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Rape of Nanking
After a bloody but victorious battle in Shanghai during the Sino-Japanese War, the Japanese turned towards Nanking and basically invaded them- killing, raping and basically a genocide. They did it because they were afraid of losing to Nanking in a battle. The result was a death toll over 200,000 to 300,000 people end of the war, Matsui (in charge) and his lieutenant Tani Hisao, were tried and convicted for war crimes by the International Military Tribunal for the Far East and were killed. -
Germany's invasion of Poland
German troops invaded Poland, german luftwaffe bombed Polish airfeilds while German warships attacked polish navl forces in the Baltic sea. Resaon for this was because Hitler claimed taking Poland would create more living spance for the german people. The people ended up surrendering to the germans. -
German Blitskrieg
It was used as a means of confusion during the time of the war in order to create confusion- using different defence tactics such as bombing, gunfire and such. Faster and efficient way of ending the fight. The result was usually other side losing and germany taking their victory. -
Pearl Harbor
Hundreds of japanese fighter planes suprise bombed and destroyed our naval base near Honolulu. Its was in retaliation for the U.S cutting off their oil supply because they were invading other countries. Result was our naval base was destroyed and over 3,000 soldiers were injured/ killed. -
D Day
156,000 American, British, and Canadian forces landed on Normandy Beach - heavily fortified. Happened because they knew Hitler and his army needed to be stopped. As a result France was liberated and german troops were completly removed from the northeastern of France -
Battle of Iwo Jima
U.S Marines landed on the island of Iwo Jima , they needed a base near Japanese coast. Result was that the base was created and American Flag was raised after the battle and bloodshead. -
Battle of Okinawa
( April 1,1945- June 22, 1945) It was to be the bloodiest battle on the pacific ( Operation Iceberg) it was vast when compared to any other operation undertaken by Allied forces in the Pacific War under U.S. Navy command. It basically tought us we could win against the Japanese. -
Liberation of Concentration Camps
Soviet Soldiers began to liberate concentration camps in the final stages of war. They knew they needed to stop the killings of all those prisoners basically. The result was soviet soldiers finding live survivors and evidence of mass murders. -
VE Day
(Victory of Europe day) It is a day celebrated where german troops laid their weapons down and surrendered while allies accepted the surrender. Because of this it is celebrated in Europe and over in America- flags andbanners areraised to celebrate. -
Drpping of the atomic bombs
Two atomic bombs were dropped on Japan - in Hiroshima and Nagasaki because they had refused to surrender after they had been warned twice. President Harry S. Truman made the call for the bombs to be dropped and because of this over 135,000 people were killed all together. -
VJ Day
Surrender of troops in WW2 Truman had announced WW2 over and declaired Sep 2nd to be official VJ Day. -
Battle of The Bulge
Hitler tries to split allied armies in northwest Europe by a Blitzkreig, Its was because the germans were trying to secure vital bridgeheads west of River Meuse . Result was liutenant General. George Patterns turned Third army 90 degrees.