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Rape of Nanking
Capital of China, Nanking falls to Japanese forces, this was caused by the Chinese resistance and later caused Japanese generals to order for the city of Nanking to be destroyed, -
Germany's Invasion of Poland
German forces bomard Poland on land and from air. Adolf Hitler seeks to regain lost territory and rule Poland. Hitler wanted to start war and rule Poland. This strategy eventually became the Blitzkrieg. Poland was defeated because they were under-equipped. Great Britain bombs Germany three days later. -
German Blitzkrieg
A military tactic designed to create disorganizaiton among enemy forces through mobile forces and firepower. Once used by Germany, it was adopted by other Europeans, -
Fall of Paris
German;s entered Paris and took over. They declared war which made Parisians flee the country. -
Pearl Harbor
Hundreds of Japanese fighter planes attacked the American naval base at Pearl Harbor. The purpose of this was to start a new war. WWII began two years later. -
D-Day (Normandy's Invasion)
More than 160,000 troops went to attack Nazi Germany to defeat Hitler's troops. Many lives were lost and Allies gained foot-hold in Continental Europe. -
Battle of the Bulge
American units fought against Germany. Hitler wanted to split the Allied armies in northwest Europe. German armies fought against Ardennes and Americans. -
Battle of Iwo Jima
Americans invaded Iwo Jima during WWII. They desired a place where B-29 bombs could land. Due to this, the Japanese changed their defense tactics. -
Battle of Okinawa
The Japanese defended their land and sea. They needed to protect their air bases from enemies, which resulted in a battle with over 65,000 casualties. -
VE Day
On this day, German troops were defeated. Great Britain and America celebrate victory and surredner documents were signed. -
Dropping of atomic bombs
The United States becomes the first and only nation to use atomic weaponry. They dropped an atomic bomb on the city of Hiroshima, Japan to defend themselves. THis marked the end of WWII. -
VJ Day
Japan announced that they were surrendering becuase they had been defeated. This is another part of the end of WWII.
