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Japanese invasion of China
what: The Japanese thought that they were being fired by the Chinese which led Japan into invading China. why: Japan claimed that they were being fired at by China impact: It caused a massive war between the two countries -
Germany's invasion of Poland
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Fall of Paris
what: It was a German invasion in France, but France had fled and Germany claimed the open country. Why: Hitler wanted to take over Europe. impact: Germany took over France as an open country. -
German Blitzkreig
what: Germany used a bombing tactic; Blitzkreig that used in mobile forces and fire power. why: Germany wanted to avoid a longer war. impact: Overall the strategy wasn't effective on the war all though Germany did gain more power. -
Operation Barbarossa
what: Germany invaded the Soviet Union, which was the largest Germany military operation. why: They wanted to stop the communism in Russia,take over land to use the Soviets for labour. impact: This was the key to Hitler's plan of taking over Europe. -
Pearl Harbor
what: Japan planned a secret attack that bombed Pearl Harbor as the U.S soldiers were asleep. why: Japan were looking for more resources followed by the U.S stopping trades between the United States and Japan which was a threat taken by Japan. impact: It brought the U.S into the war -
Wannsee Conference
What: Heydrich, a SS general that called the meeting in Wannsee to discuss the Jewish population between Nazi government departments. why: This was called upon to set the fate of the Jews and get the final solution for this problem. impact: This started the Holocaust, They wanted to kill all the Jews -
Battle of Midway
what: An airial battle between U.S and Japan why: Japan wanted to get back at the U.S for Pearl Harbor so they planned to sink American aircraft carriers. the Americans had read their fleet codes and found out what Japan were doing. impact: The Japanese fleet was desrtoyed which forced Japan to defend for their lives. -
Operation Gomorrah
what: the British bombed Hamburg,Germany why: The U.S and Britain were allies against Germany. impact: up to 1million residents were homeless, 40-50K people died, and the bombing left Hitler worried about the Nazi leadership and that the raids could force Germany out of the war. -
Allied invasion of Italy
what: Italian Musolini wanted to build a fascist Italy into a new Roman empire, the Allies invaded the coast of Italy. why: The allies(U.S, Britain, Russia) wanted to advance against Nazi alliances. impact: Musolini went to jail and they were trying to prevent Germany from sending more troops into Russia. -
D-Day
what: Allies launched a supprise invasion on Normandy and France. why: Britain and the U.S attacked to end WWII and the Nazi domination of Europe. impact: Paris was liberated, the Germans were removed from France, ally forces (Canada,Britain,U.S) prepared to enter German to meet up with Soviet troops. this was the turning point of Nazi rule. -
Liberation of concentration camps
what: Many concentration camps were liberated. Those who survived such a tragic epidemic were able to be free. why: Germany was coming to an end in power and control of Europe. impact: This made the Jewish people harshly treated by the Nazi's have a chance to live. Germany was soon out of rule. -
Operation Thunderclap
what: A massive attack on Berlin why: this was to shatter Germany's morale impact: 90% of Berlin burned down -
Battle of Iwo Jima
what: A war fought between the U.S and Japan. The U.S were trying to take over the island of Iwo Jima in Japan. why: The island was a key area to start they're next move in the war, and there bombing campaign. impact: They gained control over Iwo Jima and claimed it as there own by placing an American Flag on Mount Suribachi. -
Battle of Okinawa
what: The bloodiest battle of the Pacific war why: The U.S wanted to weaken Japan as a country, they also wanted Okinawa to deminish resources of Japan and the island of could be used as a support base for scheduled invasion of Japan. impact: Japan had lost the battle due to a bombing at Hiroshima and Nagasaki. -
VE Day
what: VE-Day (Victory in Europe), Germany had oficially surrendered and the war was over in Europe. why: Germany had no leader because Hitler had committed suicide in an underground bunker. Hitler's "thousand year Reich" was over. impact: the war was over in europe and the production of the U.S was growing rapidly. -
Dropping of the atomic bombs
what: The U.S dropped the bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. why: The U.S dropped the atomic bomb because Japan refused to surrender. impact: This made Japan no threat at all, as the area was a flat land of vacancy. Millions died in both areas of Japan. -
VJ Day
what: when Japan had finally surrendered. why: Japan surrendered because of the atomic bombing which put Japan in devastation. impact: U.S and Japanese were no longer in war and they were waiting for this since Pearl Harbor. -
Battle of the Bulge
what: The Germans launched the last major offense of the war. why: They attempted to push the allied front line west from northern France to northwestern Belgium. impact: This was Hitler's last stand that he put everything into this battle and Germany did not end up winning the battle making Germany raid come to an end.
