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Japanese invasion of china
It started with an exchange of shots of the Japanese in December the Japanese troops broke in china and they began invading it. What caused this war was when China began full-scale resistance to the expansion of Japan &their influence. They agreed to fight side by side against Japan. Effects of the invasion include the death of 10 to 20 million Chinese civilians , a damaged society and a suffering economy.[http://www.history.co.uk/study-topics/history-of-ww2/sino-japanese-war] -
Ribbentrop/Molotov Pact
It was a nonaggression pact between Germany and the Soviet Union that was concluded a few days before the beginning of World War II. The Soviet Union had been unable to reach an agreement with Britain & France against Nazi Germany. The two countries agreed not to attack each other,& to remain in consultation with each other upon questions touching their common interests. It was a peace agreement between Germany&the Soviet Union.[http://www.britannica.com/event/German-Soviet-Nonaggression-Pact ] -
Germanys invasion on Poland
Germany attacked Poland. The polish army were easily invaded. The german army broke in holland for all of the sides; they surrounded them. The reason for this invasion is that Hitler wanted more space for the German’s to live in. He also wanted to expand Germany. It was the end of the second polish republic, it also was the begging of WWII, many polish people were killed, these are some of the effects of the invasion.[http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/germans-invade-poland] -
German Blitzkrieg
Blitzkrieg is a military tactic outlined to create disorganization among enemy forces. German forces tried out the blitzkrieg for the first time in Poland in 1939 before successfully using the tactic with invasions of Belgium, the Netherlands and France. It is a successful expiation that results in small military campaigns which saves many human lives. Many of the blitzkrieg resulted in a success which helped hitler expand Germany.[http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/blitzkrieg] -
Operation Barbarossa
Germany invaded the Soviet Union. The invasion covered a front from the North Cape to the Black Sea.Germany lost to the Soviet Union.They lost due to their unprepeartion of the cold weather. Hitler had always regarded the German-Soviet nonaggression pact,as a temporary tactical maneuver. So after the German conquest of France & the Low Countries, he decided to attack the Soviet Union. It was the begging of the end of Hitler. [http://www.history.co.uk/study-topics/history-of-ww2/barbarossa] -
Pearl Harbor
Japan attacked the American naval base at Pearl Harbor.President Roosevelt asked Congress to declare war on Japan; they approved his declaration. Japanese allies Germany and Italy also declared war on the US.Japan and the US had been edging toward war for years. The Japanese government believed that the only way to solve its economic and demographic problems was to expand their land. The attack forced The US to enter World War 2.
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Manhattan project
U.S. government research project (1942–45) that produced the first atomic bombs.The project was setup by the USA with the approval of Canada and the USA to build Nuclear weapons.Some of the negative effects was that it also gave other countries the chance to develop nuclear weapons that are more powerful. The importance of the Manhattan Project was that it put an end to WWII by using weapons of mass destruction that forced Japan to surrender.[http://www.britannica.com/event/Manhattan-Project] -
Battle of Midway
Six months after the attack on Pearl Harbor, the United States defeated Japan in one of the most decisive naval battles of World War II. The battle was a result of Japn being offensive. The US were a threat and Japan wanted to destroy them. This battle was a successful turning point for the US.
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Battle of Stalingrad
Is the successful Soviet defense of the city of Stalingrad, Russia, U.S.S.R., during World War II. It happened because Hitler wanted to take over the Soviet Union. The loss of life and damage to the city was staggering. It was the turning point of Wold War Two. The Soviet victory at Stalingrad was a great humiliation for Hitler, he now became more distrustful than ever of his generals.
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Operation Gomorrah
British bombers raid Hamburg, Germany, by night while Americans bomb it by day. To make matters worse for Germany, the U.S. Eighth Air Force began bombing of northern Germany. It was the joint of the allied powers to stop Germany and the Axis powers. Some effects were the great loss the Germans faced ,they lost a lot of people, and their land was completely destroyed.
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Allied invasion of Italy
The British 8th Army under Field Marshal Bernard L. Montgomery begins the Allied invasion of the Italian peninsula. The Italian Government agreed to surrender to the Allies. In October, the Badoglio government declared war on Germany, but the Allied advance up through Italy. Mussolini was captured and summarily executed. German forces in Italy surrendered on May 1, and six days later all of Germany surrendered.
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D-Day
The Allies invade Western Europe which is considered the largest attack in history. At first, Hitler,thought that the invasion was designed to distract the him from a coming attack north of the Seine River, so he refused to release nearby divisions to join the attack. Why did it happen
. This event forced all the Germans to join the attack. The allies finally captured France. It was the Beginning of the End for Nazi Germany.
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Battle of the Bulge
Hitler tried to split the Allied armies in northwest Europe by a surprise blitzkrieg through the Ardennes to Antwerp. Caught off-guard, the American units fought hard battles to win. The American Army won. Hitler attacked because he wanted to separate the allies. Some of effects of the battle were: German loss was greater than their army could take,lost many of their experienced troops, this ruined the German army.
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Operation Thunderclap
It had been under discussion within the Allies, the proposal was to bomb the eastern-most cities of Germany. Compared to most other German cities the air raid precautions and the range of air raid shelters available were relatively poor. Also to demonstrate to the German population, the air defences of Germany were now of little substance and that the Nazi regime had failed them.[http://ww2today.com/13-february-1945-operation-thunderclap-raf-start-firestorm-in-dresden] -
Battle of Okinawa
Allied forces invade the island of Okinawa and Japan witnesses the bloodiest battle of the Pacific War. Both the Allies and the axis powers lost a lot of people and aircrafts. Okinawa was a island that the Americans needed to capture as so they can move towards Japan. With the capture of Okinawa, the Allies prepared for the invasion of Japan. This was the final battle on the long march across the Pacific.
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VE Day
On this day in 1945, both Great Britain and the United States celebrate Victory in Europe Day. They celebrated the depart of Nazi war machine. Germany surrendered. VE Day was not celebrated until the ninth in Moscow, by Stalin dressing the victory: “The age-long struggle of the Slav nations… has ended in victory. Your courage has defeated the Nazis. The war is over.”. Cites put out banners and flags celebrating the victory.
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Liberation of concentration camps
In 1945,Soviet soldiers were the fist to liberate the prisoners in the concentration camps in the final stages of the war. The Germans left the prisoner because they were tired and sick. Many thing were left behind. Many troops freed the prisoners including the French British Canadian American troops. This freed all the prisons ending the war.
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Dropping of the atomic bombs
The United States becomes the first and only nation to use atomic bombs during wartime when it dropped the atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.The dropping of the atomic bomb on Japan marked the end of World War II. Germany had already been dfeated. The U.S. and British leaders agreed to use the bomb against Japan. The bombs destroyed everything.
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VJ Day
Japan had surrendered to the Allies ending World War II. Since then, both August 14 and August 15 have been known as “Victoryover Japan Day,” or known as “V-J Day.”. After several months oft he surrender of Nazi Germany, Japan’s surrendered in the Pacific brought six years of hostilities to a final ending. Many V-J Day celebrations weren't celebrated over the years due to concerns about their being offensive to Japan. [http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/v-j-day] -
Battle of iwo jima
The American invasion of Iwo Jima during World War II stemmed from the need for a base near the Japanese coast. American soldiers make their first strike on the Japanese Home Islands at Iwo Jima. The Japanese fought from an elaborate network of caves, dugouts, tunnels, and underground installations that were difficult to find and destroy.After 36 days of brutal fighting, the US had finally secured the island of Iwo Jima.
[http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-iwo-jima]
