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japanese invaded china
the japanese gased china -
rape of nacking
n December of 1937 the Japanese Imperial Army marched into Chinas capital city of Nanking and proceeded to murder 300,000 out of 600,000 civilians and soldiers in the city. -
germany invaded poland
the germans atacked from the air hitler wants to ruke poland -
battle of the atlantic
Early in the war German warships made a number of forays into the shipping lanes, aiming to catch and destroy Allied convoys. -
fall of paris
On this day in 1940, Parisians awaken to the sound of a German accented voice announcing via loudspeakers that a curfew was being imposed for 8pm that evening-as German troops enter and occupy Paris. -
operation barbarossa
it was a code name for nazi germanys invasion of the soviet union -
pearl harbor
japanese attcated the us -
battle of midway
Six months after the attack on Pearl Harbor the United States defeated Japan in one of the most decisive naval battles of World War II. An important turning point in the Pacific campaign the victory allowed the United States and its allies to move into an offensive position. -
battle of wake lsland
The Attack of Pearl Harbor and the Battle of Wake Island were simultaneous and Wake Island finished on December 23, 1941. -
Wannsee Conference
15 high ranking nazi partys and german government officiails -
bataan Death March
was the forciblle transfer from saishaih pt. and mariveles -
Liberation of Concentration camps
As Allied troops moved across Europe in a series of offensives against Nazi Germany, they began to encounter tens of thousands of concentration camp prisoners. -
allied invasion of italy
the United States and Great Britain the leading Allied powers looked ahead to the invasion of occupied Europe and the final defeat of Nazi Germany. -
battle of stalingrad
was the successful Soviet defense of the city of Stalingrad (now Volgograd) in the USSR during World War II. -
BATTLE OF GUADALCANAL
The World War II Battle of Guadalcanal was the first major offensive and a decisive victory for the Allies in the Pacific theater. -
battle of alamein
The Battle of El Alamein marked the culmination of the World War II North African campaign between the British Empire and the German talian army. -
opration torch
had been pressing the Allies to start a new front against the Germans in the western sector of the war in Europe. In 1942, the British did not feel strong enough to attack Germany via France -
warsaw ghetto uprising
esidents of the Jewish ghetto in Nazi occupied Warsaw Poland staged an armed revolt against deportations to extermination camps. The Warsaw ghetto uprising inspired other revolts in extermination camps and ghettos throughout German occupied Eastern Europe. -
battle of monte cassino
This multi-faceted battle marked one of the longest and bloodiest engagements of the Italian campaign during World War II. -
D-DAY
d-day was the landing operation allied invasion on normandy -
operation market garden
was an unsuccesful allied military operation -
BATTLE OF IWO JIMA
The American amphibious invasion of Iwo Jima during World War II stemmed from the need for a base near the Japanese coast. -
battle of okinawa
Last and biggest of the Pacific island battles of World War II, the Okinawa campaign. -
VE DAY
was a public holiday celereated on may 8th -
POTSDAM DECLATION
is a statement that called for surrender of all japanese armed forces -
atomic bomb dropped on hiroshima
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VJ DAY
is a chosen name for the day japan surrendered -
nuremberg trials
the Nuremberg trials were a series of 13 trials carried out in Nuremberg Germany between 1945 and 1949.
