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japan-china war
the japaneses started a war with china because they claimthat they were fired on by chinese troops.They stoped in the chinese important port because the rest of china wasn't important.Japan couldn't fight the rest of the countrys because they were dealing with china. -
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WW2
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German tactic
Blitzkrieg is a milltary tactic to disoragnize enemy troops.They tried it before they test it out against poland.German comanders and general used the tactic to win battles againts different countries in 1940. -
Gemany invades poland
Hitler made a pact with the soviet union so that he can attack poland with intervention from the soviet union.Then in september 1 1939 germany invades poland. -
operation barbarossa
It is the largest military operation of ww2.It caused the destuction of the soviet union by military force.Hitler regarded the german-soviet pact. -
Pearl harbor
lots of japananese planes atack american naval base at pearl harbor in hawaii.It lasted two hours but it was devasting.The Japanese managed to destroyed 20 American vessels, including eight battleships, and nearly 200 airplanes. -
Wannsee conference
lots of high ranking nazi party and german government offical went to berlin to talk about a final solution.The final solution was a code name for an operation to destroy european jews.Hitler allowed this European-wide scheme for mass murder. -
Gomorrah
British bombers raided Hamburg, Germany, by night.By day american bombed the heck out of it.lots of german civilain were killed by those raids.Britain lost a few aircraft in the raid. -
Normandy Invasion
Lots of ships and aircrafts were used in the invasion.The allies gained a foothold in Europe.The cost of lives in D-Day was very high lots of soldiers died or wounded if they were lucky. -
The battle of the bulge
On january 25 1945 it ended.Hitler's plan was to spilt right through the middle of the britishs and american line and capture a port to get military supplies.The port was called antwerp it hold lots of military matarial. -
Iwo JIma
Iwo Jima was defended with 23,000 soldiers.The japanese used elobrate tunnels to defend Iwo jima.America lost 5,900 soldiers and they had 17,400 wounded soldiers. -
Battle of Okinawa
At stake was a few air bases that are important to invaed japan.Japan lot more soldiers than the allies.Japan chaged thier tactics to gain more time.
