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japan invades china
When the Empire of Japan invaded Manchuria it started the largest the largest war fought between two countries during the twentieth century. For Japan it was a war for national resources and for chain it was a war for national survival. -
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The Holocaust
Jews were targeted and methodically murdered in the largest genocide of the 20th century.
Of the nine million Jews who had resided in Europe before the Holocaust, approximately two-thirds were killed -
munich confrence
It was a agreement allowing Nazi Germany to annex Czechoslovakia along the country's borders mainly inhabited by German speakers. Which this land was called the "Sudetenland". -
non-aggression pact
Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union sent representatives to met and signed the Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact, which guaranteed that the two countries would not attack each other. Witch was broken two years latter. -
Germany invades Ploand
Germany invaded Poland with 1.5million troops. The German’s new blitzkrieg strategy allowed the Germans to quickly bombard the Poland land an air forces. witch gave germany a quick victorie. -
Battle of britain
This was an air campaign waged by the German Air Force against the United Kingdom. This was the first major campaign to be fought entirely by air forces. It was also the largest and most sustained aerial bombing to that date. -
Blitzkrieg
Blitzkrieg means “lighting war” or when attacking force spearheaded by a large concentration of armored, motorized vehicles and infantry formations with close air support. This allowed for a series of short, fast, powerful attacks. Witch allowed them to quickly brake through the enemies line. This made it difficult for the enemy to respond effectively to the continuously changing front. -
land-lease act
Was a program under the United States to supplied Great Britain, France, the Republic of China and later the USSR and other Allied nations with materiel. Was signed year and a half after the outbreak of World War II in Europe. A total of $50.1 billion (equivalent to $656 billion today) worth of supplies were shipped to allied countries. The terms of the agreement provided that the materiel was to be used until time for their return or destruction. -
operation barbarossa
Was the code name for Germany's invasion of the Soviet Union during World War II. Over the invasion , about 4 million soldiers of the Axis powers invaded the USSR along a 2,900 km front. This marked a pivotal point in deciding the victors of the war. 95% of all German Army casualties that occurred happened after the invasion of Russia -
pearl harbor
Emperor Japan had a surprise military strike conducted by the Japanese Navy against the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Japan distorted almost all of the naval fleet in the pacific. Shortly after the United States declared war on Japan. -
bataan death march
was the forcible transfer of 60,000–80,000 Filipino and American prisoners of war after the Battle of Bataan in the Philippines during World War II
3,150 of thoseprisoners of war died before they could reach their destination at Camp O'Donnell
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Battel of midway
One of the most important naval battles of World War II
Sought to eliminate the United States as a strategic power in the Pacific
The Japanese plan was to lure the United States' aircraft carriers into a trap
American code breakers were able to determine the date and location of the attack, allowing the U.S. Navy to set up an ambush of its own -
Wannsee Confernce
Was a meeting of senior officials of Nazi Germany held in, the Berlin.
This meeting was to discuss the final solution to the Jewish question, which most of the Jews of German-occupied Europe would be deported to Poland and murdered.
After the invasion of Poland in September 1939, the extermination of European Jewry began. -
battel of Stalingrad
It was a major battle of World War II in which Nazi Germany and its allies fought the Soviet Union for control of the city of Stalingrad (now Volgograd)
It is the single largest and bloodiest battle in the history of warfare.
turning point in the war, the German forces never regained the initiative in the East and withdrew a vast military force from the West to replace their losses. -
D-Day
There were many other invasions and operations that had been called D-Day, both before and after that operation.
The largest seaborne invasion in history, the operation began the invasion of German-occupied Europe, and contributed to an Allied victory in the war.
Planning for the operation began in 1943. -
battle of the bulge
Was a major German offensive campaign launched through the densely forested Ardennes region of Wallonia in Belgium.
Hitler planned the offensive with the primary goal to recapture the important harbor of Antwerp.
The Germans referred to the battle as Unternehmen Wacht am Rhein -
V-J Day
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battel of Iwo Jima
The American invasion had the goal of capturing the entire island, including its three airfields to provide a staging area for attacks on the Japanese main islands
The battle took five-weeks and had the fiercest and bloodiest fighting of the War in the Pacific of World War II.
Overwhelming American superiority in arms and numbers as well as complete control of air power coupled with the impossibility of Japanese retreat or reinforcement, made it easy for U.S.A to win. -
battel of okinawa
Was fought on the Ryukyu Islands of Okinawa and was the largest amphibious in the Pacific War of World War II.
The battle lasted 82-day-long. Large island only 340 mi (550 km) away from mainland Japan
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V-E Day
Victory in Europe Day, generally known as V-E Day.
on 30 April, Adolf Hitler committed suicide during the Battle of Berlin. Germany's surrender, therefore, was authorized by his successor. -
The Boming of Hiroshima/Nigasaki
United States dropped atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
The two bombings, which killed at least 129,000 people, remain the only use of nuclear weapons for warfare in human history.
Witch end the war in the pacific, with japans unconditional surrender. -
warsaw pact
Was a collective defense treaty among eight communist states of Central in existence during the Cold War.
The Warsaw Pact was part of a Soviet military reaction to the integration of NATO in 1955.