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japanese invasion of China
The invasion of China took place in the summer of 1937. China was unprepared at first for the japanese onslaught. The japanese invaded manchuria first. the japanese wanted to expand their territory. This meant that the chinese were now going to be killed and oppressed by the japanese. -
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German Blitzkrieg
The german blitzkrieg was a method of attack. It is called a lightning war. it was a method of attacking so fast that the enemy didnt have ample time to react. -
invasion of poland
at 4:45 AM on september 1st 1939 the german army marched into poland. This marks the beginning of WWII because britain had signed a pact with poland saying ifthey were attacked britain would help them. Germany and russia signed a non-agression pact and agreed to split poland. -
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operation barbarossa
operation barbarossa was the nazi invasion of the USSR. They even got as far as a few miles from moscow. It all was going to plan until the winter of 1942. -
pearl harbor
The japanese sneak attack on our pacific naval base in hawaii was a major blow to the american navy. it was a day that will live in infamy -
wannsee conference
the meeting of the high ranking nazi officials to decide the final solution to the jews -
operation drumbeat
this was the german mission to patrol the coast of america with u-boats and attack american ships just off the american east coast -
battle of the coral sea
The battle of the coral sea was a battle completely comprised of carrier borne aircraft and was the only battle ever to be fought this way -
operation gomorrah
this was the codename for th allied bombing of the german city of hamburg -
operation hailstone
operation hailstone was the name given to the operation to attack truk island in the caroline island chain -
D-Day
The allied invasion of france by way of normandy. the germans defended with the atlantic wall, this day had the most casualties on the allied side than any other single day on the war in europe. -
operation thunderclap
this was the codename for the bombing raids done by Great Britain during the war -
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battle of the bulge
the battle of the bulge was a german offensive through the ardennes forest and was one of hitlers last great offensives of the war -
battle of iwo jima
This was one of the last few super bloody battles of World War II. The allies made an amphibious landing o the beach of the small island and took it over in little more than a month -
operation varsity
this was the allied paratrooper operation that crossed the rhine and brougt the fight to the germans in the ruhr -
battl of okinawa
this was the last great island battle of the war and from this island the US military could launch planes to bomb japan and also could be the staging ground for the invasion were it to occur -
VE day
this is the day that the allies won the war in europe and stopped nazi germany -
dropping of the atomic bombs
the US dropped the atomic bomb on the city of hiroshima and soon after the second bomb on nagasaki thus ending the war -
VJ day
this means victory over japan day and it marks the end of WWII and the start of a new era
