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Japanese Invasion Of China
began when the Chinese resisted Japanese expansion in its territory. the Japanese felt that since the Chinese government would not yield to their wished they needed to be eliminate. the liquidation of the nationalists capital was a big point in the war as much as 300,000 Chinese soldiers and civilians were killed in this incident, towards the end of the war china received strong outside help from places like the United States which resulted in Japanese surrender. -
Rape Of Nanking
over the period of six weeks during the Second Sino- Japanese war, the Japanese army sexually assaulted between 20,000 and 80,000 women and they left the city in ruins. -
Germany's Invasion of Poland
the polish army was defeated within weeks, more than 2000 tanks and 1000 planes crushed polish defenses and Warsaw surrendered to the Germans in 1939 this resulted in France and Britain's declare of war on Germany -
German Blitzkrieg
a Blitzkrieg or "lightening war" is a military tactic used to disorganize enemy forces by using mobile forces and local firepower.used to win against Poland.
http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/blitzkrieg -
Fall Of Paris
German occupation of paris. 2 million paisians fled and the remaining were arrested, interrogated.
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/germans-enter-paris -
Pearl Harbor
japan surprise attacked the U.S. base of Pearl Harbor, using bombings in which 5 battleships were sunk, three battleships,cruisers, and destroyers were damaged, 200 aircraft's were destroyed. 2,403 people were killed and 1,178 injured.
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operation of Barbarossa
Massive German invasion of the soviet union containing of three groups with over three million soldiers, 150 divisions, and three thousand tanks smashed across the frontier into soviet territory. crucial turning point in WWII because its failure forced Nazi Germany to fight a two front war against coalition possessing immensely superior forces.
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Bataan Death March
after the Bataan surrender to the Japanese, the Philippine and american troops were forced to march 65 miles (which took about 5 days) to death camps, they were subjected to harsh treatment by the Japanese and many died along the way.
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Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
After German officers and troops entered the Ghetto to deport any survivors, the ZOB and ZWW were resistance groups adding up to about 700-800 fighters. the Germans crushed the uprising in about a month. Afterwards any survivors were sent to concentration camps or killing centers.
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Allied invasion of italy
allies begin their invasion of Axis- controlled Europe with landings on the island of Sicily, off mainland Italy. General S. Patton arrived in messina after an easy conquest completing the Allied conquest of Sicily and winning the so-called race to messina.
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D-Day (Normandy Invasion)
this is also referred to the beginning of the end of the war, this is when American , Britain, And Canadian forces landed on a 50-mile stretch of France's Normandy region which was currently being controlled by the Germans. the allies defeated the Germans and liberated all of Northern France.
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Liberation of concentration camps
On the Allies advance across Europe they came across concentration camps the first liberated camp was Majdanek near lublin, Poland as a result the Germans tried hiding evidence of all the horrible camps by destroying them but some of the camps were left standing including the gas chambers. they also held death marches where many prisoners died from harsh conditions.https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/liberation-of-the-concentration-camps -
Battle of the Bulge
the battle was a surprise blitzkrieg by the Germans from Ardennes to Antwerp. this was an attempt to split the allies in northwest Europe. As the Germans advanced their victory seemed prominent but the frozen forest of the Ardennes and Lieutenant General George S. Patton’s remarkable feat of turning the Third Army ninety degrees from Lorraine to relieve the besieged town of Bastogn proved fatal to the Germans
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Battle of Iwo Jima
Iwo Jima was wanted for a spot for bombers could land and a base for escort fighters. at first the marines easily had success in the beginning but were soon bogged down in the more concentrated inland. The American marines succeed though.
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Operation Thunderclap
Allied firebombing raids begin against the german Cirty of Dresden killing as many as 135,000 people.single most destructive bombing of WWII.
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/firebombing-of-dresden -
Battle Of Okinawa
this was the last major battle of WWII on April first / Easter Sunday U.S. troops descended on the island of Okinawa as their final push for japan. the suicide of General Ushijima ended the battle of Okinawa.
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VE Day
this stands for victory in Europe day. this is when German troops throughout Europe finally laid down their arms. the Germans surrendered to the soviets.
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/victory-in-europe -
VJ Day
this means Victoryover Japan Day. several months after the Nazi Germany surrender Japans surrender to America took place at the U.S.S Missouri Tokyo Bay.
https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/v-j-day -
Dropping of the atomic bomb
The United States dropped the first and only nation to drop an atomic weapon during the war, the U.S. dropped an atomic bomb on Japan which ended the war.
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/atomic-bomb-dropped-on-hiroshima
