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rape of nanking
what happened- the Japanese occupied the Chinese province of Manchuria transforming it into a Japanese puppet state.
why- It was the first step in Japan's drive to control all of China.
effects/impacts- japanese gains control of china -
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German Blitzkrieg (1939-1940)
what happened: Blitzkrieg tactics required offensive weapons (such as tanks, planes, and artillery) along a narrow front. These forces would drive a breach in enemy defenses
why it happened: Germany's strategy was to defeat its opponents in a series of short campaigns to avoid a long war.
the effects/ impacts: not enough time to fight back. many deaths. -
fall of paris
what happened- also known as the Fall of France, was the German invasion of France and the Low Countries during the Second World War.
why- germans went through the ardense forest
effects/impacts- the germans took over paris -
operation barbarossa
what happened- was the code name for Nazi Germany's invasion of the Soviet Union during World War II,
why- because he wanted to defeat communism happening in USSR, take over land in USSR.
effects/impacts- brutal battles, terrible loss of life, and miserable conditions for Russians and Germans alike -
pearl harbor
what happened- Japanese planes attacked the United States Naval Base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii Territory.
why- The U.S. placed an embargo on Japan by prohibiting exports of steel, scrap iron, and aviation fuel to Japan making them angry enough to attack.
impact/ effects- The bombing killed more than 2,300 Americans. It completely destroyed the American battleship U.S.S. -
wannsee conference
what happened- a secret meeting of senior officials of Nazi Germany, held in the Berlin suburb of Wannsee
why- to discuss the "final solution to the Jewish question in Europe"
impacts/ effects- the murder of all the Jews of Europe. -
bataan death march
what happened- approximately 75,000 Filipino and American troops on Bataan were forced to make an arduous 65-mile march to prison camps.
why- because of the U.S. surrender of the Bataan Peninsula
effects/impacts- it worked to death thousands of British, Dutch, and Australian prisoners of war -
Warsaw Ghetto uprising
what happened- Many Jews in ghettos across eastern Europe tried to organize resistance against the Germans and to arm themselves with smuggled and homemade weapons. they staged an armed revolt against deportations to extermination camps.
why- jewish resistance
effects/impacts- disease and starvation killed thousands each month -
D-day (Normandy invasion)
What happened: the day the Allied powers crossed the English Channel and landed on the beaches of Normandy France. It was a large-scale attack and the Germans didn’t see it coming. It forced the Germans to fight a two front war again just as they had in WWI
Why it happened: D-Day was the first step of a massive military campaign to free Europe from Nazi control
The effects/ impact of the event: forced the Germans to fight a two front war again -
liberation of concentration camps
what happened- they entered Auschwitz and there found hundreds of sick and exhausted prisoners.
why- to free them
effects/impacts- they freed lots of prisoners -
battle of iwo jima
what happened- the U.S. Marines landed on and eventually captured the island of Iwo Jima from the Japanese Imperial Army during World War II.
why- it stemmed from the need for a base near the Japanese coast.
effects/ impacts- Of the over 21,000 Japanese soldiers on the island, 20,703 died either from fighting or by ritual suicide. -
VE Day
what happened- to mark the formal acceptance by the Allies of World War II of Nazi Germany's unconditional surrender of its armed forces.
why- its a holiday celebrated because of germanys surrender
effects/impacts- victory in Europe -
dropping of the atomic bombs
what happened- a plane called the ENOLA GAY dropped an atomic bomb on the city of HIROSHIMA.
why- Japanese military was refusing to give up their fight of a 4 year war and they were gettimg weary of it
effects/impacts- 70,000 Japanese citizens were vaporized. In the months and years that followed, an additional 100,000 perished from burns and radiation sickness. -
VJ Day
what happened- its a celebration for the allied nations
why- Japan has surrendered to the Allies after almost six years of war.
impacts/ effects- japan surrendered -
battle of the bulge
what happened- it was a major German offensive campaign launched through the densely forested Ardennes region of Wallonia in Belgium, France, and Luxembourg on the Western Front toward the end of World War II
why- an attempt to push the Allied front line west from northern France to northwestern Belgium.
effects/impacts- a massive loss of American and civilian life.
