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battle of atlantic
the battle of the atlantic was the longest battle of world war II.
thousands of ships were sunk and tens of thousands of american men were killed in the atlantic ocean. -
japanese invasion of china
japanese climade that they wrere fired on by chinise troops
they use it as an excuse to launch a full-scale invation of china
because they wanted war with china. -
rape of nanking
japanese army forces brutally murter hundreds of thousands of people including both soldiers and civilians in the chinese city of Nanking.
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germanys invation of poland
in 1939 german forces bombard poland from land and air.
because hitler refuses to loose territory
great britain would bombed german. -
fall of paris
german announce via loudspeaker that a curfew was being imposed.
that evening german occupy Paris. -
operation barbarossa
nazi germany invaded russia
three army groups attacked russia
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pearl harber
hundreds of japanese attacked america in honolulu hawwaii.
because the united stater and japan had been in edging towars war for decades.
destryed nearly 20 american naval vessel, almost 200 airplanes, and 2000 american soldiers and saliors died. -
battle of the wake island
american forses surround the empire of japan.
small forces of u.s marines and civillian defenders fought elements of the inparial japanese navy.
japanese won this battle. -
wannsee conference
german government and 15 high-ranking nazi party gathered at a villa in the berlin suburn to discuss the "final solution of the jewish question"
because they had had to discuss about the implementation. -
bataan death march
japanese invate the phillipines.
about 2,500 to 10,000 fillipinos and 100-650 americanprisoners of war died before they could reach their destination. -
battle of midway
they destroyed japans aircrafts carriers.
16 aircraftrs bombed tokyo and other cities.
anerican victory. -
battle of staligrad
it was the succesful soviet defense of the city of staligrand. -
battle of guadacanal
was the desicive victory of the allies in the pacific theater.
is a serious of wold war II.
japanese lost 24,000 men kill in the battle -
battle of el alamein
this battle was fought in the deserts of north africa.
this war was fought by Rommel and Montgomery.
the Allieds toke victory and they forceRommet to retreat to Tunisia. -
operation torch
allied invide french.
first operation where americans and the british worked together.
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battle of monte cassino
the battle of the monte cassino effectively blocked the allies route north to Rome.
at the end of monte cassino the monastery had been destroid. -
D-Day
more than 16,000 allied troops landed on the beaches of Normandy, France to fight Nazi Germany.
because they wanted victory.
more than 9,000 allies soldiers were killed. -
operation market garden
it was the larger airborne operation up to the time.
fought by netherlands and germany. -
battle of the bulge
it was the biggest and most bloody war the americans had fought.
Nearly 80,000 american soldier were killed, maimed, or captured. -
battle of Iwo jima
over 20,00 were killed and 216 were taken to prisoners. -
battle of okinawa
it was the largest amphibious landing in the pacific theater of world war II.
japan lost more then 77,000soldiers and the allies had suffered more than 65,000 casualties including 14,000 deads. -
VE Day
greate britain and the united states celebrate victory in Europe day.
meanwhile more than 13,000british POWs were realeased and sent back to great britain. -
dropping of the atomic bombs
american bomber Enola Gay dropped a five-tone bonb over the japanese city of hiroshina.
the dropping of the bomb marked the end of the world war II.
