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Japanese Invasion of China
Japan invades China with lust for resources for the war, they take over Manchuria. With that action the threatened Russia. Russia then helped China by supplying them with weapons. -
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Rape of Nanking (Nanjing)
Over a period of six weeks, Japanese forces murdered Chinese people, soldiers and civilians. Between 20,000 and 80,000 women were sexually assaulted. the capital of Nationalist China was left in pieces and would take decades to recover. -
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Germany Invades Poland
1.5 million German troops invaded Poland along a 1,750 mile border. At the same time German Luftwaffe bombed Poland airfields. Hitler conquest was to bring Lebensraum or living space for Germany. -
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German Blitzkrieg
A German word of lightning war, the target was to scramble the enemy forces. The first time a blitzkrieg was attempted in 1939 on Poland. A blitzkrieg would cripple opposing forces. -
Fall of Paris
Britain insisted that France did not give up, that America was going to join the war. Roosevelt said he would not declare war but would send material aid. By the time the Germans entered Paris, 2 million Parisians had fled. Image: www.koco.com -
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Operation Barbarossa
June 22, 1941, Hitler moved his army east to attack Russia. Three groups with over three million German troops in 150 divisions and about three thousand tanks crossed Russian territory. -
Pearl Harbor
On December 7, 1941, Japanese fighter planes attacked the American naval base Pearl Harbor of the coast of Honolulu, Hawaii. more than 2,000 American soldiers died and another 1,000 wounded. One day after the US declared war on Japan, and three days later Germany and Italy declared war on the US. More than two years of conflict, the US had finally joined the war. Image: ncarter.wonecks.net -
Wannsee Conference
January 20, 1942, the day German officials met to discuss the final solution. The plan was to sterilize the country by deportation and creating concentration camps. Objections included the belief that it would take too long. Image: i.ytimg.com -
Bataan Death March
After the surrender of the Bataan Peninsula, American and Filipino troops were fore to march 65 miles to prison. The marches had to deal with intense heat and harsh treatment. Thousands of POW died giving the march the name "Bataan Death March. ImageL s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com -
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Operation Gomorrah
British aircrafts dropped 2,300 tons worth of explosives on Hamburg, Germany. equivalent of to what Germany dropped on Britain on their five day raid on London. Britain lost only 12 out of 791 planes. A new device was used called a window which was a piece of aluminum foil dropped from bombers to confuse German radars. -
D Day
Operation Overload, also known as D Day. 156,000 American, British, and Canadian forces land on five beaches of Normandy, France. The largest amphibious military assaults in history. By late August 1944, northern France was liberated. Image: inapcache.boston.com -
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Liberation of Concentration Camps
One of the camps liberated, was Buchenwald. As Americans closed in on the camp, Gestapo headquarters called saying to blow up the camp. A prisioner answered the phone and said the explosvis were placed but really were not. -
Operation Thunderclap
Although it never went through, the plan was to bomb the Eastern Font. The plan was to show the German people that their air defenses where not enough to stop the power of the allies. Image: thescaemateblog.files.wordpress.com -
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Battle of the Bulge
German troops attempt to split Allied troops via blitzkriegs. The Germans had launched the deadliest and most desperate battle in World War II. Due to lack of fuel the Germans lost the battle. -
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Battle of Iwo Jima
American forces invaded Iwo Jima with amphibious vehicles. American military wanted Iwo Jima as a base to bomb Japan. Iwo Jima was difficult to take over because of the complex tunnels and dugouts the Japanese had built. -
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Battle of Okinawa
As Japan changes tactics in a desperate defense plan, kamikaze, a one way suicide mission. The battle of Okinawa was a blood bath both on land and at sea. Both commanding generals died in this battle. -
VE Day
Germany surrenders and the allies have won in Europe. VE day was celebrated on the 8th of May and the 9th of May in Russia. POWs were sent back to their homes. Now all that left was Japan. Image: www.capital-moments.com -
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Atomic Bombs
The first B-29 dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan. Three days later, another B-29 dropped another atomic bomb Nagasaki. about 120,000 people died from the explosion and many more from radiation. -
VJ Day
Victoryover Japan, August 15, 1945, Japan surrenders. The allies were victorious in their conquest in keeping the enemy in line. Image: www.britainfirst.org -
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Nuremberg Trials
Thirteen trials were carried out in Nuremberg, Germany. The charges? Crimes against peace and crimes against humanity. Adolf Hitler had committed suicide before the trials. The Nuremberg Trials were regarded as the first milestone in establishing an international court.
