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Japanese invasion of China
Chinese and japanese troops near Pelping in North china. Impacted woman cause there relationships with families were scrutinized as colonial officials sought conservative japanese ideas with chinese Confucianism. Japan invaded Manchuria immediantly following the Mukden incident.
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Rape of Nanking
20,000 men and 80,000 women were sexually assaulted.Chinas Capital of Nationalist left in ruins and took decades for citizens to recover. After the end of the war, Matsui and Tani Hisao were convicted of war crimes by International Military and were executed.
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Ribbentrop/Molotov Pact
Hitler and Stalin signed a pact. Secret protocols defined the influence Germany and Russia would have after invading Poland. Hitler wanted the pact with the Soviet Union so his armies could invade Poland unopposed. https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/the-molotov-ribbentrop-pact-august-1939 -
German Blitzkriieg
The German Wehmacht was on the most effective and most powerful military machines in history. German armed forced refined their blizkrieg techniques to perfection. Germany's plan of attack on the USSR was almost completely influenced by Hitler's racism.
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Fall of Paris
A curfew was imposed for 8 p.m. the evening the German troops entered Paris. 2 million people in Paris had already fled as German tanks had rolled in. The duty of the Germans was to arrest, interrogate, and spy. The Battle of France starts, but after the British left, France was left to fend for itself. https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/germans-enter-paris -
Operation Barbarossa
Hitler launched his armies to invade the Soviet Union. Barbarossa was a crucial turning point in World War 2 due to failure of the Nazis fighting a two-front war against against superior resources. After all the events, the mobile killing units started the mass murder of the Soviet Jews. Lasted until December 5, 1941. -
Pearl Harbor
Japanese fighter planes managed to destroy about 20 American naval vessels, which included 8 battleships and over 300 airplanes. In this attack, 2,400 Americans were killed and about 1,000 more were injured. The reason for Pearl Harbor is because of President Roosevelt moving the US Pacific Fleet from California to Pearl Harbor. https://www.history.com/topics/wirld-war-ii/pearal-harbor -
Wannsee Conference
About 15 high-ranking officials of the Nazi Party and the German government gathered in the Berlin suburb of Wannsee to discuss implementation and what was called the " final Solution of the Jewish Question" https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/wannsee-conference-and-the-final-solution -
D-Day
This was the largest invasion that was ever assembled. The UK sent big military forces to France. The plan was to overthrow Hitler and the Nazis. https://www.bbc.co.uk/newssround/27711699 -
Battle of the Bulge
Hitler tried to split the Allied armies in Europe by a surprise blitzkrieg thrust. They were caught off guard. The Americans fought desperately. The Germans lost many experience troops and equipment to the point there was no way they could launch another attack of the Allied armies. This lasted until January 25, 1945 https://www.history.com/topics/wirld-war-ii/battle-of-the-bulge -
Liberation of Concentration Camps
As the Allies armies moved across Europe, towards the end of World War 2, they stumbled upon concentration camps willed with sick and starving people. https://www.iwm.org.uk/hisdtory/liberation-of-the-concentration-camps -
Battle of Two Jima
Two Jima is described as the most deadly area in history. The battle was very horrific and deadly. Due to struggles, the air fields had to be shut down. https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-two-jima -
VE Day
Great Britain and the US celebrate victory in Europe Day. Cities in both nations put out flags and banners to rejoice the defeat of the Nazi war machine. https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/victory-in-europe -
Dropping of the Atomic Bombs
An American bomber dropped the world's first atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. The bomb killed about 80,000 people. Another bomber dropped another atomic bomb on Nagasaki, which killed about 40,000 people. Hiroshima got chosen to be bombed because the US Air Force did not target that city during their bombing raids on Japan. https://www.histroy.com/topics.world-war-ii/bombing-of-hiroshima-and-nagasaki -
VJ Day
VJ Day is the day to celebrate the victory over Japan. Japan took formal surrender in USS Missouri. This happened several months after the surrender of the Nazis. https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/v-j-day