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Japanese invasion of China
Many conflicts lead up to Japan attacking China. Japan invaded China killing thousnads of people. Leading up to Nanking Massacre, were thousands of women and children were raped and killed. This would take the country and people decades to recover from tragic events. This invasion happened because Japan and China both thought they could over through one another.
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Germany's Invasion of Poland
Hitler inaved Poland and promised he would not invade any more countries. France and Britain declarded war on Germany 2 days after hitler invaded. They saw the threat Hitler was holding. Ended October 6th, 1939.
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German Blizkrieg
This is the German word for "lightning warfare". Germany's main military tactics like the use of tanks, airplanes that help overwhelm the enemy during the war.
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Fall of Paris
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Operation Barbarossa
This was Hitler's attempt to invade the Soviet Union. He had success during the begging but that slipped away from him and into a 2-font war during winter. He wanted to invade to have more contol and power. This resulted in more conflict during the war.
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Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor was an attack on an American Navel base in Hawaii. This led to America's step into the war and around 300 American troop's and soliders were hurt or killed because of the bombing.
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Wannsee Conference
This is where high ranking Nazi leaders determine what was needed for a "final solution" for the Jews and everyone else under the same group as them. The result from this was gas vans sent around Poland. Also meeting led to the creation of concentration camps.
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Japanese Internment
FDR signed Executive Order to implement of Japanses-Americans, mostly on the west coast. These camps last until the end of the war. Offically closed on March 1946.
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Battle of Stalingrad
Successful defense from the Soviets against the Germans. Stopped the German invasion of Russia and peeked to the turninbg point in WWII.This was one of the most deadliest battles in history with 2 million plus military and civilian casualties roughly recored.
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D-Day
150,000 allied troops invaded Normandy in France. It was a very large amphibious assaults in history and took extensive preperation. Marked the beginning of the end of the war in Europe. This also resulted in Germany fighting a two front war.
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Battle of the Bulge
This was Germany's attempt to split U.S and the British forces in Northern France. American troops were attacked off garud by the assault. Americans lost 100,000 men as a result.
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Battle of Iwo Jima
America's need of a base near Japan's coastline. Iwo Jima was supported by around 23,00o Japanese soliders and 3 different marine divisions among others. Still the U.S won the battle. The island though did not help out with the war effort as much as they hoped it would have.
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Dropping of Atomic Bombs
Used to help America stay ahead during the war. Also may have not won thww war without these bombs. They are very powerful and set our millitary at a hire andavtage than others.
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Battle of Okinawa
Last and most deadliest battle of the Pacific War. This abttle was fought over air bases that the U.S needed to be able to invade Japan. Final land battle of the war un til America came out on top.
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Manhattan Project
Truman's idea that atomic bombs will help us win the war or excessed farther. U.S was the only country that was able to create atiomic bombs at the time.
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VE Day
This day marks the surrender of Germany. Celebrated by all the Allied forces. Nearly 1,000,000 Germans tried to exscape towards the West but they were soon stopped by Soviets. This resulted in many hurt and dying people to be soon relased back into thwe world and being treated like they are human again.
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Potsdam Conference
Final meeting of " Big Three".Truman discusses his use and why it dropping atomic bomb will help us. And in a result it does and Japan surrenders.
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Postdam Declaration
This declared the end to the World War. This was the ray of hope everyone was looking for.
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Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Atomic bombs were dropped to prevent the allied invasions of Japan that wouldve casued up to 1,000,000 casualties. Bombs were dropped three days apart. Soon after is when Japan surrendered.
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VJ Day
Japan's unconditional surrender was announced in America by president Truman. Ended 6 year hostility with the Japanese in the Pacific. End of WWII.
https://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/article.php?ModuleId=10005137
