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Japanese invasion on China
When japan invaded Manchuria, the Japanese established a puppet state called Manchukuo, and their occupation lasted until the end of World War II. China was invaded because they refused to let japanese soldiers in to look for a lost perosn. -
German Blitzkrieg
Known as the "lightening war" military tactic designed to create disorganization among enemy forces through the use of mobile forces and locally concentrated firepower. -
Germany's invasion of Poland
Germany invaded poland, which then lead to the polish army being defeated within weeks of the attack. They finally surrender to the Germans on September 27, 1939 -
pearl harbor
Hundreds of Japanese fighter planes attacked the American naval base at Pearl Harbor near Honolulu, Hawaii. With the attack only lasting 2 hours it killed up to 2,000 people and wounded 1,000 others. FDR declared war on Japan and the U.S. joined the world war 2 -
Bataan Death March
75,000 Filipino and American troops on Bataan were forced to make an arduous 65-mile march to prison camps. The marchers would walk in intense heat and would be treated badly by the guards. Thousands died and what later became known as the Baatan Death March. Men were divided into 100 groups and it took each group 5 dasy to complete the march. Lieutenant General Homma Masaharu was held responsible for the death march, a war crime, adn was exicuted by firing squad -
D-Day
156,000 American, British and Canadian forces landed on five beaches along a 50-mile stretch of the heavily fortified coast of France’s Normandy region. Normandy landings have been called the beginning of the end of war in Europe. -
Battle of Iwo Jima
Iwo Jima was defended by roughly 23,000 Japanese army and navy troops, who fought from an elaborate network of caves, dugouts, tunnels and underground installations. Except for 1,083 prisoners (two of whom did not surrender until 1951) the entire garrison was wiped out. American losses included 5,900 dead and 17,400 wounded. -
Battle of Okinawa
This battle involved the 287,000 troops of the U.S. Tenth Army against 130,000 soldiers of the Japanese Thirty-second Army. Japan had lost more than 77,000 soldiers and the Allies had suffered more than 65,000 casualties—including 14,000 dead.Other U.S. losses in ground combat included 7,374 killed, 31,807 wounded, and 239 missing in action, this battle alone casued major damage and as a result there were 34 ships sunk and 368 damaged; 763 aircraft were lost. -
VE Day
Victory in Europe day was celebrated to mark the formal acceptance by the Allies of World War II of Nazi Germany's unconditional surrender of its armed forces. Technically May 9th was really the end of the war because when they went to have a confromation 600 more men were killed before the Nazis finally laid down their weapons -
Dropping of the atomic bombs
President Harry S. Truman, warned by some of his advisers that any attempt to invade Japan would result in horrific American casualties. American bomber Enola Gay dropped a five-ton bomb over the Japanese city of Hiroshima.The explosion wiped out 90 percent of the city and immediately killed 80,000 people; tens of thousands more would later die of radiation exposure. Then 3 days later america drops another one killing 40,000 more people. Japans leader unconditonally surrendered in world war 2 -
VJ Day
The news that japan had surrendered had been announced to the world and this sparked spontaneous celebrations over the final ending of World War II. VJ stands for Victoryover Japan Day.
