-
Japanese invasion of China
Japan invades China,Japan wanted China's natural resources,Japan and China go to war -
Germany's invasion of Poland
Germany invaded Poland,Adolf Hitler claimed that the invasion was a defensive action,Hitler got control of Poland and the Germans resided there -
German Blitzkrieg
Germany wanted to defeat their opponents in a serie of short campaigns,Forces would drive an amoured tank into enemy defenses,Caused shock and disorganization among the enemy defenses -
Pearl Harbor
Japan bombs the US,The attack was supposed to neutralize the Pacific Fleet. 18 US ships were damaged or sunk,188 US aircrafts were destroyed,and 2,403 people were killed -
D-Day
The US wanted to fight Nazi Germany on the beaches of Normandy,Hitler wanted to attack the northwestern side of Europe;hoped to repel the allies with a strong counter attack,more than 9,000 allied soldiers were killed or wounded -
Battle of Iwo Jima
Was a major battle in which the US Marines landed on and eventually captured the land from the Japanese Imperial Army,US needed the land for fighter planes and bombers to land and take off when bombing Japan,American losses were 5,900 dead and 17,400 wounded -
Battle of Okinawa
Also known as Operation Iceberg;was a series of battles fought in the Ryukyu Islands,Japanese thought the war was winnable,American casualties was more than 65,000 including 14,000 dead -
VE Day
Holiday celebrated by the Americans and Brits for the Nazi surrender -
Dropping of the atomic bombs
Bombs were dropped on Hiroshima (little boy) and Nagasaki (fat man) three days later,Some of President Turman's advisors had warned him that Japan would attempt to invade the US,Hiroshima had and estimate of total deaths between 100,000 and 180,000;Nagasaki had an estimate of total deaths between 50,000 and 100,000 -
VJ Day
Japan had surrendered on August 15,1945,They surrendered because of the atomic bombs dropping (little boy and fat man),The US held a ceremony on September 2,1945
