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Japanese Invasion of China

Jul 7, 1937

https://www.mtholyoke.edu/acad/intrel/WorldWar2/china.htm It all started with a border clash between Japan and China. When the clash occured, it was followed by intense military actions. They wanted the Chinese government to follow in Japan's government plans. They didn't want China do defend themselves or use their self-restraints.

Germany's Invasion of Poland

Sep 1, 1939

https://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/article.php?ModuleId=10005070 When they signed away the border the objective was too maintain peace in Europe. They were going to try and overturn the Treaty of Versailles, but got caught in war with the German Nazi soldiers.

German Blitzkrieg

Period: Dec 24, 1939 to Dec 25, 1940

http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/blitzkrieg A German term for “lightning war,” blitzkrieg is a military tactic designed to create disorganization among enemy forces through the use of mobile forces and locally concentrated firepower.

Operation Barbarossa

Jun 22, 1941

http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/operation-barbarossa Hitler launched his army westward in a massive invasion on the Soviet Union. This was the turning point for WWII. It caused the Nazi's to fight in a two front war.

Pearl Harbor

Dec 7, 1941

https://pearlharboroahu.com/ This is the turning point in the war for the US. Japan dropped a bomb on the United States after staying out of it completly. This is when we would start to see a change in the war and how things would play out.

Wannsee Confrence

Jan 20, 1942

https://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/article.php?ModuleId=10005477 "The Final Solution of the Jewish Question" this was a meeting in of the Nazi Party and German government officials. They gathered in a Berlin suburb where they discussed how they were going to fix the Jewish problem in Europe.

Battle of Midway

Jun 7, 1942

http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-midway This was six months after the attack of Pearl Harbor, which became one of the most devise battles. They were able to interpret what the Japanese were saying and counter ambush on Japan's air crafts. This victory allowed the US to move in on foreign territory.

Battle of Stalingrad

Jul 24, 1942

http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/world-war-ii-history/videos/world-war-ii-battle-of-stalingrad Bloodiest battle in history.

Warsaw Ghetto Uprising

Apr 19, 1943

https://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/article.php?ModuleId=10005188 The uprising started when German troops came into the Jewish ghetto and started to deport them to concentration camps or killing centers. They would deport by blocks and by where they were located in the ghetto. Remaining residents at the end were deported to killing centers for not listening to the original transport.

Operation Gomorrah

Jul 24, 1943

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/operation-gomorrah-is-launched This was known as "blitz week." British aircraft dropped 2,300 tons of explosives which is equivalent to what German aircraft dropped in their five most deadliest bombings on London.More than 1,500 civilians were killed.

D-Day (Normandy Invasion)

Jun 6, 1944

https://www.army.mil/d-day/ 160,000 allied troops landed on a 50-mile stretch of French coastline that was heavily fortified. There were a lot of deaths on both the allied side and the opposing force. More than 9,000 soldiers were killed or wounded, but they would sacrifice more than 100,000 men as they began the trek across Europe to stop the Nazi's.

Operation Thunderclap

Feb 13, 1945

http://ww2today.com/13-february-1945-operation-thunderclap-raf-start-firestorm-in-dresden Operation Thunderclap has been talked about for a while. It was the idea of bombing the eastern most cities in Europe. The idea was to break up transportation of Jews in cattle cars and to help prolong the arrival at concentration camps. The operation was successful

Battle of the Bulge

Feb 25, 1945

https://www.army.mil/botb/ At the critical road junctions of St. Vith and Bastogne, American tankers and paratroopers fought off repeated attacks, and when the acting commander of the 101st Airborne Division in Bastogne was summoned by his German adversary to surrender.

Battle of Iowa Jima

Mar 26, 1945

http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-iwo-jima American amphibious invasion of Iwo Jima during World War II stemmed from the need for a base near the Japanese coast. Following elaborate preparatory air and naval bombardment, three U.S. marine divisions landed on the island in February 1945. Iwo Jima was defended by roughly 23,000 Japanese army and navy troops, who fought from an elaborate network of caves, dugouts, tunnels and underground installations.

VE Day

May 8, 1945

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/victory-in-europe Victory Day in Europe. Cities in both nations, as well as formerly occupied cities in Western Europe, put out flags and banners, rejoicing in the defeat of the Nazi war machine.

Liberation of Concentration Camps

Jul 23, 1945

https://www.ushmm.org/outreach/en/article.php?ModuleId=10007724 hey entered the Majdanek camp in Poland, and later overran several other killing centers. On January 27, 1945, they entered Auschwitz and there found hundreds of sick and exhausted prisoners. The Germans had been forced to leave these prisoners behind in their hasty retreat from the camp.

Dropping of the Atomic Bomb

Aug 6, 1945

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/atomic-bomb-dropped-on-hiroshima Cold War 1945
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The United States becomes the first and only nation to use atomic weaponry during wartime when it drops an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. Though the dropping of the atomic bomb on Japan marked the end of World War II, many historians argue that it also ignited the Cold War.

VJ Day

Sep 2, 1945

http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/v-j-day apan had surrendered unconditionally to the Allies, effectively ending World War II. Since then, both August 14 and August 15 have been known as “Victoryover Japan Day,” or simply “V-J Day.”

Battle of Okinawa

Dec 24, 1945

http://www.historynet.com/battle-of-okinawa-operation-iceberg.htm Also known as Operation Iceberg, took place in April-June 1945. It was the largest amphibious landing in the Pacific theater of World War II. It also resulted in the largest casualties with over 100,000 Japanese casualties and 50,000 casualties for the Allies. This article gives an account of the 80 day plus battle for the Island of Okinawa which some have described as the "typhoon of steel".

The Nuremburg Trials of Nazis

Period: Dec 24, 1945 to Dec 25, 1949

http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/nuremberg-trials Held for the purpose of bringing Nazi war criminals to justice, the Nuremberg trials were a series of 13 trials carried out in Nuremberg, Germany, between 1945 and 1949. The defendants, who included Nazi Party officials and high-ranking military officers along with German industrialists, lawyers and doctors, were indicted on such charges as crimes against peace and crimes against humanity.