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Japanese Invasion of Manchuria
Kwantung army invaded Manchuria right after the Mukden incident. Japan invaded Manchuria for resources because Japan had very little land and resource opportunity. -
Japanese Invasion of China
A military conflict that was waged between the Republic of China and the Empire of Japan. Japan had already controlled many parts of China but they accused China of war crimes and seeking raw materials. -
Rape of Nanjing
Mass murder and mass rape committed by the imperial Japanese troops against the residents of Nanjing. -
Germany annexes the Sudetenland
Britain, France, Italy, and Germany met to discuss the demands for Sudetenland. A day later part of the Czechoslovakia was annexed by Germany and the rest turned into the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia -
Strategic Bombing
The goal was to defeat the lay of destroying its morale and its economic ability to produce and transport material. -
Battle of Atlantic
Longest campaign in WWII till may 8 1945 -
Western Desert Campaign
Egypt and Libya main theatre in North African campaign of the 2nd world war -
Operation Barbarossa
Was the code name for the Germans to invade the Soviet Union. Started in June and ended on December 5, 1941 -
Battle of Moscow
Military campaign of a significant fighting range on a 600km sector of the Eastern Front -
Pearl Harbor
A surprise military attack by the Japanese Navy air Service on the United States. Attacked to keep the U.S Fleet from interfering with their planned military actions in Southeast Asia. -
Battle of the Coral Sea
The first opportunity for the U.S. Navy to challenge the Japanese Navy with equivalent forces. The U.S. was already training for a battle like this to happen with long range strikes by carrier based aircraft. -
Tunisia Campaign
A series of battles that took place in Tunisia during the North African campaign of the Second world war. -
Combined Bomber Offensive
Allied offensive of a strategic bombing -
Crossing the Rhine River
Launched by the 21st Army Group under Field Marshall Bernard Montgomery -
Genocide
Violent crimes committed against groups with the intent to destroy the existence of the group