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WWII
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Japan Invades China
China was a divided country at the time and contained lots of vast materials. This made it a perfect opportunity for Japan to invaded China and gain control. -
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The German Blitzkrieg
The German's tried to intended to make a swift victory in Poland. Before that they did the strategy on Belgium, Netherlands, and France. -
Germany Raids Poland
Poland was provided to the two powers, allowing the Germans to raid Poland and begin world control. Yet, the Germans were fearful that the Soviets would make the same move. -
Fall of Paris
Was the day that Germany invaded France and the low countries. -
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Operation Barbarossa
Operation Barbarossa (originally Operation Fritz) was the code name for the German's invasion of the Soviet Union. The operation did not succeed. -
Attack on Pearl Harbor
Just before 8 a.m. on December 7, 1941, hundreds of Japenese fighter planes attacked Pearl Harbor (an American naval base near Honolulu, Hawaii.) The fighter's destoryed more than 300 fighters and nearly 20 vessels. More than 2,000 Americans died and 1,000 were wounded. -
Wannsee Conference
A meeting of high ranked Nazi's held in Berlin's subburb Wannseee. -
Battle of Midway
A decisive naval battle in the Pacific Theater of WW2. Was six months after the Pearl Harbor attack. -
Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
The rise of Jewish Resistance in the Warsaw Ghetto. This is when German-occupied Poland. -
Operation Gomorrah
Heaviest assault in the history of Arial Warfare that lasted 8 days and 7 nights. -
Allied Invasion of Italy
The Allies landed on mainland Italy and tried to capture it during the Italy's campaign during WW2 -
D-Day
When the allied forces raid the beaches of Normandy to capture territory back that Germany had previously taken. -
Liberation of the Concentration Camps
The soviet soldiers were the first to liberate concentration camp prisoners. They later liberated several others. -
Operation Thunderclap
The code for a canceled operation. The operation was a massive attack on Berlin, the belief was that it would cause 220,000 casualties. -
Battle of the Bulge Picture
Picture for Battle of the Bulge -
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Battle of the Bulge
German forces raided through the dense Ardennes forests of Wallonia in Belgium, France. -
Battle of Iwo Jima
It was a major battle between the U.S Marines and the Japanese. The end result was the U.S capture of the island of Iwo Jima. -
The Battle of Okinawa
Co-named Operation Iceberg, and was a series of battles fought on the Island of Okinawa and was the Allied forces versus Japan -
VE Day
Also known as Victory in Europe Day. It is the holiday in which the Nazi's surrendered. -
The Dropping of the Atomic Bombs
The day America dropped the deadliest bomb known to man-kind on the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki -
VJ Day
It was the news of the surrendering of the Central Powers to the world
