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Rape of Nanking
The city of Nanking was demanded to be destroyed by General Matsui Iwane. Around 20 000 women and girls were raped, mutilated, and killed by the Japanese people. About 150 000 male war prisoners and civilians were also killed.
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German Blitzkrieg
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German Blitzkrieg
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Pearl Harbor
Japan attacked the U.S. Pacific Fleet's base at Pearl Harbor on December 7th, 1941. The attack made the United States feel the need to fight in World War II. Japan failed to take down the base because the United States put up a good fight. In the attack, 2 403 service members were killed and 1 178 were wounded. 6 U.S. ships and 169 planes were also destroyed. https://www.history.com/news/pearl-harbor-facts-wwii-attack https://www.historynet.com/pearl-harbor -
Battle of Midway
Six months after the attack on Pearl Harbor, the U.S. and Japan Navy went to battle. https://www.studentnewsdaily.com/editorials-for-students/lessons-from-the-battle-of-midway/ -
Wannsee Conference
The Wannsee Conference was a meeting meant to discuss the "Final Solution". This final solution was the code name for the obliteration of the Jewish people. Reinhard Heydrich, the chief of the Reich Security Main Office, announced that about 11 000 000 Jewish people would be affected by this "Final Solution" https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/wannsee-conference-and-the-final-solution https://www.yadvashem.org/holocaust/about/final-solution-beginning/wannsee-conference.html -
Warsaw Ghetto uprising
In Warsaw, Poland, a violent rebellion took place to stop deportations to Nazi execution camps. This was called the Warsaw Ghetto uprising. 7 000 Jewish people were killed and 50 000 were sent off to labour or extermination camps. The Jewish people tried fighting off the Germans with the little weapons they had. https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/warsaw-ghetto-uprising https://www.historyextra.com/period/second-world-war/the-jews-who-fought-back-the-story-of-the-warsaw-ghetto-uprising/ -
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Dropping of the atomic bombs
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VJ Day
August 14th and 15th are both known as Victory over Japan Day. This day exists because the 14th of August was the day Japan surrendered to her Allies. Everyone was relieved that the horrific conflict would finally come to an end. People were concerned that this celebration would be offensive to Japan, so it is now referred to as "End to the Pacific War". https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/v-j-day#section_3 https://www.collinsflags.com/blog/archives/victory-day-v-j-day-collinsflags-com -
VE Day
Great Britain and the United States both celebrate May 8th as Victory in Europe Day. This was the day Germany surrendered to their Soviet enemies. https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/victory-in-europe https://www.thespec.com/opinion/editorials/2020/05/08/editorial-remember-ve-day-in-covid-19-days.html -
Battle of the Bulge
The aim of this battle was to split Germany's allies on their way to Germany. They failed to do so which allowed their allies to get their victory. https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-the-bulge https://www.britannica.com/event/Battle-of-the-Bulge -
Liberation of concentration camps
Majdanek was the first major concentration camp to get taken down in July of 1944. The Germans tried to hide the bad things they had done but the evidence was everywhere. Auschwitz, the largest execution camp, was taken over by Russian soldiers. This did not mean fewer deaths happened. Many prisoners still died from awful causes and needed to heal. https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/liberation-of-the-concentration-camps http://ww2today.com/29-april-1945-us-troops-liberate-dachau-concentration-camp
