WWII

By christopherlagunes7
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    Invasion of Manchuria

    This was an invasion led by the Japanese. There was resistance to the invasion by General Ma Zhanshan who became a national hero in China. This created the Anti-Japanese Volunteer Armies.
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    Rape of Nanking

    This was a large number of murders happening and a large number of rapes in the capitol of the republic of China. Men went door to door where they searched for girls in the different homes. 50,000-300,000 ended up dead.

  • Anschluss

    Anschluss
    This is the term used by Germany to refer to Austria being annexed into Nazi Germany. This was against the treaty of Versailles. The treaty of Versailles stated that Germany could not increase its territory. Austria wanted for Germany to take them over. Germany did so without any resistance.

  • Munich Pact

    Munich Pact
    This was a pact signed between Neville Chamberlain (Britain's Prime Minister), Edouard Daladier (French Prime Minister), and Adolf Hitler (Nazi Leader). This was done to avert war. Sudetenland was annexed and given to Nazi Germany. Germany then conquered Czechoslovakia.
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    Kristallnacht

    This was an event that happened in Nazi Germany. The Nazi's went to different synagogues and torched them. They also vandalized Jewish homes, schools, and businesses. This left a result of 100 Jews killed.

  • Non-Aggression Pact

    Non-Aggression Pact
    Pact signed between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union. This surprised a lot of people. This meant that Germany could not attack the Soviet Union and vice versa. This pact was broken by Germany when they attacked the Soviet Union.
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    Invasion of Poland

    The Invasion of Poland was a joint effort. It involved Germany, the Soviet Union, Danzig, and a small Slovak group. This was the beginning of WWII.
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    Evacuation of Dunkirk

    338,226 soldier and civilians were evacuated from Dunkirk. This took 9 days to complete. In 2 days, 45,000 troops were already evacuated. In 9 days, 338,226 troops were evacuated.

  • Tri-Partite Agreement

    Made to stabilize countries economies. The agreement was made between the US, France and Britain. At this time, France still used the gold standard while the US and Britain had stopped using it.

  • Lend Lease Act

    This act meant that the US could give military aid to other countries. This involved giving food, materials, and oil between 1941 and August 1945. The purpose of this act was to defeat Germany, Japan, and Italy.
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    Operation Barbarossa

    This was the invasion from Germany on the Soviet Union. This was against the Non-Aggression Pact that was made on the 23 of August, 1939. The German troops failed in the invasion of the Soviet Union. This was a very important turn of events.

  • Pearl Harbor

    This was a surprise attack made by the Japanese Navy Air Service. They attacked the naval base at Pearl Harbor. This attack led the US into entering WWII.
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    Battle of Midway

    This battle took place 6 months after Pearl Harbor. This was a naval battle that took place in Midway Atoll. America won the battle against Japan.

  • D-Day Invasion

    This was an attack on France's beaches. 156,000 American, British, and Canadian forces were sent out and arrived. This was one of the largest military assaults. This led to the liberation of Northern France.
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    Liberation of Paris

    This was a battle fought by the US, Nazi Germany, the UK, Poland, and the Allied Forces. The Allies won the war and the German army lost the battle which led to them surrendering the French capitol. It was a war that lasted 6 days and resulted in 800 to 1,000 Resistance fighters were killed.
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    Battle of the Bulge

    This battle took place between the US, Nazi Germany, the UK, and Canada. This was the German's last offensive attack that they had. It was the 2nd most lethal battle. This resulted in 19,276 american deaths.

  • Hitler's Suicide

    Adolf Hitler and his wife Eva committed suicide together in their underground bunker. Adolf Hitler had shot himself in the right temple. His wife had killed herself with cyanide.

  • Surrender of Germany

    Soviet Russia's army was on it's way to Germany's capitol of Berlin and Hitler committed suicide. This left Karl Dönitz in charge. He then was in charge of the German surrender to the Allied forces.
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    Hiroshima/Nagasaki

    The US detonated 2 nuclear bombs, one over Hiroshima and the other over Nagasaki. The UK gave consent for the US to drop the bombs on those cities. 90,000–146,000 people were killed in the Hiroshima bombing and 39,000–80,000 people in the Nagasaki bombing.