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WWII Timeline-Reo Maroun
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Japan Invades Manchuria,China
Japan turned to Manchuria for oil, rubber, and lumber in order to make up the lack of resources for Japan. https://www.lermuseum.org/interwar-years-1919-1938/japanese-invasion-of-manchuria-1931 Japan Invaded Manchuria when they took over the city called Mukden
https://www.britannica.com/event/Mukden-Incident
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Italy invades Ethiopia
The aim of invading Ethiopia was to boost Italian national prestige.
https://www.sahistory.org.za/dated-event/ww2-italy-invades-ethiopia
Before Italy was defeated by Ethiopia, which made them embarrassed and they did that to gain revenge and make their empire stronger.
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Nuremberg Laws are enacted
The Nuremberg laws were enacted by the army and had a meeting with the nazi party to decide the Nuremberg getting enacted.
It was a prison for the Polish prisoners.
The Nazi party was involved for Nuremberg
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Germany invades Poland
The German invasion of Poland was a primer on how Hitler intended to wage war-what would be the'' blitzkrieg''.
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/germany-invades-poland
German forces bombard Poland on land and from the air.
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/germany-invades-poland
The Nazi leader Adolf Hitler was involved during the invasion.
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Rape of Nanking
It was important because the Japanese got what they want from China.
The Japanese did that because they wanted resources from china.
The Japanese troops were involved during the Rape of Nanking.
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Battle of Britain
The reason the battle of Britain happened was that Germany was preparing to get ready for invasion and took out all of Britain's air force.
Germany bombed Britain to destroy their air forces.
The Nazi troops were involved during the Battle of Britain.
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Operation Barbarossa
It happened because it failed which made Nazi Germany fight immensely superior resources.
Adolf Hitler launched an invasion of the soviet union to start a war between the two.
Adolf Hitler and the Nazi party were involved.
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Japan attacks Pearl Harbour
Why attack Pearl Harbour? As a war, inevitable Japan's only chance was the element of surprise and to destroy America's navy as quickly as possible.
On that day, Japanese planes attacked the United States Naval Base at Pearl Harbour, Hawaii Territory... It completely destroyed the American battleship U.S.S Oklahoma.
The Japanese troops were involved during the attack on Pearl Harbour
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Bataan Death March
It was important to symbolize the extreme power of Japan.
The Japanese forced many Allied soldiers to march 80 miles so far
across the Bataan Penisula.
The Japanese troops and the Allied Forces.
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Battle of the Midway
Japan wanted to destroy America's power because of the territory
The United States Navy defeated the Japanese attack against Midway Atoll, marking a turning point in the war in the Pacific theatre.
U.S navy was involved during the battle.
https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-midway -
Battle of Tunis
They fought for oil in Tunis the battle was between the Axis powers and the Allied powers.
The Axis powers won and took all of Tunisia's resources and had more land in Africa.
The Axis Powers and the Allied Powers were involved during the battle.
https://www.britannica.com/event/World-War-II/Tunisia-November-1942-May-1943 -
D-day
It happened to liberate north-west Europe from German occupation.
The Allied forces launched a lot of troops which included France to assault the Nazis.
The French troops were involved and the Allied forces.
https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/d-day -
Battle of Bulge
It was important because Germany wanted to give a push to the Allied powers.
The Germans assaulted the American army in the initial assault.
The Nazi party and the American troops were involved.
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/battle-of-the-bulge -
Battle of Iwo Jima
It was important because Iwo Jima had a lot of resources which America needed and which they got.
And half of the Japanese troops were killed and assaulted.
The Japanese and the American were involved battling.
https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-iwo-jima -
Atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima
The US dropped the bomb on Hiroshima to try and stop the war and to threaten the Axis powers.
When the US dropped the Atomic bomb it killed 70,000 people instantly and another 40,000.
The United States troops were involved during the explosion.
https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/bombing-of-hiroshima-and-nagasaki -
Atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki
It happened to try and stop the war and to send messages to the Allied forces that they are next.
The atomic bomb killed 40,000 people in Nagasaki in total
The United States troops were involved during the devastating explosion.
https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/bombing-of-hiroshima-and-nagasaki -
Auschwitz concentration camp opens
The camp at Auschwitz was for the political center prisoners.
However, they were made for the prisoners and the Nazis used to put them in gas chambers.
The Nazi party was involved when Auschwitz opened.
https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/auschwitz
