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WW2
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Japan Invades China
Japan invades China which starts the second Sino-Japanese war. -
Rape of Nanking
This was a large massacre led by the Japanese. -
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Germany Invades Poland
Germany invades Poland from the North South and West beggining WW2 -
German Blitzkreig
Germans use the blitzkreig tactic on Denmark, Norway, Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxemburg, France, Yugoslavia, and Greece in the years 1940-1941 -
Battle of France
This is when the Battle of france began which led to the fall of Paris -
Operation Barbarossa
German invasion of Russia, known as the largest invasion in warfare. -
Pearl Harbor
Japan invades the United States at Pearl Harbor to weaken them from joining the war. -
Wannsee Conference
Meeting fo senior officials of Nazi Germany -
Battle of Stalingrad
When the Germans fought in the Soviet Union for the city of Stalingrad -
Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
Jewish Resistance that occured in the Warsaw Ghetto -
Operation Gomorrah
Allied bombing of Hamburg -
D-Day
Normandy landings- 24,000 British, US, and Canadian troops invade Normandy France -
Operation Thunderclap
This was a cancelled operation that was going to be a massive attack on Berlin. -
Battle of the Bulge
German Offensive Campaign through a densely forested region. -
Battle of Iwo Jima
This was battle where the U.S atacked the Japanese Empire -
Battle of Okinawa
Allies aproached the island to overtake itand use it as an airbase -
VE Day
Stands for Victory in Europe day when the Nazis unconditionallly surrendered -
Potsdam Declaration
the Declaration Described the Terms of Surrender for Japan -
Dropping of the Atomic Bombs
This was when the US dropped 2 atomics bombs in Japan and leveled the cities. -
VJ Day
Stands for victory in Japan day when Japan surrenders.
