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Japanese Invasion of China
Japan invaded Manchuria in China
Happned because Japan wanted to be a world power
Japan established a puppet state called Manchukuo that lasted until the end of WWII -
Rape of Nanking
In late 1937, over a period of six weeks, Imperial Japanese Army forces brutally murdered hundreds of thousands of people–including both soldiers and civilians–in the Chinese city of Nanking
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Germany Invasion of Poland
Germany invades Poland
Hitler wanter power over Poland
Germany has power of Poland -
German Blitzkrieg
Blitzkrieg is a German war tactic that was used to casue chaos among enemy forces
Was used in the invasion of Poland, Belgium, The Netherlands, and France -
Fall of Paris
The Germans successfully invaded France and took over the city of Paris
Resulted in Paris being occupied by German soldiers -
Operation Barbarossa
Operaton Barbarossa was a code name for the German invasion of the Soviet Union that resulted in Germany failing
it opened up the Eastern front and Germany ended up fighting a two-front war -
Pearl Harbor
japan attacks US base
suprise military attack on US base pearl harbor in hawaii
U.S. placed an embargo on Japan by prohibiting exports of steel, scrap iron, and aviation fuel to Japan, due to Japan's takeover of northern French Indochina.
US entered WW2 -
Wannsee Conference
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Bataan Death March
After the U.S. surrender of the Bataan Peninsula on the main Philippine island of Luzon to the Japanese during World War II (1939-45), the approximately 75,000 Filipino and American troops on Bataan were forced to make an arduous 65-mile march to prison camps -
Battle of Midway
Six months after the attack on Pearl Harbor, the United States defeated Japan in one of the most decisive naval battles of World War II.Thanks to code breaking, America was able to prepare for the Japanses ambush -
Kasserine Pass
A battle between American forces and Germany forces occured during the Tunisia Campaign. America suffered heavy casualties. This battle took place becasue of the other battles in Tunisia
Resulted in a Germany victory -
Operation Gomorrah
British bombers raid Hamburg, Germany, by night in Operation Gomorrah, while Americans bomb it by day in its own “Blitz Week.” -
Battle of Stalingrad
The Battle of Stalingrad was the successful Soviet defense of the city of Stalingrad in the U.S.S.R. during World War II.
This battle is considered the greatest battle in WWII -
D-Day (Normandy Invasion)
156,000 American, British, and Canadian soldiers landed on five beaches along Normandy
Resulted in the liberation Western Europe from Nazi Germany -
Battle of Bulge
Germany used a surprise attack to recapture the harbor of Antwep. The U.S. and Germany both suffered heavy casualties
This resulted in the depletion of Germanyy's armed forrces on the Western Front -
Battle of Iwo Jima
Iwo Jima was a major battle in which the United States Armed Forces landed and eventually captured the island of Iwo Jima
The result was that America took over the island of Iwo Jima -
Battle of Okinawa
Was a 82 day battle lasting from April to June between the U.S. and Japan in Okinawa Japan
Resulted in a U.S. victory and the American occupation of Okinawa unitl 1972 -
VE Day
Public holiday in Commenwealth Realms that celebrated the surrender of Germany to the Allied Forces
Resulted in WWII victory for Allied Forces -
Dropping of the Atomic Bombs
America dropped two atomic bombs on the country of Japan. They dropped one bomb on the city of Hiroshima and another one of the city of Nagasaki
This resulted in the surrender of Japan and the end of WWII -
VJ Day
On August 14, 1945, it was announced that Japan had surrendered unconditionally to the Allies, effectively ending World War II.VJ Day stands for Victory over Japan Day -
VJ Day
Victory over Japan Day
The day that Japan surrendered and WWII ended
