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Japenese Invasion of China
[Japans Invasion](www.historylearningsite.co.uk/china_war.htm) Japan started the invasion after China soldiers fired at them. This was an excuse to let Japan start this invasion.
Japense spread their forces into China. Then after surrendering there were 1 million japanese troops left in China. Effects- chinese under japense control. Impact- China was changed. -
Rape of Nanking
Rape of NankingThe stubborn resistance by the Chinese troops upset that timetable, with the battle dragging on through the summer into late fall. This infuriated the Japanese and whetted their appetite for the revenge that was to follow at Nanking.
More than 20,000 females (with some estimates as high as 80,000) were gang-raped by Japanese soldiers, then stabbed to death with bayonets or shot so they could never bear witness.
300,000 deaths at Nanking. This ultimately perished Nanking. -
Germanys Invasion of Poland
Germanys InvasionDuring this time, there were other countries in the way of others, yet the Soviet intervention was occupied, enabling Germany to attack Poland without the fear of Soviet intervention.
They claimed that their invasion was a defensive action.
Germany took troops into Poland, Germany took over and Poland was defeated. -
German Blitzkrieg
Blitzkrieg This attack helped the Geramns take over Poland and later attack the French. This helped because it was a new attack strategy and it made the Geramans look smart. The impact of this was that this was a new strategy that no one else had so nobody knew how to defend against it. -
Fall of Paris
Fall of Paris The Germnan troops were in a battle with the French and finally invaded Paris. Between May 26 and June 4th Hitler evacuated about 400,000 troops that were stationed in Paris into England. This happened so Hitler could show he was serious and wanted more land. The impact of this rised a lot of thoughts. If Hitler could take over Paris what else could he take over? -
Operation Barbarossa
BarbarossaGermans tried to invade the Soviet Union, yet failed to do so and this signaled a turning point in the war.
Germans believed that the Russians needed severe consequences because Hitler said so.
The attack started at 03.00, Sunday morning June 22nd 1941. In total the Germans and her allies used 3 million soldiers, 3580 tanks, 7184 artillery guns, 1830 planes and
750,000 horses. Therefore there was no hope for the Russians and they were defeated. -
Pearl Harbor
Pearl HaborOn a early morning out of no where Japanese troops start bombing Pearl Habor. Bombs were dropped killing thousands of soldiersdestorying battleships. The Japanese wanted to surprise attack the Americans and force them to be scared of them. Instead it just pissed us off and we joined the war the next day. The impact of Pearl Habor made a lot of Americans open their eyes and see that there is a war out there and they will be affected by it. -
Wannsee Conference
Wannsee Conference 15 high-ranking Nazi Party and German government officials gathered at a villa in the Berlin suburb of Wannsee to discuss and coordinate the implementation of what they called the "Final Solution of the Jewish Question.
They wanted to talk about the final solution and see if there was any way to keep onward with it.
The slaughtering of Jews continued to take place, yet the officials whom attended the meeting all objected to the soulution. -
Battle of Midway
MidwayThe Battle of Midway effectively destroyed Japan’s naval strength when the Americans destroyed four of its aircraft carriers.
Ten torpedo-bombers had taken off from Midway to attack the Japanese carriers.
Japan’s navy never recovered from its mauling at Midway and it was on the defensive after this battle. -
Kasserine Pass
Kasserine Pass German General Erwin Rommel and his Afrika Korps launch an offensive against an Allied defensive line in Tunisia, North Africa. The U.S. forces lost this battle due to poor planning. The impact of this is that there was over 1,000 U.S. troops killed and hundreds captured. -
Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
Warsaw UprisingBetween July 22 and September 12, 1942, the German authorities deported or murdered around 300,000 Jews in the Warsaw ghetto.
Although initially there was tension between the ZOB and the ZZW, both groups decided to work together to oppose German attempts to destroy the ghetto.
The German authorities granted only 35,000 Jews permission to remain in the ghetto, while more than 20,000 Jews remained in the ghetto in hiding. -
Operation Gomorrah
Operation Gomorrah British bombers raid Hamburg, Germany, by night in Operation Gomorrah. This was in affect to scare and intimidate the Germans. It killed several thousnads of people and destroyed over 250,000 buildings. -
D-Day
D-Day was one of the biggest battles known in WW II. U.S. troops kept coming onto the beach of Normandy. This happened because the U.S. wanted to crack Hitlers troops. The impact was thousands of U.S. troops died. -
Battle of the Bulge
Battle of the Bulge Adolph Hitler attempted to split the Allied armies in northwest Europe by means of a surprise blitzkrieg thrust through the Ardennes to Antwerp. The Germans wanted to surprise their enemy. The Germans had several casualties. -
Battle of Iwo Jima
Iwo Jima The American amphibious invasion of Iwo Jima during World War II stemmed from the need for a base near the Japanese coast. The Marines wanted to take over the island to make their land known. The impact was the raising of the flag on the island. -
Battle of Okinawa
OkinawaJapan went crazy; started taking on what they could. The net result made Okinawa a mass bloodletting both on land and at sea, and among both the island’s civilian population and the military.Japanese forces changed their typical tactics of resisting at the water’s edge to a defense in depth, designed to gain time. In conjunction with this, the Japanese navy and army mounted mass air attacks by planes on one-way “suicide” missions.At stake were air bases vital to the projected invasion of Japan. -
VE Day
VE Day This was the day in Europe that they finally annouced the end of WW II. This was a different day than others around the world. The impact is known as a Holiday because Europe gained their hope back. -
Potsdam Declaration
Potsdam Declaration This was the surredering of all Japense forces. The Japense forces simply couldnt take anymore damage. The impact was a sigh of relief from America that people were getting scared. -
Dropping of the Atomic Bomb
Atomic BombRegardless, on August 6, 1945, a plane called the ENOLA GAY dropped an atomic bomb on the city of HIROSHIMA.
Instantly, 70,000 Japanese citizens were vaporized.
First, an Allied demand for an immediate unconditional surrender was made to the leadership in Japan. Although the demand stated that refusal would result in total destruction, no mention of any new weapons of mass destruction was made. he Japanese military command rejected the request for unconditional surrender. -
VJ Day
VJ Day This was the celebration of the end of the war. This was a happy thing to the U.S. with less things to worry about. The impact was a sigh of relief they defeated Hitler.
