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Japanese attack of China (pt 2)
an armistice was negotiated, but lasted only a short period. Chinese resistance was stiffer than the Japanese had anticipated. The Japanese government yielded to pressure from the military and dispatched more troops to China expanding their presence. -
Japanese attack of China
what happened: a clash occurred between Chinese and Japanese troops near Peiping in North China. When this clash was followed by indications of intensified military activity on the part of Japan, Secretary of State Hull urged upon the Japanese Government a policy of self-restraint.
why it happened: Japan could bomb China's industrial infrastructures and strategic urban areas to cripple China's defensive structures, and the Chinese could do nothing about it.
the effects: After the incident -
Germany's invasion of Poland
what happened: On September 1, 1939, Germany invaded Poland. The Polish army was defeated within weeks of the invasion. From East Prussia and Germany in the north and Silesia and Slovakia in the south, German units, with more than 2,000 tanks and over 1,000 planes, broke through Polish defenses along the border and advanced on Warsaw in a massive encirclement attack.
why it happened: To give Germans lebensraum in Eastern Europe, To overturn the Treaty of Versailles,the Nazi Soviet Pact, were -
Germany's invasion of Poland (pt 2)
all reasons why Germany's invasion on Poland happened.
effects: The German-Polish Non-Agression Pact was made; September 29th, Poland surrendered -
German Blitzkrieg (pt 2)
because they were accustomed to the more traditional tactics used in World War I.
effects: Germany was ahead of other countries with weapons and strategies -
German Blitzkrieg
what happened: Blitzkrieg, meaning "lightning war" in German,was a military tactic designed to create disorganization among enemy forces through the use of mobile forces and locally concentrated firepower.
why it happened: it was an effective German strategy in World War II because it took full advantage of the new ideas of mechanized warfare with bombers, fighter planes and tanks to soften up the enemy and create terror before sending in infantry troops. This caught many countries off guard -
Pearl Harbor
what happened: 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. More than 2,000 Americans soldiers and sailors died in the attack, and another 1,000 were wounded.
why it happened: intended to neutralize the U.S. Pacific Fleet, and hence protect Japan's advance into Malaya and the Dutch East Indies, where it sought access to natural resources such as oil and rubber.
effects:In February 1942, Rooseve -
Pearl Harbor (pt 2)
lt signed United States Executive Order 9066, requiring all Japanese Americans to submit themselves for an internment. -
D-Day
what happened: more than 160,000 Allied troops landed along a 50-mile stretch of heavily-fortified French coastline, to fight Nazi Germany on the beaches of Normandy, France. More than 5,000 Ships and 13,000 aircraft supported the D-Day invasion, and by day’s end, the Allies gained a foot-hold in Continental Europe.
why it happened:To end WWII and the Nazi domination of Europe.
effects: over 4,400 lives were taken -
Battle of Iwo Jima
what happened: The Battle of Iwo Jima was a major battle in which the U.S. Marines landed on and eventually captured the island of Iwo Jima from the Japanese Imperial Army during World War II
why it happened:the U.S. was following a military strategy of island hopping. In other words, they'd capture/recapture one island and use that island as a base to prepare for an invasion of the next island.
effects:he subsequent invasion of the island by U.S. forces resulted in the highest number of U.S. -
Battle of Iwo Jima (pt 2)
casualties of any operation to date in the Pacific War. -
Battle of Okinawa
what happened: the Battle of Okinawa, codenamed Operation Iceberg, was a series of battles fought in the Ryukyu Islands, centered on the island of Okinawa, and included the largest amphibious assault in the Pacific War
why it happened: Okinawa was a well defended island that the Americans needed to capture as they advanced across the Pacific towards Japan. It was needed as a base to prepare.
effects; 200,000 Okinawans were killed in this Battle of Okinawa. -
VE Day
what happened: the public holiday celebrated on 8 May 1945 to mark the formal acceptance by the Allies of World War II of Nazi Germany's unconditional surrender of its armed forces.
why it happened: to rejoice in the defeat of the Nazi war machine.
effects: On 30 April Hitler committed suicide during the Battle of Berlin, and so the surrender of Germany was authorized by his replacement, President of Germany Karl Dönitz. -
Dropping of atomic bombs
what happened: an American B-29 bomber dropped the world’s first deployed atomic bomb over the Japanese city of Hiroshima.
why it happened:wanted to end the war against Japan
effects: over 120,000 people killed altogether in Hiroshima and Nagaskaki. -
VJ Day
what happened: a formal surrender ceremony was held in Tokyo Bay aboard the USS Missouri.
why it happened: Japan surrendered in order to have a "peaceful government"
effects: World War 2 ended
