-
Japanese invasion of China
A significant struggle that ragedwas the Japanese invasion of China, commonly referred to as the Second Sino-Japanese War. A string of Japanese offensives that captured large areas and caused a great deal of military and civilian losses, including the Nanjing Massacre, started with the Marco Polo Bridge Incident. Even though Japan initially controlled a sizable portion of the territory, its defeat in 1945 marked the end of the war. https://www.britannica.com/event/Second-Sino-Japanese-War -
Period: to
Rape of Nanking
Following the Battle of Nanking and the National Revolutionary Army's withdrawal during the Second Sino-Japanese War, the Imperial Japanese Army massacred a large number of Chinese civilians and noncombatants in Nanjing, the capital of the Republic of China. This event is known as the Nanjing Massacre or the Rape of Nanjing (formerly romanized as Nanking). Casualties were anywhere from 40,000-300,000 https://www.history.com/articles/nanjing-massacre -
Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact
Germany and the Soviet Union signed the German-Soviet Nonaggression Pact on August 23, 1939, just days before World War II broke out. The agreement split Europe into German and Soviet zones of influence. Molotov Vyacheslav. Particularly during the Munich Conference in September 1938, the Soviet Union had failed to strike a collective-security pact with Britain and France against Nazi Germany. https://www.britannica.com/event/Wannsee-Conference -
German invasion of France
In what became known as the Battle of France, Germany invaded France and the Low Countries likeBelgium, Luxembourg, and the Netherlandsin May 1940 during World War II. France was vanquished in less than a month, and on June 22, 1940, an armistice was agreed to. After that, the country was split into three areas: a minor Italian-occupied area in the southeast, a French-governed area in the south of Vichy, France, and a German-occupied area in the north. -
Pearl Harbor
Japan launched an attack on the US naval station in Pearl Harbor, inHawaii, on anearly morningon December 7, 1941. About 350 Japanese aircraft launched a surprise attack that killed 2,403 troops, destroyed or seriously damaged 300 US aircraft, and sank or badlydamaged 18 US naval warships, including eight battleships. eventually American got there revenge. This eventually leads to the bombing of Japan
https://www.history.com/articles/pearl-harbor -
Wannsee Conference
In order to plot the "final solution" to the"Jewish question"Nazi authorities met on January 20, 1942, in the Wannsee neighborhood of Berlin. Nazi commander Reichsmarschall Hermann Göring had directed Reinhard Heydrich, head of the Gestapo and leader of the SS (Nazi paramilitary corps), to draft a detailed plan for this "final solution" on July 31, 1941. Six months later, Heydrich led 15 Nazi senior bureaucrats, the Reich Central Security Office's chief of Jewish affairs, to the Conference. -
Period: to
Battle of Stalingrad
The Battle of Stalingrad was a major conflict between German and Soviet forces during World War II that lasted from August 1942 to February 1943. This resulted in heavy losses for both sides, which tipped the scales in favor of the Soviet Union. While the Germans aimed to capture the strategically important city, the Soviets were determined to hold Stalingrad at all costs. -
D-Day (Normandy Invasion)
A significant turning moment in World War II, when the Normandy landings on D-Day took place, onJune 6, 1944, whichsignaled the beginning of the Allied invasion of Nazi-occupied Europe. In a large, well calculatedoperation, Allied forces including American, British, and Canadian troops landed on the beaches of Normandy, France. The invasion's objectives were to establish a foothold on the continent and eventually free Europe from Nazi rule. -
Period: to
Liberation of Nazi Camps
Lublin was taken by the Soviets on July 24 after they initially landed at Majdanek on the evenings of July 22–23. Captured intact was Majdanek. The Soviet troops in Majdanek came across a large number of prisoners, primarily Soviet POWs, who had not been evacuated in the spring. Additionally, they came across strong proof of the mass murder that Nazi Germans carried out at Majdanek. Soviet authorities allowed reporters to examine the camp and the proof of the atrocities that had taken place. -
Period: to
Battle of the bulge
The goal of the massive German onslaught known as the Battle of the Bulge, which began in December 1944, was to breach Allied defenses in Belgium's Ardennes and compel a surrender. The Germans were ultimately driven back, suffering heavy casualties, despite their initial success in establishing a "bulge" in the Allied front. Germany was ultimately defeated as a result of the conflict, which is regarded as a watershed in the Western Front. -
Period: to
Battle of Iwo Jima
The United States and Japan fought a vicious and bloody war for control of the strategically significant island of Iwo Jima from February 19 to March 26, 1945. This fight was one of the key conflicts in the Pacific Theater of World War II. The heavily fortified island was guarded by over 21,000 Japanese troops, who battled valiantly from subterranean bunkers and tunnels, and the United States, looking for a base for air operations against Japan, met this challenge. -
Period: to
Battle of Okinawa
Taking place in the Pacific Theater during World War II, the Battle of Okinawa was a violent and intense conflict between Japan and the United States that lasted for about three months, from April to June 1945. Strategically situated close to mainland Japan, the US aimed to seize the island of Okinawa as a staging area for the impending invasion of Japan. There were significant air and naval engagements during the conflict, and the Japanese used extensive kamikaze strikes. -
VE Day
Celebrated on May 8, 1945, Victory in Europe Day (V-E Day) commemorated the unconditional surrender of Germany to the Allies, which brought an end to World War II in Europe. People celebrated all over the country because of the conclusion of a protracted and devastating conflict with great joy on this day. which was quite comparable to the VJ day that took place later. https://www.defense.gov/Multimedia/Experience/VEDay/#:~:text=On%20Victory%20in%20Europe%20Day,World%20War%20II%20in%20Europ. -
Period: to
Dropping of the atomic bombs
The United States was the first and only country to employ atomic bombs in combat, dropping them on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, and Nagasaki on August 9, 1945. The bombs, known as "Little Boy" in Hiroshima and "Fat Man" in Nagasaki, inflicted a great deal of damage and fatalities, which ultimately led to Japan's capitulation and the end of World War II. -
VJ Day
Just lke VE Day, VJ Day celebrated Japan surrendering to America. also known as Victory over Japan Day, honors the end of World War II in the Pacific. It formally commemorates the Japanese surrender to the Allies on board the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay on September 2, 1945. The United States marks VJ Day on August 15, 1945, the day that Japan's surrender was declared, but other countries, like Britain, celebrate it on that day. -
Links that were too long