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Japanese invasion of china
The Japanese invasion of Manchuria began on 18 September 1931, when the Kwantung Army of the Empire of Japan invaded Manchuria immediately following the Mukden Incident. After the war, the Japanese established the puppet state of Manchukuo. China's internal wars were probably one of the main reasons why China was taken over by Japan. The Republic of China was a very weak government at the time. It was a catastrophic conflict for the Chinese people, causing up to 20 million casualties. -
Battle of blitzkrieg
Blitzkrieg is a term used to describe a method of offensive warfare designed to strike a swift. it was used as a military tactic designed to create disorganization among enemy forces through the use of mobile forces and locally concentrated firepower. Germany quickly overran much of Europe and was victorious for more than two years by relying on a new military tactic. -
the fall of Paris
the German invasion of France and the Low Countries during the Second World War.The line was intended to economise on manpower and deter a German invasion across the Franco–German border by diverting it into Belgium, which could then be met by the best divisions of the French Army. Germany would use the northern parts of France to help carry out its bombing runs during the Battle of Britain. -
pearl harbor
the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor. it intended to destroy important American fleet units, thereby preventing the Pacific Fleet from interfering with Japanese conquest of the Dutch East Indies and Malaya and to enable Japan to conquer Southeast Asia without interference. the US joins WWII. -
Wannsee conference
Nazi officials meet to discuss the details of the final solution of the Jewish question. the economic problems were being blamed on the jews and they figured out what to do. led to the mass genocide of the jews. -
battle of midway
World War II naval battle, fought almost entirely with aircraft, in which the United States destroyed Japan's first-line carrier strength and most of its best trained naval pilots. One of Japan's main goals during World War II was to remove the United States as a Pacific power in order to gain territory in east Asia and the southwest Pacific islands. it effectively turned the tide of World War II in the Pacific. -
the battle of Stalingrad
The Battle of Stalingrad was the largest confrontation of World War II, in which Germany and its allies fought the Soviet Union for control of the city of Stalingrad in Southern Russia. Germany invaded the Soviet Union in 1941. the Battle of Stalingrad marked the end of Germany's advances into eastern Europe and Russia. -
Warsaw Ghetto uprising
The Warsaw ghetto uprising was a violent revolt that occurred from April 19 to May 16, 1943, during World War II. Residents of the Jewish ghetto in Nazi-occupied Warsaw, Poland, staged the armed revolt to prevent deportations to Nazi-run extermination camps. The Warsaw uprising inspired other revolts in extermination camps and ghettos throughout German-occupied Eastern Europe. -
D-Day
the landing operations on Tuesday, 6 June 1944 of the Allied invasion of Normandy in Operation Overlord during World War II. he Allies wanted to attack during high tide as this helped the ships to avoid obstacles put in the water by the Germans. D-Day was the beginning of the end for not only the Germans but Hitler most of all. D-Day forced the Germans to fight a two front war again just as they had in WWI. -
liberation of concentration camps
The Soviets liberated Auschwitz, the largest killing center and concentration camp, in January 1945. Many were so weak that they could hardly move. Disease remained an ever-present danger, and many of the camps had to be burned down to prevent the spread of epidemics. Survivors of the camps faced a long and difficult road to recovery. -
battle of the bulge
the last major German offensive on the Western Front during World War II—an unsuccessful attempt to push the Allies back from German home territory. The Germans created a “bulge” around the area of the Ardennes forest in pushing through the American defensive line, was the largest fought on the Western front. The Germans lost so many experienced troops and equipment that there was no way their army could launch another attack on Allied forces. -
battle of Iwo Jima
The Battle of Iwo Jima was a major battle in which the United States Marine Corps and Navy landed on and eventually captured the island of Iwo Jima from the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II. he capture of Iwo Jima was part of a three-point plan the Americans had for winning the war in the Far East It provided an air base for Japanese fighter planes to intercept long-range B-29 Super fortress bombers, and it provided a haven for Japanese naval units in dire need of any support available -
VE Day
Victory in Europe Day, generally known as VE Day or V-E Day, or simply as V-Day, is a day celebrating the formal acceptance by the Allies of World War II of Nazi Germany's unconditional surrender of its armed forces on the 8 May 1945. VE Day commemorates the unconditional surrender of Nazi Germany to the Allied forces in 1945, ending World War II in Europe. It meant an end to nearly six years of a war that had cost the lives of millions; had destroyed homes, families, and cities. -
dropping of the atomic bombs
The United States detonated two nuclear weapons over the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on August 6 and 9, 1945, respectively, with the consent of the United Kingdom, as required by the Quebec Agreement. The bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki was payback for the Japanese bombing of pearl harbor. The two atomic bombs dropped on Japan in 1945 killed and maimed hundreds of thousands of people, and their effects are still being felt today. -
VJ Day
Victory over Japan Day is the day on which Imperial Japan surrendered in World War II, in effect bringing the war to an end. VJ Day is the day on which Imperial Japan surrendered in World War II, in effect bringing the war to an end.
