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Japanese invastion of China
the first major event in WWII, japan invaids china when china is weak and not in a strong suit. China is having econemy probloms and have no real military. When japan comes to invaid, they go all out crazy. Japan murders close to 10,000 people called the Rape of Nanking. after that event they take over china. the cause was to have more land and resouces for japan. the effect if to have more space and military bases on there side. http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/546188/Sino-Japanese-War -
German Blizkrieg
The German miliatry Blizkrieg term is called "lighting war". the stratagy to this method was to mve short military forces to attack fast. This would preserve troops and limit the use of alltilery.The impact by using this was the take over of Poland, Hungry and kuculsalzacia. "Blitzkrieg." History.com. A&E Television Networks, n.d. Web. 14 Apr. 2015. -
Germanys invastion of Poland
The invastion of Poland was when the Germans had used the military theory of Blitzkrieg, moving over to Poland for more living space. The effect from this attack on Poland was the collection of land and the capsture of the jews that were in poland at the time. the SS men were in charge of the ghettos in Poland. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/germans-invade-poland -
fall of Paris
The Germans invaid France with their fast moving military tacktics of Blitzrieg. In the morning many people could here german voices from out side and the sound of tanks coming in. this was a dark day in Paris as they have been over comed by the Nazi army that has invaided France. The impact aboan this event was that Germany had more land on its side. The next step was for Britain. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/germans-enter-paris -
Battle of Britian
The British Ryoale Air Force went head to head with the German Luftwaffe, After Hitler defeacts France, he takes his atention on to Great Britian to take out the last powerful country in Europe. Although there famouse Blizkrieg did not work in this battle due to refueling and travel. this was taking to long from the germans and the British would be restocking every time after a batter to fight back at the germans. The effect was the germans pulled away from Britain and went to take over the USSR -
Operation Barbarossa
this was the code for the Nazi's to try to invade the Soviet Union. Hitler was lossing his nchances with Britain, so he moves to take over the USSR, breaking the peace pact that was written between the two countries. this was said to be a turing point in the war because, now Germany was fighting two wars on both sides of them. germany wassurrounded and the Blizkrieg tackted was defeated. "Operation Barbarossa." History.com. A&E Television Networks, n.d. Web. 15 Apr. 2015. -
operation thunderclap
a cancelled plan to bomb the German city of Berlin to give cover for the Red army aproaching berlin. the point of this bominbwould be to take out some importent Nazi leaders that were in Berlin. the US did take up this plan in 1945 and bombed berlin 4 days and 4 nights. all was a devistation. the effect was that it weakened the city of berlin so that the Red army could proced in to the city. http://ww2orc.tripod.com/id15.htm -
Pearl Harbor
On the morning of Dec. 7th, 1941, on the base of Pearl Harbor near Honolulu Hawaii. Hundreds of Japanesse fighter planes set a huge air strike bombing. in this act, killing 2,000 American soilders and sailors. the cause behind all of this was, the embargo the US put on Japan. the japanesse though that if they bomb the US it would scare them in to trade again. in the end the US went to war with Japan and Japan joind the Axes powers. "Pearl Harbor." History.com. A&E Television Networks, n.d. Web. -
wannsee conference
the meeting held in Brelin was on topic about the final questions for the jews. The second in comand of the SS was Rien Kard Heydrich, he was one of the main people at the meeting talking about the final soultion to the jews. The results of the conference meeting was the plan for concentration camps and the methods to finsh the job. Booth, Owen, and John Walton. The Illustrated History of World War II. Edison, NJ: Chartwell, 1998. Print. -
Battle of midway
The battle of Midway was given to the US with an uper hand. the Japanesse though they would have a sneaky way of attacking the US, but with code breakers on the US, they knew about their plan. in the beging, japan was sending fire power at midway but when they left to refuel, the US airforce came in and wiped out more then half the japanesse fleet. the etemt was to get closer to hawaii, but the US stoped them. In the end, the US has conrtol of the pacific front.Booth, Owen, and John Walton. -
Battle of Stalingrad
from the beging of this battle, Hitler thought that taking over Stalingrad and control it, he would stop the soviets industrual usege. the battle was super tight. From street to street, to room to room, they were massive gun fire and luftwaffe airstricks. when the russian winter came. Then the tables turned, the Red armys military surranded the city and made the nazi's wait out the winter. after two months of freezing cold. the battle was a stailmet. Russia keeps its land.Booth, Owen, and John -
D-Day
also called operation "overlord", D-Day was an event that will fully be remembered by both forces. this was when the allied forces have a huge water, air and land invation on the beaches of North France, Normandy. the allies attacked on five sepret beaches, Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno, and Sword. Omaha being the toughtest and burtal beach to over concor. the goal was to regain france and push back the germans. in the end, the germans surrendered fance back and fell back. Booth, Owen, and John Walton -
first liberated concentration camp
the russians were the first to free the jews people from a camp called Maidanek. once the red army had arrived, over 1.5 million people had died at this camp and the horror was then discovered by the final solutuion that germany had proclaimed. Anthor camp freed by the US was Dachau, the first and oldest camp in Germany. it was liberatied in 1945. the reason was to free the inusent people from their torrture. the impact was saving the jewish people.Booth, Owen, and John Walton. -
Battle of the Bulge
Nearing the end of the war, Germany uses the Blizkrieg method onn the allied troops in the northwest of Europe. the cold winter was starting to settle in and the battle was leading to great caulslties. the germans plan was the slit the allied forces with a surprise attack through the Ardennes to Antwerd. the effect was great damage to both sides of the battle and that the Red army was getting closer to Germany.Booth, Owen, and John Walton. The Illustrated History of World War II. Edison, NJ: Cha -
Battle of Iwo Jima
also called operation Detachment, the US was using the island hooping meethod to get closer to Japan it self. this was a big push for the US after the battle in the Philippines. The island of Iwo Jima was a big part in the Pacific war, as we capture it was then a new military base for the US. At the end of this battle, the US, lift there flag on an mangeled hill to show victory. "Battle of Okinawa." History.com. A&E Television Networks, n.d. Web. 16 Apr. 2015. -
Battle of Okinawa
was code name iceburg, this was the last and largest island battle between japan and the US. On the small chain of islands of Okinawa, the plan was for allied forces to make that the new military base to make new air assult attacks on Japan. One tackted the Japanesse used was Kamikaze suicide bombings. these attacks were ment to stop the US, but from now on nothing could stop the US from attacking jappan. The results were that the US were in range of Japan. "Battle of Okinawa." History.com. A&E -
VE day
On May 7th, 1945, Germany finally surrenders from the Red Army after they invaid the streets of Berlin. Some german soilders staid to fight for there home land and others would run away, as Hitle did. He and His wife Hid in an underground bunker and had cummided suicide, with out leadership they had to surrender. The effect was relife from the all nations against Germany, but there was 30 million lives that were costed from them, 6 million were from the dreded Holocaust.Booth, Owen, and John Wal -
Dropping of the A-bomb
The race to making the ultimate weapon at the time was completed. Before the US dropped the first bomb called the "little boy" on Hiroshima, new president Truman sends a message to Japan telling them that we will drop it on them. Japan does not listen and the drop was droped. The bombs were droped to speed up the war in japan and to finish it. After the first bomb, Japan did n ot surrender so, we dropped the "fat man" on the city Nagaski. soon after, Japan finaly surrenders. Booth, Owen, and Joh -
VJ day
VJ day is the day that Japan surrenders to the US after relizing the further outcome if they keep countinuing this war. This event was as nig as the day of VE day.The atomic bombs that fell on the two cities did the final push to stop Japan. It was finally the end of the world war II. -
Nuremburg Trials
The 13 trials that happened after the war were about the crimes the Nazi's have commited during WWII. The crimes over the jews during the Holucaus mostly. The big three where at the trials including France to discusse the punishment for germany. stalin and churchill wanted most to be exucuted from the acts they have done. they were set in place to make sure this does not happen again like the treaty of pairs. in the end the UN because the stronger for of the legue of nations. http://www.history.
