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WW2 Causes
causes of ww2 were, Japanese expansion, Hitler and his Nazi party and Fascism. this is important because these reasons are what started this bloody war. -
Pearl Harbor
a surprise attack by the Japanese Navy Air Service in the United States Pearl Harbor. this is important because this was the reason why the United States entered WW2. -
Holocaust
the World War II genocide of the European Jews. this event is important because over 6 million Jews were killed. -
Bataan Death March
Transfer of 60,000-80,000 American and Filipino prisoners of war from Saysain Point, Bagac, Bataan and Mariveles to Camp O'Donnell by the Japanese army, where the prisoners were loaded onto trains. -
Battle of the coral sea
A major battle between the Japanese Navy and air forces from the United States and Australia. The Allies had stopped the Japanese advance. -
D- Day
the Allied invasion of Normandy in Operation Overlord during WW2. this was important because it was the most significant victory for western allies. -
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
The United States dropped two nuclear weapons over the Japanese cities Hiroshima and Nagasaki. this is important because this was the first use of the nuclear weapon. -
Iwo Jima
a major battle where the United States Marine Corps and Navy landed on and captured the island of Iwo Jima from the Imperial Japanese Army. this was important because it provided air base for the Japanese. -
Okinawa
A battle fought on the island of Okinawa by United States Marine and Army forces against the Imperial Japanese Army. -
Atomic Bomb
a destructive bomb that gets it power from power from the rapid release of nuclear energy by fission of heavy atomic.
