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Japanese Invasion of China
This attack was made on China by the Japanese. This happened because Japan was eager for the many natural resources in China and wanted to take over. This effected World War 2 by causing Japan to become the imperial power for the time being. -
Germany Invasion of Poland
This was the beginning of Hitlers plan to wage war. Hitler built tons of concentration camps in this area to kill out what he did not like. This affected the war because it killed off lots of people. -
German Blitzkrieg
This is the term for "Lightning war". Germany used this method, Blitzkrieg, on Poland, Denmark, Norway, Belgium, The Netherlands, Luxembourg, France, Yugoslavia, and Greece. It was a fast method of war. This effected the war by making it go faster. -
Operation Barbarossa
This was when Adolf Hitler launched his army in a massive invasion of the Soviet Union. He did this because he wanted to take over the Soviet Union.Barbarossa was a large turning point in World War 2 because the failure made Germany fight a two-front war against a coalation owning superior resources. -
Pearl Harbor
This was the attack on the American Naval Base by the Japanese fighter planes. The Japanese wanted war. This effected the War because the day after the attack, the President declared war on Japan, -
Wannsee Conference
This was a meeting of Senior Officials of Nazi Germany. This effected the war because they discussed "The Final Solution". The FInal Solution was the destruction of the Jews. -
Battle of Stalingrad
This was a major battle on Eastern Front of World War 2. This was when Nazi Germany and its allies fought the soviet union for control of the city of Stalingrad in Russia. Around 150,000 Germans were killed in the fighting. -
Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
People of the Jewish Ghetto in Nazi covered Warsaw staged an aremed revolt against deportations to exterminations camps. This uprising influenced other revolts in cams throughout Eastern Europe. -
Operation Gomorrah
This was the bombing of Hamburg. British bombers attacked at night. The british attacks lasted for a while and this left 30,000 people dead, leaving a large impact on the society. -
Allied Invasion of Italy
This invasion happened during the early part of the Italian Campaign of World War 2. Montgomery's 8th army began to invade the Italian mainland and the Italian government agreed to give up with its Allies. The terms stated that the Italians would be treated with respect if they aided the Allies in taking away the Germans from Italy. -
D-day ( Normandy Invasion)
This was when 160,000 troops lined up on the beaches of Normandy to fight Nazi Germany. General D. Eisenhower was determined to defeat the Nazi Army. This impacted the war because even though many troops lost their lives, their sacrifice made it easier to defeat Hitler. -
Liberation of Concentration Camps
On July 23th, 1944 Soviet Union soldiers ented the Majdanek camp in Poland and later overtook other camps. Later on that week they found hundreds of others sick. -
Operation Thunderclap
This was the idea to bomb eastern cities of Germany to disrupt what was coming to be the Eastern front. The priority of Thunderclap was bombing. The bombing left an impact on the cities by destruction. -
Battle of Iwo Jima
This was when the Americans make their first strike on Japanese home islands, Iwo Jima. The marines wiped out the fighing forces, This impacted the war because the U.S raised the flag in victory. -
Battle of Okinawa
This battle was fought in the Ryukyu Islands, it was one of the last and biggest battles in these islands. It involved 287,000 troops for the U.S. Japan lost 77,000 soldiers and 14,000, dead. -
VE Day
This was the allied victory in Europe. This left an impact on war because VE is still celebrated to this day. -
Potsdam Declaration
Only a day after the bombing of Nagaski, Japan submitted its acquiesence of the Potsdam Conference term of unconditional surrender. -
Dropping of Atomic Bombs
This bombing attack destroyed 90% of the cities population in Hiroshima, Japan. The bomb was dropped with Harry S. Truman as president, though he knew the bomb would have a lasting effect. This effected the war because it had a large impact on Japan. -
VJ Day
This was the announcing of the end of World War 2. There was lots of celebrating over this, because this was the final ending. This left an impact because the country was glad the war had ended. -
Battle of The Bulge
This was when the Germany army launched an impact that would split allies so that the war would be in his hands. This left an impact on the soldiers because it tested their courage and fortitude. The soldiers response impacted the victory or freedom of tyranny.
