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Japanese invasion of China (1937)
a clash occurred between Chinese and Japanese troops near Peiping in North China. When this clash was followed by indications of intensified military activity on the part of Japan, Secretary of State Hull urged upon the Japanese Government a policy of self-restraint. it impacted the war because japan got more teritories. -
Rape of Nanking (1937
The Nanjing Massacre or the Rape of Nanjing was an episode of mass murder and mass rape committed by Imperial Japanese troops against the residents of Nanjing, then the capital of China, during the Second Sino-Japanese War. they did this to show power and thats how it impacted the war -
Ribbentrop/Molotov Pact (1939)
German-Soviet Nonaggression Pact, also called Nazi-Soviet Nonaggression Pact, German-Soviet Treaty of Nonaggression, Hitler-Stalin Pact, Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, (August 23, 1939), nonaggression pact between Germany and the Soviet Union that was concluded only a few days before the beginning of World War II and which divided eastern Europe into German and Soviet spheres of influence. they made sure people only learned what they taught -
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German Blitzkrieg (1939-1940)
In May 1940 came Germany's invasion of Belgium, the Netherlands and France, during which the the Wehrmacht (German army) used the combined force of tanks, mobile infantry and artillery troops to drive through the Ardennes Forest and quickly penetrated the Allied defenses. it helped germany get more areas and lets them be spread out.
https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/blitzkrieg
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Fall of Paris (1940)
The Battle of France, also known as the Fall of France, was the German invasion of France and the Low Countries during the Second World War. On 3 September 1939 France had declared war on Germany, following the German invasion of Poland. In early September 1939, France began the limited Saar Offensive.
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Pearl Harbor (1941)
The Attack on Pearl Harbor was a surprise military strike by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service upon the United States against the naval base at Pearl Harbor in Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii, just before 08:00, on Sunday morning, December 7, 1941. japan was tired of the usa, it brought the us into war and led to the nucler bombings of 2 cities
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Operation Barbarossa (1941)
Operation Barbarossa was the code name for the Axis invasion of the Soviet Union, which started on Sunday, 22 June 1941, during World War II. The operation put into action Nazi Germany's ideological goal of conquering the western Soviet Union so as to repopulate it with Germans.
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Wannsee Conference (1942)
meeting bout where the jews would be killed, it happened because they needed to know where to kill them. it effected millions of people because innocent jews where killed -
-D-Day (Normandy Invasion - 1944)
d-day was a turning point for the war, the us stormed the bay of normandy. it happened because the us needed to get behind german lines. this helped the downfall of hitler happen -
VE Day (1945)
On May 8, 1945 - known as Victory in Europe Day or V-E Day - celebrations erupted around the world to mark the end of World War II in Europe. The war had been raging for almost five years when U.S. and Allied forces landed on the beaches of Normandy, France, on June 6, 1944. its the day the war ended. its impacted british because the war is over https://www.defense.gov/Experience/VE-Day/#:~:text=On%20May%208%2C%201945%20%2D%20known,%2C%20on%20June%206%2C%201944. -
Battle of the Bulge (1945)
it was a 6 week stationary battle where the germans had to sit still and do nothing because of snow. the snow stopped them from doing anythingGerman offensive exhausts their resources on the Western Front. German collapse opens way for the Allies to ultimately break the Siegfried Line.
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Dropping of the atomic bombs (1945)
the usa dropped 2 bombs are hirosuma and nakisaki in japan, they did it because of pearl harbor, it helped the us win the war -
vj day
This is the day when Fascism finally dies, as we always knew it would.” Jubilant Americans declared August 14 “Victory over Japan Day,” its the day japan surrenered and this impacted the war because its 1 less country to fight -
Battle of Iwo Jima (1945)
The Battle of Iwo Jima was a major battle in which the United States Marine Corps and Navy landed on and eventually captured the island of Iwo Jima from the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II. they wanted to get closer to japan, it helped them get closer to japan and let them spy.
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Liberation of concentration camps (1945)
On April 29, 1945, the U.S. Seventh Army's 45th Infantry Division liberates Dachau, the first concentration camp established by Germany's Nazi regime. A major Dachau subcamp was liberated the same day by the 42nd Rainbow Division.
