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on July 7, 1937 a clash occurred between Chinese and Japanese troops near Peiping in North China. this was cause by, Conflict in Asia began well before the official start of World War II. Seeking raw materials to fuel its growing industries, Japan invaded the Chinese province of Manchuria in 1931. as a result of the conflicts The two counties fought in numerous battles which were the beginnings of WW2. -
German Blitzkrieg is a tactic of war that the Germans used to take out enemy defense. The tactic was used in the invasion of Poland on September 1, 1939. This happend because of the Nazi Germany wanted to expand its eastern front and push influence on Poland as their allies Russia was doin on the other side. Poland was reduced by Germany and Russia. -
Paris fell to Germany on June 14, 1940. The Germans advanced west on a defensless France which would be occupied for 4 years. Germany needed to start its influence west and took Paris as a start. This caused Britain to start the fight back. -
Pearl harbor was and attack on the pacific fleet of the US navy. Japan was trying to take over the pacific by taking out their only competition(USA). This caused the U.S to join the war. -
The Wansee Confrence was a meeting with 15 high ranking Nazi generals to discuss a "final solution" of the Jewish europeans. Nazi Germans blamed the Jews for everything bad in Germany, so they punished them. This caused the mass killing and concentration/labour camps of Jewish people. -
The Bataan death march was a march for American/Filipino troops that were captured in Bataan Peninnsula. They were forced to march because they were POW's and they had to make their way to the prison camps. Many troops died in the process of the 65 mile march. -
Allied troops took over the shores of Italy. This would help them advance onto mainland Europe and help in the fight aginst Nazi Germany. This caused the U.S to start their push East. -
The Battle of Normandy was a battle in France to set up Allied resistance on Germany. The allies had to take the shores to get supplies to their troops and get more troops in so they pushed Nazi forces away from the beach. This caused a turning point in the war the momentum started to swing to the allies. -
Battle of Bulge was and attempt to seperate allied forces and stop the allied push to Germany. The Nazis needed to seperate them in order to attack each one and stall the drive. The battle did the opposite and the push to Germany continued -
The liberation marked the end of the Jewish holocaust and the end of Nazi Germany. This meant that the U.S could focus on Japan. As a result VE- day came along -
the battle of Iwo Jima was a battle for the Japanese occupied island. The US was trying to take over the pacific and gain more ground to advance the pacific fleet -
the Battle was another attempt to take over the pacific for the US. The U.S had to get closer to homeland for the Japanese o taking over the little islands were helpful. The battle resulted in a American win. -
this day marked the end of the fighting in Europe. Allied forces had pushed back the Germans and the end of the war was near. -
The U.S dropped two bombs one in Hiroshima the other in Nagasaki. They were Atomic bombs that devastated both cities and their people.The war eventually caused Japan to surrender. -
VJ day is the day Japan surrender and withdrew from the war. It was the end of the war for the U.S on both fronts. The streets erupted as the solders came back. This caused the end of the axis powers and an overall allied win.