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Japanese Invasion of China
The Japanese invasion of China, or more commonly known as the second Sino-Japanese war, was a war between Japan and china in which Japan began taking over Chinese territory. this was due to Japans eagerness to expoit and obtain the natural resources that China had to offer. Japan expanded its influence on and contol of china until 1941 when the war was declared to be at a stalemate. Sino-Japan -
The Rape of Nanking
The Rape of Nanking was a six week long scrimage in which the Japanese invaded the Chinese capital of Nanking and began slaughtering and raping men, women, and children. they also distributed narcotics to any of the surviving civilians that led to addiction issues and the development of opium dens. This was a Japanese act of aggression and was preformed to instill fear into the Chinese people. Nanking rape -
Ribbentrop/Molotov Pact
The Ribbentrop/Molotov Pact, otherwise known as the German-Soviet Nonaggression pact took place on August 23rd of 1939 and formaly stated that neither one of the two nations would use any form of military action against each other for the duration of 10 years. This pact also contained a secret agreement on how the two nations were going to later split up Europe. Ribbentrop/Molotov Pact -
Germany's Invasion of Poland
on September first, the Germans began to attack poland on all fronts by bombing them from the air and invading by land in overwhelming numbers. his goal was to capture poland and use the land as a place for germans to occupy. he called it "living space". this marked the start of the second world war. Invasion of Poland -
German Blitzkrieg
The Blitzkrieg, otherwise known as "lighting war" was a german military strategy that involved overwelming the nation that was being attacked by doing air raids over the land and invading the nation by land with numerous amounts of troops. it was first tested on poland in 1939 and has been used many more times since then. German Blitzkrieg -
Fall of Paris
On June 14th of 1940, the people of Paris were met with a not-so-pleasant surprise when the German troops entered into the city. The fall of France's capital was a direct result from the long and strenuous fighting that was taking place prior. This ultimately caused for a mass evactuation of all the civilians in the city to England by boats. Fall of Paris -
Operation Barbarossa
Operation Barbarossa was the massivve invsion of the Soviet Union by what was considered the brightest and the best of the German forces. this war was the crucial turning point in the war because its failure would result in Germany fighting a war on two fronts, Hitler underestimated the Soviet forces and was taken by surprise by the russian winter. this resulted in a soviet victory. Operation Barbarossa -
Pearl Harbor
on the morning of December 7th, over a hundred Japanese fighter planes began to bomb the naval port of Pearl Harbor. in the attack that lasted for more than two hours, Japan mangaed to destroy 20 naval vessels, 8 battleships, 300 airplanes, and claimed more than 2000 lives. this attack was prompted due to growing tensions between the U.S. and Japan that were built up over many years Pearl Harbor -
Wannsee Conference
The Wannsee Conference took place in Berlin and it was a meeting between the top 15 Nazi bureaucrats where they officially decided to start the extermination of the entire Jewish populous. Wannsee Conference -
Bataan Death March
after the surrender of the Bataan Peninsula by U.S. forces to the Japanese, 75,000 Filipino and American troops who occupied the area were forced to take a 65-mile long march to imprisonment camps. Though during the march thousands of lives were lost due to the intense conditions they were faced with. Bataan Death March -
Battle of Midway
Taking place six months after the attack on pearl harbor, American troops defeated the Japanese in the naval battle known as the Battle of Midway. Thanks to advances in radar and sonar, americans were able to counter Japanese advances and severely damage Japans naval fleet. this allowed for American troops to go on the offensive. Battle of midway -
Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
on april 19th, prisoners in the Warsaw Ghetto that was controlled by Germans staged an armed uprising against the deportations to extermination camps. this led to the inspiration of revolts to take place in extermination camps all across Germany Warsaw Ghetto Uprising -
D-Day
Commonly referred to as the beginning of the end to the war, D-day was the systematic invasion of the heavily fortified shores of normandy where more than 156,000 U.S., Canadian, and British forces landed on the shores and began an assault against the German forces. it was one of the biggest amphibious invasions in history. D-Day -
Battle of the Bulge
starting on december 16th and ending on Janurary 16th of 1944-45, the battle of the bulge occurred and was a counteroffensive strike by German forces that was meant to split the Allied troops. The battle was a long and arduous one that ended with the defeat of the German troops and an allied victory, though death tolls were over 100,000 for U.S. troops alone. Battle of the Bulge -
Liberation of Concentration Camps
on January 27th 1945, members of the Red Army(soviet forces) stormed into the concentration camp of Auschwitz, which was the largest and the last of the camps still operating, and liberated it. this meant the freedom of all the prisoners inside and it marked the end to the concentration camps as the end of the war edged closer. Liberation of Concentration Camps -
Battle of Iwo Jima
the Battle of Iwo Jima took place on Febuary 19th between American and Japanese forces. Iwo Jima is one of the main islands close to the Japanese coast so it provided one of the perfect places for American troops to try and establish a base. the American troops invaded the island by sea and fought for a month against Japanese troops in elaborate cave systems and dug-outs. Battle of Iwo Jima -
Battle of Okinawa
the Battle of Okinawa was the last and arguably the biggest pacific island battle of World War two. The battle was launched by American troops as a means of securing one of the vital air bases needed to invade Japan. the entire fuede lasted for roughly 82 days and by the end of the fighting, the U.S. had suffered 65,000 casualties and more than 12,000 deaths, while Japan suffered 77,000. Battle of Okinawa -
VE Day
On May 8th of 1945, American and British troops as well as states celebrated what is known as Victory in Europe Day. cities in both of the nations started putting out flags and having celebrations to commemorate the defeat of the Nazi war machine. VE Day -
Dropping of the Atomic Bombs
On August 6th and August 9th, the U.S. dropped two atomic bombs onto the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. these bombing were excited from the Japanese vow to keep up fighting in the pacific even though Germany had already surrendered and their chances of winning the war were miniscule at best. In total the bombs took 120,000 lives immediately and caused areas of radiation. atomic bombings -
VJ Day
VJ Day, otherwise known as Victory over Japan day was a celebration much like VE Day in which people began celebrating over the Japanese's unconditional surrender to U.S. troops following the dropping of the atomic bombs. Japans surrender took several more months than that of the Germans and with it, it brought an official end to War World Two. VJ Day
