WWII

Japanese invasion of China

Apr 16, 1937

http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/546188/Sino-Japanese-War
Conflic broke out when China refused Japanese infulence. Started the secound world war.

Rape of Nanking

Dec 13, 1937

http://www.historyplace.com/worldhistory/genocide/nanking.htm
Japansese soldiers killed 300,000 civs. and soldier. Happened because the chinese put up a fight.

Ribbentrop/Molotov Pact

Aug 23, 1939

http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/230972/German-Soviet-Nonaggression-Pact
A nonaggression pact between the Nazis and the USSR. Made it that Germany did not have a two frnt war until they fill like it.

Germany invasion of Poland

Sep 1, 1939

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/germans-invade-poland
Started Gremany advancement in the WWII. WIth the pact it let USSR help Gremany in that part.

German Blitzkreig

Oct 17, 1939

http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/blitzkrieg
Miltary tactic that was used by the Germans in their invasion of Europe.

Fall of Paris

Jun 14, 1940

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/germans-enter-paris
Nazi forces took the captial of France. Emilated the France forces that are national payed.

Operation Barbarossa

Jun 22, 1941

http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/operation-barbarossa
Launch the invasion into the USSR. Brought the USSR in the side of the Allied forces. And put Germany in aa two front war.

Pearl Harbor

Dec 7, 1941

http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/pearl-harbor
Japanese fighter planes bombed the American Hawian based and brought the US into th war.

Wannsee Convention

Jan 20, 1942

http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/article.php?ModuleId=10005477
German officers came togther to decide what to do about the jews.

Battle of Midway

Jun 3, 1942

http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-midway
Was the ended the Japanese invasions of the Pacfic. Battle between the Americans and Japan.

Operation Gomorrah

Apr 16, 1943

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/operation-gomorrah-is-launched
Brittians drop 2300 tons of incendiary bombs on Hamburg in just a few hours. It was payback to the germans bombing of Londen.

Allied Invasion of Italy

Sep 3, 1943

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/allies-invade-italian-mainland
Launch the final stroke against Italy. Once the Invasion started The Italian Gov. ask for peace.

D-Day

Jun 6, 1944

http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/d-day
Started the final pushed against germany. The Americans, Candians, and the Brithish started the invasion of Germany in Normady.

Battle of the Bulge

Dec 16, 1944

http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-the-bulge
Attacked the Allies army n the NW by means of a surprise blitzkrieg thrust through the Ardennes to Antwerp. Caught off-guard, American units fought desperate battles to stem the German advance at St.-Vith, Elsenborn Ridge, Houffalize and Bastogne.

Operation Thunderclap

Feb 13, 1945

http://ww2today.com/13-february-1945-operation-thunderclap-raf-start-firestorm-in-dresden
The bombing of the eastern most province of Germany. It drisputed the tramsport inferstructured.

Battle of Iwo Jima

Feb 23, 1945

http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-iwo-jima
Three U.S. marine divisions landed on the island in February 1945. Iwo Jima was defended by roughly 23,000 Japanese army and navy troops.

Battle of Okinawa

Apr 1, 1945

http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-okinawa
The biggest pacfic battle involved the 287,000 troops of the U.S. Tenth Army against 130,000 soldiers of the Japanese Thirty-second Army.By the end of the 82-day campaign, Japan had lost more than 77,000 soldiers and the Allies had suffered more than 65,000 casualties—including 14,000 dead.

VE Day

May 8, 1945

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/victory-in-europe
The day where germany surrenders and drws to a close the end of the the eurpoeans front of WWII

Dropping of the Atomic Bombs

Aug 6, 1945

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/atomic-bomb-dropped-on-hiroshima
THe dropping of the atomic bomb brought the ended of the japanese side of the war after both of our atomic bombs was droped

VJ-Day

Aug 16, 1945

http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/v-j-day
Ended WWII when Japan surrender after the USA dropping of the atomic bombs