsh winters. Due to this incident Russia began taking back their land.Hitler invaded because he wanted to defeat communism, take over land, and use the people as slaves.As an impact this took pressure off of England also Germans lost many resources and their men .http://www.history.co.uk/study-topics/history-of-ww2/barbarossa -
Pearl Harbor
Japan's military attacked and bombed the U.S military base Pearl Harbor.Killing thousands, destroying hundreds of vessels, and propelling the U.S into World WarII. Japan wanted to declare a war on south east Asia; so the U.S put an embargo and refused to export goods so Japan bombed.The U.S was in an extreme state of anger and aggression to an extent that it made the U.S declare the World War II against Japan, as an effect.http://www.enkivillage.com/why-did-japan-attack-pearl-harbor.html -
Battle of Stallingrad
Between the soviet & Nazi forces.Hitler invaded Russia because it was part of his three-pronged attack to take over the USSR; also he needed more supplies to power up his German war machine.Germany was able to take a large part of the city.Soon Germans began to run out of food.Finally,weak from lack of food & freezing, the army surrendered.It was a turning point in the war.After losing, they had no more victories in the East.http://www.ducksters.com/history/world_war_ii/battle_of_stalingrad.php -
Manhattan Project
A secret military project to produce the first US nuclear weapon.The weapon was created because the U.S feared that Germany would build & use a nuclear weapon during World War2.The U.S dropped the bombs on Hiroshima & Nagasaki in Japan. President Truman decided to drop the bomb to end the war as earliest as possible & as a response to the Pearl Harbor. This effected in thousands of American casualties & the end of WW2.http://csis.org/blog/understanding-decision-drop-bomb-hiroshima-and-nagasaki -
Operation Gomorrah
An aerial bombing campaign that occurred in the Hamburg’s Theater of Operations. The RAF, RCAF, and USAAF joined efforts to create an “around the clock” bombing mission. The allies’ agreed to this because Hamburg at the time was the second largest city, that was strong, liberal, and communists. The allies agreed they wanted to destroy Germany.The operation started damage however it did not start another firestorm .http://militaryhistory.about.com/od/aerialcampaigns/p/gomorrah.htm -
D-Day (Normandy Invasion)
Allied forces invaded German forces on the beach landings in Normandy. Once the beach was secured the supplies & armor began to land. Because Germany held their army up north, & were waiting for the invasion to happen there, allies won.Allies wanted to free Europe from Nazi control. This affected the European war in having a new front. This forced Germany to fight the Russians on one front & the US&UK on the other.http://www.ducksters.com/history/world_war_ii/d-day_invasion_of_normandy.php -
Battle of the bulge
Hitler’s plan was to launch a massive attack that would destabilize the allies & take the Antwerp port, which major supplies are received for the allies. It was winter and the U.S weren't ready for the attack.Germans broke through the line and killed thousands of U.S troops. This resulted in U.S winning. This battle was the German's last stand, they threw everything they had into it.http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/world-war-two/world-war-two-in-western-europe/the-battle-of-the-bulge/ -
Battle of Iwo Jima
Between the U.S and Japan,the islands of Iwo Jima was a strategic location.Because the US needed a place for planes & bombers to land & take off when attacking Japan,this land has airfields, tunnels & escapes. Japan attacked the U.S, as a result the U.S won. The U.S wanted to destroy Japan’s merchant fleet.This impacted World War2 because now the allies are able to create an emergency air also they could conduct more air attacks.http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/the-battle-of-iwo-jima/ -
Operation thunderclap
An operation to throw heavy raids on German cities to confuse & break them down; so, the war would end.Feb 13th 1945 U.K & U.S air forces bombed Dresden.This City was chosen because it was a major city in nazi culture also it is filled with factories and equipment that would produce German goods for war effort.This operation impacted World WarII by leading it to the battle of berlin.http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/world-war-two/the-bombing-campaign-of-world-war-two/the-bombing-of-dresden/ -
Battle of Okinawa
The battle was between the U.S & japan. The islands of Okinawa belonged to japan were it was used as a base to launch all the operations. The battle of Okinawa was the largest floating assault in the pacific theater of World War2. The capture of Okinawa was part of a three-point plan the Americans had for winning the war in the Far East. The effects are major for it was the final battle of japanese islands.http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/the-battle-of-okinawa/ -
VE Day
VE day is when the allies began to overrun Germany from the West while the soviets came from the East.Five days later Hitler killed his wife,dog & himself in Berlin.General Jodl signed the surrender of German forces on May 8 1945 marking the allied victory in Europe, which is abbreviated to VE day.This was the end of Hitler’s Reich.After six years millions of lives were lost, the Nazi curse was crushed,& war in Europe was finally over.http://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofBritain/VE-Day/ -
Potsdam declaration
The Potsdam conference is when Britain, Russia, and the U.S agreed on terms of Japanese Surrender. This declaration was one of the terms to end World War II. Japan had two choices either to reject the Declaration and continue the war or open the door to surrender. However they chose neither. This affected the Japanese because the U.S dropped the first atomic bomb on them. Which resulted in the immediate surrender of japan.
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Dropping of atomic bombs
U.S air force dropped the first deployed atomic bomb on Hiroshima and three days later on Nagasaki in japan. President Truman was discouraged by the Japanese’s response to the Potsdam Conference's demand for unconditional surrender. This made the decision to use the atomic bomb to end the war; in order to prevent the United States in invading Japan. This resulted in the immediate surrender of Japan and the end of WW2.
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Bombing of Hiroshima
The first atomic bomb was dropped in Hiroshima, Japan, by the U.S. This bomb was called 'little boy', it was the first nuclear weapon used. After not replying on the conditions of the Potsdam declaration, the U.S dropped the bomb on Hiroshima & days after another bomb on Nagasaki. This caused japan quickly to surrender. As an effect this bomb demolished two thirds of Hiroshima’s buildings & killed 140,000 peoplehttp://zazenlife.com/the-after-effects-of-the-atomic-bombs-on-hiroshima-nagasaki/ -
VJ Day
Japanese forces surrendered and ceased fighting on VJ day, which stands for victory over japan.President Truman announced that the Japanese accepted & met the terms laid down at the Potsdam Conference for unconditional surrender and said, "This is the day we have been waiting for since Pearl Harbor". On September 2nd the documents were signed declaring the formal surrender of the Japanese army.http://www.nationalww2museum.org/learn/education/for-students/ww2-history/at-a-glance/v-j-day.html -
Citation
• Operation gommorah https://ghostofelberry.wordpress.com/2012/08/11/cats-goblins-hamburg-imperialism-the-eastern-wind/
• Japans invasion on china http://factsanddetails.com/china/cat2/sub5/item59.html
• Manhattan project https://www.pinterest.com/citruscyclemonk/manhattan-project/
• Pearl Harbor
http://ncarter.wonecks.net/2015/12/09/pearl-harbor/
• Operation Barbarossa http://polishgreatness.blogspot.com/2012/10/operation-barbarossa-clash-of-titans_31.html -
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• Germanys invasion on Poland https://awritersendlessjourney.wordpress.com/tag/invasion-of-poland/
• Germanys blitzkrieg http://www.longwood.edu/staff/hardinds/Blitzkrieg.html
• D-day Normandy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Normandy_landings
• Ribbentrop/Molotov pact http://www.rferl.org/media/photogallery/history-world-war-soviet-union/26538932.html
• Fall of paris http://thisdaythen.blogspot.com/2012/06/22nd-june-1940-fall-of-france.html -
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• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victory_in_Europe_Day
• post dam declaration http://taiwandiaoyutaiislands.tw/EN/DocPhoto_Category.aspx?id=3
• http://www.collective-evolution.com/2015/05/09/the-real-reason-america-dropped-the-atomic-bomb-it-was-not-to-end-the-war/
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• https://www.emaze.com/@AOLQICWW/VJ-Day- -
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• Battle of stallingrad https://elginhistory12.wikispaces.com/Battle+of+Stalingrad
• Battle of the Bulge http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2075565/Vivid-new-Battle-Bulge-photos-offer-seen-look-war-weary-soldiers-braving-frigid-weather-fight-Nazi-Germanys-major-offensive-World-War-II.html
• Battle of Iwo jima http://www.everydaynodaysoff.com/2010/04/27/wwii-battle-of-iwo-jima-pictures/
• http://battleofokinawatuhs.weebly.com/timeline.html
