World War II

  • Japanese Invasion of China

    Japanese Invasion of China
    On July 7, 1937, Japanese sent Chinese a message to cross the Marco-Polo Bridge. They wanted to enter claiming to look for a missing soldier, the Chinese refused the Japanese permission to enter. The next morning the Japanese began to attack the bridge that lead into Wanping. The Chinese fought back and maintained the bridge, however, the attack on the bridge began the War.
  • Germany's Invasion of Poland

    Germany's Invasion of Poland
    German forces invaded Poland on September 1, 1939, because they wanted to colonize the terriotory, and enslave the Slavs. Germnay sent 1.5 million troops to the Poland border, bombed Poland airfields, and attacked naval ships with U-Boats. This invasion of Poland convinced Great Britain and France to declare war on Germay on September 3, 1939.
  • German Blitzkrieg

    German Blitzkrieg
    Germany began using the Blitzkrieg war tactic on September 1, 1939. The Blitzkriegs were also known as Lightning Wars, and they used tanks, lanes, and artillery forces. The German's attacked during nightime and they would try to wear down the morals of the civilians in the countries.
  • Pearl Harbor

    Pearl Harbor
    Pearl Harbor is a U.S. Naval Base, that was attacked by Japan forces on December 7, 1941. Two fleets of Japanese aircrafts flew over the naval base, killing over 2,000, and wounding over 1,000 American soldiers. The Japanese bombed countless shipd resting in the Harbor, USS Arizona, USS Oklahoma, and USS Pennslyvania.
  • Bataan Death March

    Bataan Death March
    After the U.S. surrender at the Bataan Peninsula, U.S and Filipino troops were forced to march the 65 mile stretch to the Japanese prison camps. The journey was filled with harsh treatment from the Japanese guard and intense heat.
  • Battle of Midway

    Battle of Midway
    On June 4, 1942 the Battle of Midway began, and was the U.S. most decisive victories againts the Japanese. The war took place in air and on the Pacific Ocean, and occured six months after the attack on Pearl Harbor. The Japanese intended on knocking out the U.S. Pacific Fleet, but the mission failed and the Japanese lost a cruiser, 4 carriers, 292 airplanes, and an estimated 2,500 swoldiers.
  • Battle of Stalingrad

    Battle of Stalingrad
    On July 17, 1942, German troops bombed the Soviet Union city of Stalingrad, the battle was a Soviet Union success. The battle marked a turning point for the Allied Forces, and stopped the German advance. It was one of the bloodiest battles fought in World War II, with nearly 2 million deaths from both the Germans and Russians.
  • D-Day

    D-Day
    D-Day, the largest amphibitous attack, on June 6, 1944, over 160,000 Allied Troops landed along the 50 mile stretch of the Normandy Beaches. More than 5,00 ships and 13,000 Allied aircrafts joined in hope of accomplishing the invasion, and over 9,000 men were killed or wounded. The day was known as "the beginning to the ned of the war."
  • Liberation of Concentration Camps

    Liberation of Concentration Camps
    Soviet Union soldiers were the first to liberate a Concentration Camp. Entering Auschwitz on July 23, 1944, and freeing hundreds of exhausted and sick prisoners. British, Canadian, American, and French troops also freed sereval different Cpncentration Camps. Liberation was succesful, even though, the Germans had tried to empty the Concentration Camps, and hide the remaining evidence of their crimes.
  • Battle of Ieo Jima

    Battle of Ieo Jima
    The Battle of Iwo Jima on Feburary 19, 1945, the United States turned the advance of the Japanese in the Pacific. Marines landed at the southeastern end of Iwo Jima, then made their way to Mt. Suribachi. The U.S. took four days to advance, scale Mt. Suribachi, and place a captured flag. Nearly 7,000 Ameircans lost their lives, and 18,000 were wounded.
  • Battle of Okinawa

    Battle of Okinawa
    On April 1, 1945, 287,000 United States troops faught 130,000 Japanese troops faught, because the U.S. was trying to invade Japan. Japanese navy and army created a mass air attack, known as "suicide missions," and sent several battleships for the same task. Throughout the battle, there were 65,000 casualities from both sides.
  • VE Day

    VE Day
    On May 8, 1945, Great Briatim and the United States clebrated victory, of the end of the World War, in Europe. The countries displayed flags, banners, and rejoiced that the Nazi's reign had ended. Great Britain laid fown their arms, and prisioners were released.
  • Dropping of the Atomic Bombs

    Dropping of the Atomic Bombs
    On August 6, 1945, the United States dropped two nuclear bombs on Hiroshima, and later followed Nagasaki. The United States spent years, working with the best sciencist to build the bomb. President Truman made the executive order to drop the bombs. The two bombs named "Little Boy" and "Fat Man," devastated the towns of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. After the war ended the United States helped rebuild what they destroyed.
  • VJ Day

    VJ Day
    On September 2, 1945, there was a ceremony held for the Japanese surrender, which was held on the USS Missouri, in the Tokyo Bay. The event occured sereval months after the offical end of World War II.