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The rape of Nanking
This was the destruction of Nanking the capital of China. They did this to break the spirit of the Chinese resistance. 200,000 males died and 20,000 woman were raped -
The beginning of blitzkreig
This was the tactic that Germany used in war world 2. What they did was just overpower their enemies with waves and waves of tanks and planes. This also made the battles go faster if they won. -
Germany invades poland
This was when Germany invaded Poland seeking to regain his lost territory. This event also started world war 2 -
The fall of paris
This was when Germany attacked France and defeated them and took control of Paris -
Pearl Harbor
This was when Japan did a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii and caught the military presence there off guard.This was when America got involved in world war 2. -
D-Day
This was when the allies stormed the beaches of France to free France. -
Battle of bulge
This was when hitter tried to split the allies army in half with a surprise blitzkreig in his most desperate and costly attempt at keeping them at bay -
The battle of Iwo Jima
This was when America attacked the island of Iwo Jima so that they could have a place to land b-29 bombers somewhere closer to Japan. -
The battle of Okinawa
This was when Japan defended Okinawa with everything they had from America. This was also the bloodiest battle they had. -
VE-day
This was when the allies won in Europe and Germany surrendered. World war 2 was now over in Europe. -
Atomic bombs are dropped on Japan
This was when America dropped 2 atomic bombs on Japan because Japan wouldn't surrender and an invasion would lead to too many causalities.The atomic bombs killed 120,000 people in Hiroshima and Nagasaki. -
VJ-day
This was when Japan surrendered to America in fear of them dropping another atomic bomb on them. World war 2 was over
