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Japanese invasion of China
What happened?: china was invaded
Why?: china was having a resistence againist japan and since the
army of the japanese was far greater japan took over
Impact: japan took control and was over most the major ports in china -
Germany invasion of Poland
What happened?: Poland was invaded
Why?: Hitler claimed in was a defensive action and that the conquest of poland will provide living space for Germans
Impact: Britain and France werent amused and declared war -
German Blitzkrieg
What happened?: germany's new military technique for military
Why?: to improve speed and surprise during war
Impact: new weaponary and fighting techniques -
Operation Barbarossa
What happened?:Germany invaded the Soviet Union
why?:to gain land
impact: Germans lost and lefted -
Pearl Harbor
what happened?: Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor
Why?: To unneutrilize the United States
impact: America bombed two cities in Japan -
Wannsee Conference
What happened?:Where the Nazi party and German government met up at this place
Why?: to discuss what is the best solution for the Jewish question
impact:discussions and outcomes -
Operation Gomarrah
What happened?: British bombers raid Hamburg Germany
why?: to take down Germany (nazi party)
impact: people died -
D-Day (Normandy Invasion)
What Happened?: Allied powers crossed the english channel and landed on the beach of Normandy France
Why?: Freedom from Nazi
impact: forever free from Nazi -
Battle of Bulge
What happened?: Germans launched the last major offensive of the war
Why?: to push the allied front line west from northern france to north western belgium
impact:ended nazi power -
Operation Thunder Clap
What happened?: code name for all the Raid
why?: it was the code
impact: many people died -
Battle of Iwo Jima
What happened?: 1/3 of all marine loses during wwII
Why?: in battle against the Japanese
impact: many people died -
Battle of Okinawa
What happened?: Japanese resistance
Why?: ended one of the bloodest wars in wwII
impact: japanese soliders killed themseleves and surrendered -
VE Day
What happened?: Britian and U.S. celebrated victory in Europe
Why?: the defeat of nazi war machine
imact: they didnt have that problem again -
Dropping of the atomic bombs
What happened?:america built the bomb
Why?: to attack Japan
impact: many died, radiation poisoning and ended the war -
VJ Day
What happened?:Japan Surrenders
Why?: they lost
impact: japan learned not to mess with america
