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Japanese invasion of China
Japan invaded China causing the Second Sino-Japanese War. China's forces were unable to fight Japan's brutal and well organized army. By the time this war spread to Europe, Japan had seized all the major ports in central China. -
Germany's invasion of Poland
Once Germany invaded Poland, World War II began. Germany first bombarded Wielm and killed 1,200 people. Only five minutes later, German battle ships open fired on a transit depot at Westerplatte in Danzig. Then, the United Kingdom and France declared war on Germany. Poland surrendered after the Soviet Union invaded their land. The war caused 65,000 Polish troops to be dead. -
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Operation Gomorrah
Operation Gomorrah was the code name for the Allied bombing of Hamburg. There were numerious bombing attacks on the oil refineries. -
German Blitzkrieg
The German Lightning War was an all motorized war. Tanks, infantry, combat engineers, and air power invaded enemy lines, making it hard to for them to fight back with power. This helped advance the tanks and artillary to become more powerful. -
Fall of Paris
The Fall of Paris happened from German invasion of frane. They intruded Ardennes and surround the Allied units in Belgium. The second operation, Fall Rot depleted th French forces and they pushed their way into Paris and attacked. -
Operation Barbarossa
Operationg Barbarossa was the code name for Germany's invasion of the Soviet Union. Over four millions soldiers of the Axis powers invaded the USSR along a 2,900 km front. They used 600,000 motor vehicles and 750,000 horses to make the invasions possible -
Pearl Harbor
The attack on Pearl Harbor was a suprise military strike made by the Japanese Navy. The attack was meant to keep the U.S. Pacific Fleet from interfering with military actions planned by the Empire of Japan against terrorists of the United Kingdomg, Netherlands, and the United States. -
Wannsee Conference
Wannsee Conference was a meeting of senior officials of the Nazi Germany regime. It was help in Berlin. The purpose was to discuss final solution policies for Jews with the administrative leaders. -
Battle of Midway
Battle of Midway was the most important Naval battle after the attack on Pearl Harbor. The American fought back on Japan and won the battle. -
Battle of Stalingrad
This is the battle where Nazi Germany and its allies fought the Soviet Union for the city of Stalingrad.There were many casualties for the German's making them less powerful. This let the Soviet Union win the battle -
Allied invasion of Italy
The Allies landed on the main land and invaded Sicily. They successfully invaded cities and Italy and won the battle. -
D-Day
The Normandy landings were Allied invaions of Normandy. The landings happened in two phases, airborne assault and amphibious landings. It ended in a decisive Allied victory. -
Operation Thunderclap
Operations Thunderclap was a plan of a massive attack on Berlin that would cause 220,000 casualties and 110,000 killed soldiers. It was decided that this plan would not work out, so it was put away and not used. -
Battle of Bulge
Battle of Bulge was a German defensive battle. It lowered Germany's war-making materials and was the costliest war for the United States in terms of casualties. German operations failed making it and Allied victory. -
Liberation of Concentration Camps
Liberation of the Concentration Camps happened when Nazi Germany surrendered. They freed all the living people in the concentration camps. -
Battle of Iwo Jima
Battle where United States forces fought and captured the island of Iwo Jima from the Japanese Empire. Along witht the goal of capturing the island, American forces wanted to capture its three airfields. The United States won and gained the island of Iwo Jima. -
Battle of Okinawa
The Battle of Okinawa was fought on the Ryukyu Islands and was the largest amphibious assault battle. They used the island of Okinawa as a base to attack Japan. The invasion was supported by the naval, amphibious, and tactical air forces. It resulted in an Allied victory. -
V-E Day
V-E Day was the Victory in Europe Day. It is a public holiday that celebrates the date when World War II Allies accepted the surrender of Nazi Germany and the end of Adolf Hitler. This ended the war in Europe. -
Dropping of Atomic Bombs
The atomic bombs were dropped over Hiroshima, Pana killing about 80,000 people. The second bomg was dropped on Nagaskaki killing 40,000 people. The bombs were ordered by U.S. president Harry Truman and it was the only nuclear attack in history. -
VJ Day
VJ Day is a holiday that celebrates the Japanese surrender, effectively ending the war.
