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Rape of Nanking
Masacare of the Chinese occuring over 6 weeks.
Chinese soldiers were POWs.
Showed everyone how the Japanese army was. -
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German Blitzkrieg
Germans used the tactic on Poland, Belgium, and others.
It caused disorganization among the enemy army.
Many battles would become short because of the quick deaths. -
Germany Invades Poland
Germany attacked with land and air forces
Adolf Hitler wanted to seek land that was lost
Started the war tactic of blitzkrieg -
Fall of Paris
Parisians fled the city.
The Germans came and took control.
Paris had to reconstruct and rebuild the city. -
Pearl Harbor
The Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor early in the morning.
They thought the attack would neutralize the U.S. Pacific Fleet.
This caused the U.S. to enter the war. -
D-Day (Normandy Invasion)
156,000 American, British, and Canadian forces landed on 5 beaches.
The invasion was the start of the wars ending.
Allies liberation of Western Europe from Nazi control. -
Battle of the Bulge
Germans launched last major offensive in the war, Operation Mist.
Attempted to push allied front line West from Northern France to Northwestern Belgium. -
Battle of Iwo Jima
American amphibiopus invasion of Iwo Jima and wiped out defending forces.
America needed a base near the Japanese coast. -
Battle of Okinawa
The last and biggest battle of the Pacific Islands resulting with about 90,000 deaths.
Americans tried to invade Japn.
Japan tried new tactics such as kamikazes. -
VE Day
Celebration in Europe.
The German troops laid down their arms.
More surrendering documents were signed by Germany. -
Dropping the atomic bombs
America dropped 2 nuclear bombs on Japan.
This would get Japan to surrender.
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VJ Day
"Victoryover Japan Day".
Japan surrendered to the allies.
End of the war.
