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Japanese Invasion of China (continued)
... China, all of the major ports, and the rich Chang Jiang Valley in central China by the time the war broke out in Europe. The Japanese was more focused on things the enemy could see. www.historylearningsite.co.uk
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Japanese Invasion of China
Chinese and Japanese troops clashed near Peiping, North China. The Japanese claimed that they were fired upon by Chinese and used that as an excuse to invade China. The Japanese were relentless, about one million Chinese people and all of the major cities were under Japanese control by the end of 1937. The Japanese did not advance much farther after they had ceased the major cities because they was no reason to do so. The Japanese methodically moved south, and took control of most of eastern... -
Rape of Nanking
The Japanese Imperial Army marched into China's capitol city of Nanking and murdered 300,000 of 600,000 civilians and soldiers in the city. The invasion was perceded by a tough battle at Shanghai that began in the summer of 1937. After defeating the Chinese at Shanghai, 50,000 Japanese soldiers then marched on toward Nanking. The first concern was to destroy any threat from the 90,000 Chinese soldiers who surrendered. The Chinese POW were loaded on a truck and taken to remote locations on... -
Rape of Nanking (Continued)
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Germany's Invasion of Poland (Continued)
... about the Soviet Union intervening. www.ushmm.org
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Germany's Invasion of Poland
Poland was invaded by Germany. The German army defeated the Polish army within weeks. The Germans used 2000 tanks and 1000 planes to break through Polish borders to advance on Warsaw. Warsaw then surrendered to the German army on September 27, 1939. Following the surrender of Warsaw, Germany directly annexed former Polish territories along the German border. The German-Soviet Pact of August 1939 made Poland weaker as a whole. Also, the pact gave German the ability to invade without worrying... -
German Blitzkreig (Continued)
.... Luxembourg, France, Yougoslavia, and Greece. www.ushmm.org
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German Blitzkreig
In the beginnig of World War 2, Germany tried to avoid a long war. The Germans quickly overran much of Europe by relying on a lightning war called Blitzkreig. The tactic of Blitzkreig was to use tanks, planes, and artillary to breach enemy defences. The tanks would roam freely behhind enemy lines causing chaos and disorganization. The planes would prevent the enemy from resupplying and redeploying forces. Blitz kreig was successful used upon Poland, Denmark, Norway, Belgium, the Netherlands.... -
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Operation Barbarossa
It was the German invasion of Russia on June 22, 1941. It was the largest military attack of World War 2. The plan took one year and three tries to create. Operation Barbarossa was based on the Blitzkrieg tactic. The initial attack used 3 million soldiers, 3580 tanks, 7184 artillary guns, 1830 planes, and 750,000 horses. Those were numbers the world has never seen before for one attack. The attack was an immidiate success abd by day 17, Russia was in the verge of a total collapse. -
Pearl Harbor
The Japanese attacked the United States Naval Base at Pearl Harbor. More than 2,300 Americans were killedin the surprise attack. The USS Arizona was completely desroyed by the attack and the USS Oklahoma was capsized. Nine other ships were damaged and another 12 were beached. 150 aircrafts were damaged, while another 160 were completely destroyed. This attack led the United States to declare war on Japan. The declaration of war on Japan was when the United States joined World War 2. -
Pearl Harbor (Cont.)
...World War Two. www.americaslibrary.gov
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Wannsee Conference (Continued)
.. was strong enough to survive would be taken care of accordingly. But a few months later, Gas Vans proved to be the solution of the Jewish Question because they were killing a thousand people a day. www.history.com
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Wannsee Conference
Nazi officials met to discuss the Final Solution of the Jewish Question. Reinhard Heydrich, Adolf Eichmann, and 15 officials met iin the Berlin suurb, Wannsee. They were to devise a plan that would be the Final Solution of the Jewish Question. Many ideeas were proposed including mass sterilization, deprtation to Madagascar, and transporting all the Jews to concentration camps in Poland and then working them to death. The officials agreed on the transporting the Jews to Poland. Any Jew who... -
Operation Gomorrah (Cont.)
...devastation to Hamburg and Germany as a whole. www.history.com
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Operation Gomorrah
On July 24, 1943, British bombers raided Hamburg, Germany by night in Operation Gomorrah. During this time, the Americans were also bombing Germany by day in their own Blitz Week. The British were turning the tables on the Germans. On July 24, a British aircraft dropped 2,300 tons of bombs on Hamburg. More than 1,500 Germans were killed on this raid. Out of 791 aircrafts that flew in this raid, only 12 were lost because the British used the radar-jamming device, Window. The attacks proved -
D Day (Cont.)
This was considered to be the start of the climatic phase of the Second World War. www.history.navy.mil
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D-Day
On June 6, 1944, allies landed in France to open the second front against Germany. The invasion was to drive the Germans from France and destroy the National Socialist regime. Hundreds of ships crossed the English Channel and arrived off the beaches before dawn, while three groups of paratroops had been dropped inland. By the end of the day, the allies had a well established foothold. By late July, the perimeter of Normandy broke. The German army was being pushed back towards its homeland. -
Battle of the Bulge (Cont.)
...the costliest fight of the American army. They had over 100,000 casualties. www.history.com
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Battle of the Bulge
The Battle of the Bulge took place between December 16,1944 and January 28, 1945. On December 16, three of Germany's armies launched the deadliest battle of the war in the Ardennes. American units were caught off guard and fought desperately. They fled deeper into the Ardennes to secure bridgeheads west of the River Meuse. The line of the Allied flee backwards looked like a large bulge. A shortage of bravery and fuel of the Germans led to a draw with the Allies. The Battle of the Bulge was -
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Operation Thunderclap
Operation Thunderclap was the name given to the bombing attack on Dresden, Germany. The attack was on the evening of February 13, 1945. 772 British bombers and 311 American bombers set off for the city. The bombers were loaded with highly explosive bombs, as well as 700,000 phosphorous incendiary bombs. The battle lasted 14 hours and tens of thousands of people were killed. It was of no significance to the War and had more specific targets. The city of Dresden itself was the target. -
Battle of Iwo Jima (Cont.)
...they suffered the loss of 5,900 soldiers. www.history.com
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Battle of Iwo Jima
The Battle of Iwo Jima started on February 19, 1945. The capture was part of a three-point plan that the Americans had come up with to win the war in the East. Iwo Jima was of great importance during the war. If. Japan had it, they could stop forces from reaching China. if Americans had it, they could allow their allied forces to access China more easily. The battle was not as easy as the Americans had expected it to be. The Americans won but they suffered the loss of 5,900 solders. -
Battle of Okinawa
The battle of Okinawa started on April 1, 1945 . It was the largest and last battle of all the Pacific Island battles. 287,000 American soldiers faced off against 130,000 Japanese soldiers. The Japanese changed their tactics, so they had as many troops on land as they had in the water. But, the tactic was not as successful as they had hoped. The Japanese lost about 100,000 soldiers, and the Americans lost about 10,000 by the time the battle had ended on June 21, 1945. The Japanese had also -
Battle of Okinawa (Cont.)
...about 100,000 civilians during the battle because it took place in such a heavy populated area. www.history.com
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VE Day
VE Day stands for Victory in Europe Day which took place on May 8, 1945. It was day that officially marked the end of World War Two in Europe. The Germans had been told that the war had ended, which was not the case. They were later that day, that the German military had surrendered. People all across Europe celebrated the end of the war. There were street parties, bonfires, a celebratory lunch with George VI at Buckingham Palace. But on May 9, the celebrations stopped because the war was -
VE Day (Cont.)
...was still being fought in Japan. www.historylearningsite.co.uk
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Dropping of the Atomic Bombs
On August 6, 1945, the Americans dropped the world's first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan. Hiroshima was a large manufacturing city, located about 500 miles away from Tokyo. The bomb immediately wiped out 80,000 of the 350,000 people living there along with 90 percent of the city. Thousands of people who hadn't died from the initial bombing were later killed by radiation exposure. Three days after the bombing of Hiroshima on August 9, a second atomic bomb was dropped on Nagasaki. This bomb -
Dropping of the Atomic Bomb (Cont.)
...9, a second atomic bomb was dropped on Nagasaki. This bomb was larger and more powerful than the bomb dropped on Hiroshima, but killed 40,000 people which was less than the first bomb killed. Nagasaki was was also in the narrow valleys between mountains so the destruction was limited to less than 3 square miles.
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VJ Day
VJ Day stands for Victory over Japan Day. August 14, 1945, was the day that Japan has surrendered to the Allies. This marked end of World War Two. Both the 14 and 15 of August have been know as VJ Day since 1945. But September 2, 1945, was the official day that Japan formally surrendered that war. People all over the world celebrated because the war was finally over. But over the years, most Americans have stopped celebrating VJ Day because Japan has become one of the United States' closes -
VJ Day (Cont.)
...because Japan has become one of the United States' closest allies. In 1995, President Clinton called it the End of the Pacific War which sparked controversy. Veterans said it was insensitive, while others said it was the right title to give. www.history.com