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dropping of the atomic bomb
the decision to drop the atomic bomb to end the war in order to prevent what he predicted would be much of a greater loss in life. the u.s. to invade the japanese mainland. american b-29 bomber drops the atomic bomb instantly killing 80,000 people 35,000 injured. -
rape of nanking
much of the city was burned and Japanese troops launched a campaign of atrocities against civilians. shortly after the end of WWI -
germanys invasion of poland
German troops invade Poland all along its 1,750 mile boarder. German controlled territory. the German bombed polish airfields because they felt it was necessary -
fall of paris
churchill tried for days to try and hold them off. germany was coming into paris. By the time tanks came in 2 million civilians had already fled. the americans did not remain completely idle -
German blitzkrieg
Norway 1940
Poland 1939 Hitler claims invasion was a defensive
Denmark 1940 action on sep 3 they declared war on
Greece 1941 Germany, -
operation barbosa
Hitler launched his armies eastward in a massive invasion of the soviet union -
pearl harbor
Japanese intended to destroy important american fleets. There by preventing the pacific fleet from stopping Japanese.The attack from japan was a total surprise. -
Wannasee conference
fifteen high-ranking Nazi and German government leaders gathered for an important meeting.final solution was code for genocide of all European Jews. some 11 million Jews, some of them not living on German-controlled territory, would be eradicated as part of the Nazi program. -
battle of stalingrad
the successful Soviet defense of the city of Stalingrad (now Volgograd) in the U.S.S.R. during World War II. Russians consider it to be the greatest battle of their Great Patriotic War, and most historians consider it to be the greatest battle of the entire conflict. It stopped the German advance into the Soviet Union and marked the turning of the tide of war in favor of the Allies. The Battle of Stalingrad was one of the bloodiest battles in history. -
operation gammorah
Britan had suffered 167 civilian deaths. as a result of the German bombing raid in July. British bombers raid hamburg by night in this operation The unusually warm weather and good conditions meant that the bombing was highly concentrated around the intended targets and also created a vortex and updraft of super-heated air which created a 460 meter high tornado of fire, -
Dday
Dday was the start of the operation "overlord" allied invasion of occupied Europe. 'overlord' opened the long await second front against Germany Dday required planning. -
operation thunderclap
a code for a cancelled operation planned in august but shelved and never implemented -
battle of iwo jima
They wanted to capture the island of iwo jima from the Japanese imperial army during WWI .Sparked desire for a place where B-29 bombers damaged over japan could land. without returning all the way to the marinas. -
battle of okinawa
largest landing in the pacific theatre of wwi. "mericas good war gone bad" this war ran everyones safety into the ground made everyone feel unsafe everyday was a new beginning -
VE DAY
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japanese invasion of china
a clash occured bwtween chinese and japanese neear beiping in north china. japans actions from 1852-1945 were motivated by a deep desire to avoid the fate of a 19TH century china to become a great power -
VJ day
news of surrender sparked spontaneous celebrations over the final ending of WWII