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Rape of Nanking
The Japanese were fed up with the Chinese resistance so they attacked the city of Nanking. The Japanese killed 150,000 Chinese soldiers and then 50,000 male civilians. The worst part was the raping of 20,000 women and children. https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-rape-of-nanking -
German Blitzkreig
A style of war that Germany used called blitzkreig which means lightning warfare. The Germans would rush the enemy which disorganized the enemy and help them win. -
Ribbentrop/Molotov Pact
This was basically a non-aggression pact between the Soviet Union and Germany. Foreign ministers from each country met to make sure they were neutral and would not fight each other. https://www.britannica.com/event/German-Soviet-Nonaggression-Pact -
Fall of Paris
The Nazi army took over Paris and caused the city to come under German control. Paris would not be liberated until near the end of the war. http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/worldwars/wwtwo/fall_france_01.shtml -
Pearl Harbor
The Japanese conducted a suprise attack on the naval base in Hawaii's pearl harbor. There were over a thousand killed and it was one of the most infamous days in american history. https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/pearl-harbor -
Wannsee Conference
High ranking Nazi officials met together to talk about the "Final Solution". They all met at a conference in Wannsee talking about the death camps and exterminating all of the Jews. -
Bataan Death March
The Japanese took all of their war prisoners and forced them on a 80 mile march. Over half of the people on the march died due to the conditions. https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/bataan-death-march -
Battle of Stalingrad
The battle of Midway was the turning point for the war in the east. German forces went up against the Soviet Union in Stalingrad, Russia. The Soviet Union was victorious. https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-stalingrad -
D-Day
Allied forces landed on the beaches of Normandy and fought a gruesome fight against the Axis powers. The battle went on for over a month and it was one of the deadliest battles ever. -
Liberation of concentration camps
This was when all the living victims of the Holocaust were let free. All people at concentration camps and other places were finally free. https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/liberation-of-nazi-camps -
VE Day
The famous day known as Victory in Europe day. This day marked when the Axis powers unconditionally surrendered to the allies. https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/victory-in-europe -
VJ Day
The day that Japan surrendered. The day was known as victory over Japan day. -
Battle of the Bulge
This was Hitlers last offense trying to protect Germany from Invasion. Nazi forces slightly penetrated the Allied powers to form a bulge in the attack, hence the name the name Battle of the Bulge. https://www.army.mil/botb/ -
Battle of Iwo Jima
The Americans landed on the island of Iwo Jima taking it from Japan. We had intent to use the island of Iwo Jima to launch bombing raid from there. https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-iwo-jima -
Dropping of the atomic bombs
President Truman made the order to drop nuclear bombs on the Japanese cities Hiroshima and Nagasaki. These bombs caused widespread destruction and thousands of deaths.
