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Japanese Invasion of China
Referred to as the Second Sino-Japanese War, was a dispute between the Republic of China and the Empire of Japan. Japan partook in this war to show that they were a major world power and it helped display China's ultimate weakness. The results of this war are as follows: Japanese forces surrendered, China became a permanent member of the UN Security Council, and there was a resumption of the Chinese Civil War. Link text -
Rape of Nanking
The Rape of Nanking or called the Nanjing Massacre was a period of mass murder and genocide commited by imperial Japanese troops. The massacre started on December 13, 1937, the day that Japan captured Nanjing. Link text -
German Blitzkrieg
The German Blitzkrieg ( Lightning War ), was developed as a solution to all of the trench warfare going on. They used their tatics to overwhelm countries, they first did this to Poland in 1939 and then to Denmark, Norway, France, and the Low Countries in 1940. This tatic is responsible for a lot of Germany's victories from 1939 to 1942. Link text -
Germany's Invasion of Poland
The so called " September Campaign ", was the invasion of Poland that marked the beginning of the long horrific, war we all know as World War Two. Germany invaded Poland for the Polish Corridor since it was a piece of land that pretty much cut through Germany. All of this resulted in the German and Soviet victory. Link text
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Fall of Paris
The Fall of Paris, also known as the Battle of France was a German invasion of France during WWII. Germany's primary goal was to conquer France. There were 163,000 casualties total on Germany's side. There were 2,260,000 casualties total on Italy's side. Link text -
Operation Barbarossa
Operation Barbarossa ( code name of the axis invasion of the Soviet Union ), was an idea to conquer the Soviet Union so they could repopulate it. The Germans had invaded the Soviet Union and were getting fairly close to Moscow but finally the Soviets counterattacked the Germans which forced them to retreat but not without severe casualties. This all resulted in major Axis failure. [Link text](https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/what-was-operation-barbarossa.html] -
Pearl Harbor
The attack of Pearl Harbor was a Japanese attack against the naval base " Pearl Harbor ", in Honolulu, Hawaii. There was already tensions between United States and Japan for decades prior but Japan decided to attack first because wanted to expand to China but the US was very against this. This all resulted in Japanese victory and the United States entering World War Two. Link Text -
Wannsee Conference
The Wannsee Conference was a meeting between senior government officials of Nazi Germany and Schutzstaffel leaders. The purpose of this conference was to plan a " solution "to the " Jewish question ". This conference was basically a plan to help execute the murder of millions of European Jews. Link text
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The Battle of Midway
The Battle of Midway occured 6 months after the attack of Pearl Harbor. During the battle, the United States achieved victory over Japan but there was damage to the Japanese Navy. The Battle of Midway was a major turning point in WWII. Link text -
The Battle of Stalingrad
The Battle of Stalingrad was a battle in which Germany and its allies battled against the Soviet Union for control of the city, Stalingrad.There were millions of casualties total on both sides. Link text -
Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising was a Jewish resistance to oppose Nazi Germany moving the last of the ghetto population to concentration camps. Jews began to build bunkers, smuggle weapons, and smuggle explosives in the ghettos. There were about 57,000 jewish casualties. Link text -
Operation Gomorrah
Operation Gomorrah was a British-American campaign to bomb Hamburg day and night. They dropped nearly 10,000 bombs which destroyed the city and resulted in 16,000 apartment buildings being destroyed. This also killed 42,600 citizens and wounded 37,000. This all left the city reduced to rubble. Link text -
D-Day Normandy Landings
The D-Day Normandy Landing was the largest sea-borne invasion in history. The purpose of D-Day was to liberate Europe and defeat Nazi Germany. This all resulted in five allied beachheads established in Normandy. Link text -
The Battle of the Bulge
The Battle of the Bulge was the last German campaign on the Western Front in WWII. The battle was one factor in the termination of the War. It is ironic because the Germans thought they would win but they were crippled with massive loss. Link text -
Operation Thunderclap
Operation Thunderclap was a discussion with the Allies to bomb the eastern-most cities of Germany to disrupt the Eastern front. This plan was never put into action. -
The Battle of Iwo Jima
The Battle of Iwo Jima was a huge battle between the US Marines and the imperials of Japan. In the end, it lead the US to capture the island of Iwo Jima. There were 26,040 total casualties. Link text -
VE Day
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The Battle of Okinawa
The Battle of Okinawa was another battle fought between the US Marines and the imperial army of Japan. It had 100,000 casualties on Japans side and 50,000 on the Allies side. Link text -
Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
The atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were a warning to Japan and was a way to reduce loss on America's side. America dropped the first nuclear bomb on Hiroshima called " Little Boy ". Japan still didn't surrender America dropped " Fat Man ", another atomic bomb, on Nagasaki. Link text -
VJ Day
VJ Day stands for Victory over Japan Day. This was the day that Japan surrendered in WWII. Link text
