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Japanese invasion of China
The Japanese invasion on China started when the Japanese claimed to be attacked by the Chinese near Beijing. They used there conquered base of Manchuria as a spot to deploy their troops. The Japanese quickly took control of 1 million Chinese people within 5 people. They were allowed to brutally beat the Chinese. This war ended with more than 4 million Chinese dead and more than 60 million homeless. http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/china_war.htm -
German Blitzkrieg
Blitzkrieg is a German word meaning lightning war. I was a way to preserve troops lives and also save artillery. It was first tested on Poland by the Germans. This technique was adopted by the U.S. for European war.
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Germany invasion of Poland
Germany's plan for Poland was to expand their living space for their country. Hitler knew that the soviets were allies with Poland so he made a non-aggression pact with Russia so Germany will not have to fight on two fronts. Germany used blitzkrieg and blasted through Poland. Poland was extremely outmatched by Germany. Hitler then later went against the non-aggression pact and invaded Russia.
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Operation Barbarossa
Hitler pushes his army east towards Russia. This went against the non-aggression pact that they made with Russia. They pushed through until they got stopped in Moscow. They were forced to turn around and head back to Germany. In the end, they were fighting a two front war.
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Wannsee conference
In this conference they talked about the solution for Jews. They talked about many ideas suck as moving them to the island if Madagascar. They came to the solution that gas chambers were the best solution because it kills more at one time.
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Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor was when the Japanese bombed the Hawaiian naval base. It destroyed 20 naval ships. 200 airplanes and more than 2000 soldiers dead. This attack made America angry and was the main reason why America got involved in world war 2.
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Battle of the Midway
Battle of the midway was a war that was successful because of the way America gained their intelligence. They intercepted signals from the Japanese and helped them plan their next step against the Japanese. The Japanese lost more boats, people, and planes than America.
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Battle of Stalingrad
Battle of Stalingrad was a major turning point in the war because it was when the Germans had lost their momentum and they were losing. This battle was one of the bloodiest in history and may be considered the end of world war 2. The Germans invade Stalingrad and the soviet army is prepared for it and conquer the Germans.
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Warsaw ghetto uprising
In the Warsaw ghetto uprising, the Jews try to resist the Germans. Jews were rounded up to be hauled away in trains to concentration camps but the Jews tried to fight back many of the Jews were shot for risking the Germans, the rest were hauled away.
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Operation Gomorrah
Operation Gomorrah was a bombing raid on Germany. The British and America teamed up together to bomb a city in Germany called Hamburg. America will bomb during the day and Britain will bomb during the night. This went on for about a week. The continuos bombing work of America and Britain devastated the city and the Germans morale.
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Allied invasion of Italy
In the allied invasion of Italy, Germans push through Italy and have little resistance. They rescue Benito Mussolini from a prison in the mountains and out him in control of a German puppet state in northern Italy. Things fail and Mussolini is captured and executed. German soldiers are stuck in Italy and surrender to the Italian army.
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D-day (Normandy invasion)
During d-day, British, American, and Canadian soldiers boast up to the beaches of Normandy, France. They sent fake signals out to trick the enemies to think they are going to attack somewhere else. Soldiers would be boated into the beach. This was the biggest amphibious war in history. The allies will end up winning.
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Liberation of Concentration Camps
The soviets were the first to liberate concentration camps. They first started in Poland and then moved along. The came along to auschwitz, which isthe biggest concentration camp during world war 2, where they found thousands of people starved and exhausted. The Germans fled, leaving clothing and shoes. It was a horrid sit for the soldiers to see.
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Operation thunderclap
Operation thunderclap took place around Eastern Germany. It was Britains way to destroy Germany's morale. They bombed a lot of eastern Germany and left Germany trashed. The cities were all on fire and truly brought down the German spirits.
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Battle of Iwo Jima
At the Battle of Iwo Jima, 3 marine troops went to the shore and fought 23,000 Japanese troops. Japanese troops dug out holes and caves to hide in. This made the marinates have to adapt to the environment. The marines defeated the Japanese fairly quickly. The famous photo shows american troops raising the American flag.
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Battle of Okinawa
The battle of Okinawa was between the U.S. and the Japanese. America had more than twice the number of troops than the Japanese. America had 7,374 killed, 31,807 wounded, and 239 missing in action. Both of generals on either side also died during the battle. Japanese General committed suicide and the U.S. General was shot in action.
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VE Day
Victory in Europe day was when Germany surrendered to the allies. It was part of the ending of world war 2. Many Americans were happy to hear that Germany had given up.
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Dropping the atomic bomb
The U.S. Dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. The U.S. had threaten to use this bomb and they went through with it. This was the first bomb that was used during wartime. The bomb was tested in New Mexico and the used to kill hundreds of thousands of Japanese. A few days later, the Japanese had surrendered.
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VJ Day
VJ Day was the day that the Japanese had surrendered and that the U.S. Had won the war between them an the allies. This was amused by the U.S. Dripping the atomic bomb on them and making the whole country suffer.
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Battle of the Bulge
At the battle of the bulge, Germans attack an inexperienced u.s. Division and wipe them out. One problem is that the German army is on a shortage of fuel and they were not expecting winter to effect them as much. The 101st airborne devision helped with the German army. It was called a tie due to both sides struggling.
http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-the-bulge
