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Germany's invasion of Poland
Germany bombarded Poland on land and by air. Adolf Hitler was seeking to get back lost land and take over controle Poland.The German Army came from Slovakia, East Prussia and from Pomerania into the Polish Corridor. -
Japanese invasion of China
It was a major war fought between the Republic of China and the Empire of Japan. Japan invaded China to get more land to grow.
Japanese invated Manchuria, known as the Mukden Incident. -
German Blitzkrieg(1939-1940)
After invating Poland the Blitzkrieg begun it was a plan made by Adolf Hitlier. This was to take over control all of Europe. After this strategy succeeded they started to attack Denmark, Norway, Luxembourg, and other more. -
Opperation Barbarossa
Adolf Hitler sent his armies eastward in a massive invasion of the Soviet Union.He wanted to defeat communism happening in USSR, The german army got defeated by the Soviet Union -
Pearl Harbor
Hundreds of Japanese fighter planes attacked the American naval base at Pearl Harbor near Honolulu, Hawaii. Japanese attacked because Americans did not want to give them natural resources.
After that attack president Franklin D. Roosevelt asked Congress to declare war on Japan; -
Wannsee Conference
A meeting of senior officials of Nazi Germany, held in the Berlin suburb of Wannsee. Men decide to murder several million people. They received the full backing from the participants to carry out the systematic extermination of the European Jews. -
Operations Gomorrah
The allied bomb hamburg during the world world 1. The attack was the last weeks of July. It killed 42600 civillans and wounding 37000. -
D-Day (Normandy invasion)
156,000 American, British and Canadian forces landed on the fortified coast of France’s Normandy region. All of them wanted them to give up aliances with Gerrmans. After France was liberated they went to the Soviet forces to let them know they want the east to bring an end to the Nazi Reich. -
Battle of the Bulge
The Battle of the Bulge was a major German offensive campaign was caused by Wallonia in Belgium, France, and Luxembourg on end of World War II in Europe. -
Operation Thunderclap
The operation was cancelled then reconsidered and again rejected. The plan was unlikely to work. Instead of making the operation work they made smaller attacks against cities of the Eastern Front. -
Battle of Okinawa
Okinawa was part of three-point plan. This island was well defended the Americans needed to capture it as they advances to Japan. The Okinawa battle was to prove a very bloody battle. -
VE Day
The Allies begun to overrun Germany from the west as Russian Forces advanced from the east. The German Army was all but defeated and five days later Adolf Hitler committed suicide. Allies celebrated the defeat of Nazi Germany and the end of Adolf Hitler. -
Dropping of the atomic bomb
U.S. and British leaders agreed to use the bomb against Japan. If any attempt to invade Japan would result in horrific Americans casualties. The cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were bombed and the Soviet Union joined the war against Japan. -
VJ Day
Japan had surrendered unconditionally to the Allies. Japan aboard the battleship USS Missouri. The surrender effect was ending the war. -
Battle of Iwo Jima
Was a battle that the U.S. Marines would landed on and capture the island. They had to capture the island of Iwo Jima from the Japanese Imperial Army. They captured South Field and Central Field to provide a staging area for attacks.
