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Japenese invasion of China
China WarJapan launched an attack on china in 1937. They used Manchuria as a base for Japanese troops. This started when the Japanese claimed they were attacked at the Marco Polo bridge by the chinese. This invasion cause Shanghai and Nanjing to fall in 1937 -
Germanys invasion of poland
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Fall of Paris
fall of ParisIn 1940 German tanks has rolled into Paris. They started arresting, interrogating, and spying on the people that were left in Paris. This made President Roosevelt freeze the assets of the axis powers, Germany and France. -
German Blitzkrieg
BlitzkriegThis was a tactic to create disorder to their enemies. This was successful against Poland in 1939 and again in 1940 against France. -
Operation Barbarossa
Operation BarbarossaOperation Barbarossa was just a nickname given to Germanys attack on Russia. Russian prisoners were captured and all of Russias equipment was destroyed. Hitler gave his orders a little too late, which caused his army to fail because they could not handle the harsh weather conditions. -
Pearl Harbor
Pearl HarborPearl Harbor was an American naval base in Hawaii, that Japan gave a surprise attack on. The Japanese wanted to destroy the Pacific fleet so that the Americans were not able to fight back but this was not done. The US navy was able to fight back and win this battle. -
Wannsee Conference
Wannsee This conference was for the Nazis to find a "final solution" to get rid of the Jewish population. They came up with solutions for different cases and was going to kill off the Jews through natural causes. In result the meeting was put to a close by the Chief of the Secruity Police. -
Battle of Midway
MidwayThe Battle of Midway destroyed Japans navy. The American navy destroyed 4 aircraft carriers. The japanese was never able to recover from this defeat. -
Operation Gomorrah
OGOperation Gomorrah was for the British bombers to raid Hamburg, Germany at night. This only made matter worse for Germany because they were also dealing with the Americans. -
Allied Invasion of Italy
alliesOn this date Italys mainland was invaded by Montgomerys 8th army. Italian government surrendered to the allies. Italians are treated with leniency if they help the allies drive the germans out of Italy. -
D-Day
D-DayD-day was first known as operation overlord. This was one of the biggest amphibious attacks in history and required alot of time. Northern France was liberated and the germans were out of italy. -
Liberation of Concentration Camps
Death campsThe germans got rid of these camps once most of the jews were dead. During this time the largest killing camp was liberated and the jews that survived was set free. -
Operation Thunderclap
ThunderclapOperation Thunderclap was a decision made by the Allied Command. This plan was to bomb the east, which was to destroy what was becoming the eastern front. -
Battle at Iwo Jima
Iwo JimaThe battle of Iwo Jima was one of the largest battles fought. During this war the armed forces soon captured the island, Iwo Jima from the Japanese Army. -
Battle of Okinawa
OkinawaThis was the last and biggest of the island battles. The battle put the air bases at risk. The japanese lost 77,000 or more soldiers in this war, making it the bloodiest in the pacific. -
VE Day
VE DayVE day was a celebration for Great Britian and the US. It was a day to rejoice that they have won the battle against the Germans. -
Potsdam Declaration
PotsdamThis was the constitution of Japan. The potsdam declaration was a document that surrendered the japanese in WW2. -
Dropping the Atomic Bombs
BombsThis was "invented" by the US. Atomic bombs were dropped on the major cities of Japan. Some say this was the end of WW2 but then some say its what started the cold war. -
VJ Day
[VJ day](http:http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/v-j-day//)VJ day is the day Japan finally surrendered. Celebrations were every where and on September 2nd a ceremony was held in Tokyo. -
Battle of the bulge
the bulgeThe Battle was started for Hitler to split the Allies. Americans units were caught off guard by this attack and had to fight desparate battles. Due too Lt. Patton, this battle was able to be turned around for the Allies.
