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Rape of Nanking (1937)
Episode of mass murder and rape committed by the Japanese troops. This all resulted in death of 50,000-300,000 people. All of this happened during the Sino-Japanese war.
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German Blitzkrieg (1939-1940)
Military tactic that the Germans to distract there opponents. They used this tactic against Poland, Netherlands, and Belgium, they were very successful. The idea of "Lightening War" was created using power, speed, and surprise. https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/blitzkrieg -
Pearl Harbor (1941)
Japan attack the US in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. This attacked was planned for over a year. This attack took out the whole fleet of US ships. The next day the US joined WWII because of the attack. US ended up bombing Japan in retaliation. https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/pearl-harbor -
Bataan Death March (1942)
When Japan invaded the Philippines while the Americans were led by MacArthur and were evacuated. Thousands died. Japanese troops marched prisoners to POW camp where thousands more died.
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Battle of Midway (1942)
Battle was in a strategic place in the Pacific Ocean and happened after Japanese codes were figured out. Japan lost and was the turning point of the Pacific Theater.
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Battle of Stalingrad (1942)
Hitlers plan of invasion. Actually caused urban fighting that killed millions. Once the winter started the Germans were not prepared and lost to the Soviet Union. This battle was the turning point in Eastern Europe.
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Wannsee Conference (1942)
Meeting of Nazi officials in Berlin to finish the "final solution" to the "Jewish Problem". In this conference, Nazis decided to take action and start concentration camps to get kill millions of jews.
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D-Day (Normandy Invasion - 1944)
The day 156,000 American,British, and Canadian forces arrived on the beach of Normandy. Was one of the largest attacks in the war and held the Allies eventually take over Germany.
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Battle of Okinawa (1945)
This battle allowed the American troops to get close enough to plan an attack on Japan that will happen later.
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Liberation of concentration camps (1945)
After Germany was defeated the Allies discovered the concentration camps and saved the remaining survivors of the holocaust. Many camps were hard to find and some Nazis hid so they could not be found.
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Battle of Iwo Jima (1945
American forces used napalism on Japan after this battle by using large scale bombing. After another battle happened in which the Allies were able to get close to the mainland of Japan so they could plan an attack.
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Battle of the Buldge (1945)
Hitlers attempt to split the allies with a surprise attack. General Patton help the allies and kept them alive and leading them to victory. In this battle the whole world discover what Hitler was doing with concentration camps.
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VJ Day (1945)
Victory over Japan Day: This was after the US dropped two bombs on Japan and they surrendered to end WWII. Atomic warfare is still seen today in threats and war.
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VE Day (1945)
Victory in Europe Day: Day that the Allies attacked Berlin. Hitler and his wife were killed by themselves on this day even though no one saw their bodies. The Soviet Union wrecked Berlin with bombs.
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Dropping of the Atomic Bombs (1945)
The US was working on a secret project that was called the Manhattan Project. They tested one atomic bomb and once it worked they tried to get Japan to surrender but they refused. After they refused the US dropped two atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Around 250,000 Japanese were killed from the bombs and many died from radiation of the bombs, cities were also destroyed.
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/atomic-bomb-dropped-on-hiroshima
