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Japanese Invasion of China
Japanese invaded China. Japan's invasion of China was due essentially to Japan's desire to be an imperial power. The result was a decade long battle with Japan finally surrenduring in the end. https://www.mtholyoke.edu/acad/intrel/WorldWar2/china.htm -
German Blitzkrieg
Blitzkrieg is a German term for lightening warfare that allows tanks to go in first and shell everything so that troops will have less work. The Germans first tried it out on Poland and the attempt was successful. http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/blitzkrieg -
Fall of Paris
Germany invaded France and lower countries. France had declared war on Germany but had seen little action, so Hitler changed that. France quickly fell to Germany. http://www.history.co.uk/study-topics/history-of-ww2/fall-of-france -
Pearl Harbor
The Japanese attacked a US Naval base Pearl Harbor, in Hawaii. It's what pushed the US into ww2. Japan wanted to destroy our pacific fleet. http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/pearl-harbor -
Bataan Death March
The U.S. surrendered the Bataan Peninsula. Thousand of American and Filipino troops were forced on a 65 mile march to prison camps. After this the Americans returned and re-captured the Peninsula. http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/bataan-death-march -
D-Day
Thousands of troops stormed into Normandy beaches behind enemy lines. Americans had beaches Utah and Omaha. At first it was very messy for us, but after a lot of deaths, we finally controlled Normandy. http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/d-day -
Battle of the Bulge
Hitler tried to split allied troops in northwest Europe. He wanted to do this in means of blitzkrieg so the allies wouldn't be as strong. The Battle of the Bulge was the costliest action ever fought by the U.S. Army, which suffered over 100,000 casualties. http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-the-bulge -
Battle of Iwo Jima
The Battle of Iwo Jima was a major battle where the U.S. invaded a Japanese island. The U.S. needed a base near the Japanese coast. The Americans quickly defeated Japanese forces. http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-iwo-jima -
VE Day
Victory in Europe known as VE day to accept Germans unconditional surrener of armed forces. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/victory-in-europe -
Dropping of Atomic Bomb
The U.S. became the first and only country to use atomic weaponry in war. The Americans dropped a 15 ton (33 thousand pounds) bomb on the Japanese island Hiroshima. The blast instantly killed 80,000 people. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/atomic-bomb-dropped-on-hiroshima -
VJ Day
The celebration in America of victory over Japan. Everyone was extemely happy if you couldn't tell in the picture. We no longer celebrte VJ day because Japan is now one of our closest allies, and it would be offensive. http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/v-j-day
