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pre war
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Japanese Invasion of Manchuria
during the 1930s the Japanese invaded Manchuria and much of Asia before most of the axis powers had even made a move on other countries in the war. they were successful with the invasion and occupied the land for many years to come but were eventually defeated when Russia and Mongolia started their attacks in 1945 -
Italian Invasion of etheopia
originally uncessessful back in the 1890s Italy was returning back to invade Ethiopia once again in 1935. this was more for their honor than anything pain-stricken by the last defeat they successfully won battle after battle until they claimed the capital and the Ethiopian king went into exile Italy the victor. -
Japanese invasion in china
japan invading china was another effect of their empire-bound expansion trying to seek as much territory as they are able to for the upcoming battles food resources etc. the Japanese scored major victory after another until china was just about completely under the control of the empre -
Rape of Nanjing
this indeed was a gruesome day where the Japanese surrounded the capital city of Nanjing and began to pillage plunder and rape for continuous six-day straight casualties had been high to even 300000 deaths most of them citizens of the city. -
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Blitzkrieg
a german strategy that was very effective in conquering most of Europe during world war two. in the strategy the germans would rush their enemy with tanks and infantry at a lightning pace in order to surround and overwhelm their foe into submission but most likely death -
Western desert Campaign
the desert campaign was the war being -
Operation Barbarossa
this was the code name for the German invasion into the soviet union as well as with some of the axis powers. this was the turning point for the soviet union to join the allied powers after the betrayal of the truce. -
Atlantic Charter
the Atlantic charter was a book published by Winston Churchill and FDR. this book listed what the future had for the world after ww2 was ended and spoke of how war and repercussions would be dealt with in the future. -
The Kiev Offensive
this was a battle of Germany against the soviet union where the soviets came out on top due to the patience that was demonstrated. the battles continued until December where both sides were exhausted yet unlike the germans the soviets had reinforcement that came right away relieving some of the forces and pushing the germans back -
Pearl Harbor
this was the bombing of pearl harbor the first attack made on the US during WW2 by japan which also signified the axis powers declaring war. This was when the US joined the war on the side of the Axis powers and started turning the tides of battles. -
Tunisia Campaign
the Tunisia campaign was all the fighting that occurred in Africa and the deserts during WW2. this campaign helped keep the germans occupied allowing relief to such as the soviet union during the war. -
kamikaze
these were suicide pilots specially trained by japan to deal the most damage to the American fleets as possible by crashing into them. these pilots were able to come back in case of bad weather or some condition but if any pilot disobeyed killing themselves they would be killed on the spot. -
D-Day
this was the deciding day of when the allied forces started to make the push to end the war thousand of troops stormed the beaches of Normandy and pushed past the bunkers that the Germans set up along the shoreline and breaking through the front pushing the enemies back. d in d-day only means day -
Battle of Okinawa
the battle of Okinawa or operation iceberg was the largest amphibious battle during WW2. this battle was so important because it led to the conclusion of bombing japan this was due to how fiercely the Japanese fought when supplies were cut off and the US had the advantage -
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
this was a representation of the might that the US had to offer and was specifically targeted to force the Japanese into submission. The US dropped bombs on heavily civilized cities to show the destructive capabilities we had and crush the enemy spirit which it did with Japan surrendering.
