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Japanese Invasion of China
The Japanese were expanding and attacking different areas of China, like Nanjing and Manchuria. The Chinese people suffered and were defeated, as well losing a large portions of land. All because China and Japan had difficulties as to getting along. Ended on September 9th, 1945.
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Rape of Nanking
After a victory in Shanghai, Japanese hit Nanking. In this event women were raped and abused, chinese soliders were killed with their entire family. Ended in January 1938
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Germany's Invasion of Poland
An agreement was set between Germany and the USSR that one another wouldnt invade eachother but rather work together to split Poland, Germany went against that and invaded anyways. Later Germany took all the land they wanted and the Polish army was defeated
Ended on October 6th, 1939
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Germans Blizkrieg
German forces were able to start attacking Polond from both land and from the air (this tactic was also used in the Invasion of Poland), In charge was Hitler whos goal was to try and gain back the land AND the rule from Poland. The Germans started firing from the air because it caused chaos and was time consuming. Ended in April of 1941
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Operation Barbarossa
Being the turning point in the war, Russia now became the target for the Germans. The Germans were on a role and made an attempt to take Lenningrad, Stalingrad, ad Moscow all at once that ended sucessfully. The German soldiers were very unpreared for the weather, inculding being underdressed they had to give up.
Ended on January 7th, 1942
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Pearl Harbor
This is the tragic day that got the U.S involved in WWII. The Japanese dropped bombs over the base of Pearl Harbor, Hawii. Thousands of people were killed and many ships were ruined. The U.S was in a trading agreement with Japan before this but discontinued this when Japan started to attack China, and the rest is self-explanitory as to why Japan attacked. The next day, the U.S declared war on Japan
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Wannsee Conference
This was a confrence held in Berlin between the high ranked Nazi party leaders to discuss the final solution of the "jewish problem". This is where Hitler exposed a plan to remove all the jews as a whole. They wated to begin with the jews in Europe and then all around the world, starting with the hunderends of concentration camps.
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Bataan Death March
The prisoers that the Japanese had taken in were needed to be relocated so there was a 60-some mile walk that came with punishments done by the Filipino and American troops. They marched to a prison camp near Cabanatuan while hardly being fed and tortured.
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Battle of Midway
After the attack on Pearl Harbor the U.S fought back with this battle which resulted in a phenomical victory. This was considered as a turing point in the war because the U.S caused permanent damage on the Japanese Army. Ended June 7th, 1942
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Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
In Warsaw the Jews were trying to prevent/fight back the of the moving into concentration camps. The largest jewish rebellion, yet failed. Many casualties.
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Operation Gomorrah
British bombers raided Hamburg and Germanyby night. British did this as revenge from the German bombings. the U.S also helped bomb on its own. This event was the begnning of many bombings from July to November on Germany.
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D-Day (Normandy Invasion)
The Allies invaided Western Europe when they least expected it. This lead to the Allies gaining land back from the Nazis
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Battle of the Bulge
Germans launched a surprise attack against a U.S line. this of gaurd attack ofr the U.S ended in them losing power with two different lines. This was a time consuming event that allowed the Germans to ragain power and get back to the top.
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Operation Thunderclap
Operation Thunderclap was not as large of an event as it was brought up to be by the allies. The original idea was to bomb many places near Berlin like Dresdenbecasue it was a big asset to the Germans. Tragic event for the Germans. Ended on February 15th, 1945
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Battle of Iwo Jima
The U.S invaided this area to land planes and jets on rather than having to reach the Marianas before being able to land. Began fighting right away and lost over 5,000 men while the Japanese fought from cames and tunnels. Ended on March 26th, 1945
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Potsdam Declaration
This was a proclamation that defined terms for the Japanese surrender, it was stated that all Japanese armed forces would surrender during WWII
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Battle of Okinawa
The U.S wanted to capture the Pacific islands and use them for their own advantage. Little did they know the Japanese were already on these islands hiding in tunnels waiting for just the right time to strike. Although this was supposed to be an advantage to Japan then ended up surendering with a high number of casualties. The land goes to the U.S! Ended June 22nd, 1945
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VE Day
A celebration day for Great Britian and the U.S for stopping Germany. After stopping them many Germans tried to flee but were captured by the Russians and taken capitave. Symbolized the end of the war and the Nazi Party was defeated.
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Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
President Truman authorized the dropping of the "Little Boy' on Hiroshima. While 3 days later Japan came back with dropping the "Fat Man" on Nagasaki. This was the first atomic bomb used with thousands of casualities and many also injured. With seeing all what had been destroyed Japanese government ofically surrended their part in World War II.
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VJ Day
On this day the Japanese formally surrended to the U.S. Ofically ending WWII. The minister, Mamoru Shigemitsu, was charged with car crimes and put in prison for 7 years.
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