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Rape of Nanking
the Rape of Nanking was known as a massacre to civilians and the destruction of Nanking. WWW. history.com/this-day-in-history/the-rape-of-nanking -
Germany's invasion of Poland
German troops invaded Poland. To make Germany racially superior.German warships and U-boats attacked Polish naval forces in the Baltic Sea. WWW .history.com/this-day-in-history/Germans-invade-Poland -
German Blitzkrieg
300 German bombers invade London.to consistently underestimate the will and courage of the British people. -
Pearl harbor
The surprise attack from japan struck a critical blow against the U.S. Pacific fleet and drew the United States irrevocably into World War II. -
Japanese invasion of china
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Bataan death march
the “Bataan Death March,” the prisoners were forced to march 85 miles in six days, with only one meal of rice during the entire journey. WWW .history.com/this-day-in-history/Bataan-death-march-begins -
Warsaw Ghetto uprising
the German occupation of Poland began, the Nazis forced the city’s Jewish citizens into a “ghetto” surrounded by barbwire and armed SS guards.
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D-Day
the day the Allied powers crossed the English Channel and landed on the beaches of Normandy, France, beginning the liberation of Western Europe from Nazi control during World War II.
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battle of the bulge
an attempt to push the Allied front line west from northern France to northwestern Belgium. https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/battle-of-the-bulge -
Battle of Iwo Jima
the U.S. Marines’ invasion of Iwo Jima, is launched. Iwo Jima was a barren Pacific island guarded by Japanese artillery, but to American military minds, it was prime real estate on which to build airfields to launch bombing raids against Japan, only 660 miles away. https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/marines-invade-iwo-jima -
Battle of Okinawa
The Battle of Okinawa was the last major battle of World War II, and one of the bloodiest. On April 1, 1945—Easter Sunday—the Navy’s Fifth Fleet and more than 180,000 U.S. Army and U.S. Marine Corps troops descended on the Pacific island of Okinawa for a final push towards Japan. https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-okinawa -
liberation of concentration camps
the American Third Army liberates the Buchenwald concentration camp, near Wiemar, Germany, a camp that will be judged second only to Auschwitz in the horrors it imposed on its prisoners. https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-u-s-army-liberates-Buchenwald-concentration-camp -
VE Day
On May 8, 1945, millions of people around the globe took to the streets to celebrate the World War II surrender of Germany on what came to be known as Victory in Europe Day, or V-E Day. https://www.history.com/news/remembering-v-e-day -
Dropping of the atomic bomb
The United States becomes the first and only nation to use atomic weaponry during wartime when it drops an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. Though the dropping of the atomic bomb on Japan marked the end of World War II, many historians argue that it also ignited the Cold War. https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/atomic-bomb-dropped-on-Hiroshima -
Vj day
On August 14, 1945, it was announced that Japan had surrendered unconditionally to the Allies, effectively ending World War II. Since then, both August 14 and August 15 have been known as “Victory over Japan Day,” or simply “V-J Day.” https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/v-j-day
