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Japanese Invasion of China
The Second Sino Japanese War was a military conflict fought primarily between the Republic of China and the empire of Japan from 1937 to 1945. The Chinese fought Japan with economic help from Germany because Japan's desire was to become an imperial power which was economically and militaristically. The effects on the war was that China took the loss with economic issues from spending money on the war. wikipedia.com -
Rape of Nanking
The Rape of Nanking (Nanking Massacre) was a period of mass murder and mass rape during the Second Sino Japanese War. The Japanese mass murdered and raped the civilians of China because they looked at the people of China as nothing lesser than animals. As a result, 300,000 Chinese were recorded dead. google.com + wikipedia.com -
Ribbentrop-Molotov Pact
The Ribbentrop-Molotov Pact was a non-aggression pact between the Soviet Union and Germany. The two states signed the pact in order to stay allies during the war. The pact wasn't broken during the war, the two countries didn't harm each other but teamed up against the Allies. -
Germany's Invasion on Poland
The September Campaign marked the beginning of WW2 in Europe. The invasion was joint by Nazi Germany. The invasion happened because hitler claimed the massive invasion as a defense act. After the invasion, Poland was divided from the Soviet Union and Germany. wikipedia.com -
German Blitzkrieg
Blitzkrieg is a german term for lightning war, a military tactic designed to create disorganization amongst enemy forces through mobile forces and concentrated fire power. Germany wanted to build its empire and felt that other European powers were restricting them so they began using blitzkrieg. After Germany successfully used their new tactic, they were able to invade Poland. wikipedia.com -
Fall of Paris
The Fall of Paris (Battle of France) was the German invasion of France during the Second World War. The Germans invaded France to bring the conquest of France, Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands on the Western Front to an end. Germans won the Battle of France. -
Operation Barbarossa
Operation Barbarossa was Nazi Germany's codename for the invasion of the Soviet Union. Hitler wanted to defeat communism happening in the USSR so he decided to attack the Soviet Union. In the end the Soviet Union ended up winning and that allowed the Easter Front to open. wikipedia.com -
Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor was an aerial attack from Japanese fighter planes on an American naval base close to Honlulu, Hawaii. The Japanese wanted to broaden the war so they went with their surprise attack on Pearl Harbor. In the end of the aerial attack, President Roosevelt signed the Executive Order 9066 and the attack announced the United States' entry in the Second World War. military.laws.com + google.com -
Wannsee Conference
The Wannsee Conference was a high level meeting of Nazi members to discuss the final solutions of the Jewish Question. The purpose of the conference was to see what Nazi officials were going to do with the Jewish community in Europe. The Wannsee Conference led to the beginning of the "Final Solution" where the mass genocide on Jews began. google.com + ushmm.org -
Battle of Midway
The Battle of Midway was a naval battle between America and Japan. The Japanese attacked the United States in the Pacific because they wanted to eliminate America from being a strategic power in the Pacific. The American Navy won. -
Battle of Stalingrad
The Battle of Stalingrad was a major battle that fought for the control of the city Stalingrad. Hitler was trying to take out the Soviet Union by taking them out from the north and south. The Soviets, however, were prepared for the surprise attack and won the battle. -
Operation Gomorrah
Operation Gomorrah was a strategic air strike by Allied forces on Hamburg, Germany. It happened because Britain suffered 167 civilian deaths from the Germans in July so they decided to repay them. The United States bombed them in the day while Britain carried on through the night. In the end, over 30,000 people died. -
D-Day (Normandy Invasion)
D-Day was when General Dwight D. Eisenhower ordered 160,000 Allied troops to land across French coastline to fight Nazi Germany. Allied troops landed on the coast of Normandy, France to begin to liberation of Western Europe from Nazi Germany control. More than 9,000 Allied troops died on June 6th but it didn't stop the rest of the troops to go and defeat Adolf Hitler. history.com + army.mil -
Battle of the Bulge
The Battle of the Bulge was Germany's major offensive campaign towards the end of World War 2. The attacks happened because Germany needed to come back in the war and turn everything in their favor but in the end, Germany failed. It didn't take long for American troops to stop being scared and put forth action to take the victory. wikipedia.com -
Operation Thunderclap
Operation Thunderclap was a code for a planned attack on Berlin, Germany. The Allies political army decided to aid the Soviets by using a strategic air attack on Berlin. When the plan went underway, over 220,000 casualties were recorded. -
Battle of Iwo Jima
The Battle of Iwo Jima was a major battle in which U.S. Marines tried to capture the island of Iwo Jima from the Japanese Imperial Army. The battle happened because Americans needed a base near the Japanese coast. In the end, the Americans ended up winning. wikipedia.com + google.com -
Battle of Okinawa
The Battle of Okinawa (Operation Iceberg) was a numerous amount of battles fought in the Ryukyu Islands. The battle happened because as Americans advanced the Pacific towards Japan, they needed to capture the well defended island. In the end of the battle, America ended up taking the island for themselves. -
VE Day
VE Day was Victory in Europe day and marked the formal conclusion of Hitler's war. It happened because Nazi Germany was losing the war and they had to surrender before they were all killed. With VE Day came the end of six years of misery, suffering, courage, and endurance across the world. google.com -
Dropping of the Atomic Bombs
The dropping of the atomic bombs was when the United States dropped two atomic bombs on two cities in Japan, Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The Americans used the atomic bombs as a way to end the longing war. After the bombs were dropped in two cities, there was nothing left for Japan. -
VJ Day
VJ Day was the formal signing of surrender from Japan and celebration of America's win in the war. They did the celebration for VJ Day because it was officially the end of the war. In the end, America (Allies) did end up winning. google.com
