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Japanese Invasion of China
It was a military conflict fought primarily between the Republic of China and the Empire of Japan from 1937 to 1945. The Japanese invaded China because they neeed raw material especially oil to acheive their goal of being number one in Asia. -
Germany's Invasion of Poland
The invasion began one week after Germany signed the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact. This was also known as the September Campaign, or the 1939 Defensive War in Poland. -
German Blitzkrieg
It was a military tactic designed to creat disorganization among the enemy forces through the use of mobile forces and concentrated firepower. This tactic was used by the Germans and was first tried out by their forces during the invasion of Poland. It was successfully imployed with the invasion of Belgium, the Netherlands, and France in 1940 -
Fall of Paris
The Battle of France, also known as the Fall of France, was the German invasion of France and the Low Countries during the Second World War. -
Atlantic Charter
Was a joint declaration released by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill that was followed by a meeting of the two heads of state in Newfoundland. -
Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor, also known as the Battle of Pearl Harbor, was a suprise military strike by the Imperial Japanese Navy against the United States naval base located at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. -
Bataan Death March
Was the forcible transfer from Saisaih Pt. and Mariveles to Camp O'Donnell by the Imperial Japanese Army of 60,000–80,000 Filipino and American prisoners of war. -
Allied Invation of Italy
The Allied invasion of Italy was the Allied amphibious landing on mainland Italy. -
D-Day
More than 160,000 Allied troops landed on the beaches of Normandy, France to fight Nazi Germany. Over 5,000 ships and 13,000 air crafts supported the D-Day invasion. About 9.000 Allied soldiers were killed or injured but allowed the Allies to gain a foothold in Continental Europe. -
Battle of Iwo Jima
A major battle where the U.S. Marines landed on and eventually captured the islands of Iwo Jima from the Japanese Imperial Army. -
Battle of Okinawa
Was a series of battles fought in the Ryukyu Islands, centered on the island of Okinawa, and included the largest amphibious assult in the Pacific War during WW2 which was the invasion of the Okinawa. -
VE Day
Victory in Eourope Day, generally know as VE Day or just V Day was a public holiday that marked the fornal acceptance by the Allies of World War II of Naxi Germany's unconditional surrender of its armed forces. -
Dropping of The Atomic Bomb
Bomber Enola Gay dropped a five-ton bomb over the Japanese city of Hiroshima. -
VJ Day
A formal surrender ceremony was held in Tokyo Bay aboard the U.S.S. Missouri. President Truman declared September 2nd to be VJ Day, Victory in Japan Day.
