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Japanese invasion over China
The Japanese attempted control over china, and killed over 10000 Chinese civilians. Japan sought out control over china because of china's lush raw materials and resources. Because of Japans forward aggression towards China, the United States enacted trade sanctions against Japan. -
Wannsee Conference
A group of German leaders met to initiate the murder of all Jewish people. The purpose of the meeting was to end all people of Jewish ethnicity. Over one million Jewish people were murdered as a result of the conference. -
German Blitzkrieg
Germany used the Blitzkrieg method, which was series of campaigns used to defeat their enemies. Germany used this method to avoid a long war in the first part of the second world war. The method helped Germany conquer enemy territories quickly. -
Fall of Paris
Nazi Germany surrounded Paris to conquer the country. France and Britain declared war on Germany, which is why Germany invaded Paris. The fall of Paris gave Germany the upper hand in the war against Britain. -
Bombing of Pearl Harbour
The bombing of pearl Harbour was a surprise bombing from the Japanese. Japan thought that bombing pearl Harbour would greatly weaken the US military. The bombing of pearl Harbour was one of the greatest reasons for the start of WW2. -
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Bataan death march
It was a 60 mile long march, the prisoners forced to walk it barely survived, most of them didn't. Prisoners needed to be moved which is why the Bataan death march happened. Over half of the prisoners who walked it died. -
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D-Day
4 countries fought Germany on the coast of France. D-day happened because it was America's way to directly fight Germany. D-Day put the allied forces fighting Germany towards a forward path of winning the war. -
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Battle of the Bulge
Germany launches an attack on Belgium, Luxembourg, and France. Germany fought this battle because hitler thought it would give Germany an upper hand in the war. It noticed the last german offense on the western front. -
Liberation of concentration camps
The camps were liberated because te people held hostage needed to be freed. Allied forces freed the prisoners of the concentration camps. The people were freed -
Battle of Iwo Jima
About 30,000 US soldiers were wounded or killed. Japanese soldiers were interupting success of the US. Iwo Jima saved the lives of over 30,000 US Airfighters. -
Battle of Okinawa
Okinawa was similar to Iwo Jima, except captive soldiers often chose suicide. The battle happened because Okinawa acted as a border between the US and Japan. About 200,000 people total dies during the battle of Okinawa. -
Potsdam declaration
The declaration divided Austria and Germany into 4 territories. This conference happened to determin terms for the end of war2. Disarmed germany, as well as demilitarized the country. -
VE-Day
Germany surrendered to the allied forces. VE Day marked the end of World War two. VE Day marks the end of an almost 6 year war. -
VJ Day
Marks the end of world war to, and also means victory over japan day. Japan unconditionally surrendered, people around the world were happy. Japan surrendering relieved the allies. -
Dropping of atomic bombs
The first atomic bomb was dropped on pearl Harbour. Japan thought the bombing of pearl harbour would greatly weaken the US military. Many thousands of people died due to atomic bombs.