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japanese invasion of china
japanese invades china and kills many of the japanese troops
china wanted to do it and they thought it would give them powerand it killed many japanese people and started a world war 2 -
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Wolrd War 2
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Germany invades poland
1.5 million germans invade the poland border It happened because hitler said that it would give living space to the germans The impact was that it initiated world war 2 -
German blizkrieg
Germans had specialized armed forces such as aircraft and heavy guns The germans were invading poland and needed higher supplies
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fall of paris
the German invasion of France and the Low Countries during the Second World War Hitler wanted his revenge after the british and france had germany surrender in world war 1 there were many effects that took place many france soldiers died and they surrendered and got out of the War -
Pearl Harbor
japanese attacks the United States naval base in the Hawaii territory The attack on Pearl Harbor was intended to neutralize the U.S. Pacific Fleet
The surprise bombing of the American naval harbor of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 killed over 1,00 americans but the Japanese navy had many consequences, including its role in precipitating the United States' entrance into World War II. -
Battle of midway
The Battle of Midway was a crucial and decisive naval battle in the Pacific Theater of World War I As part of a strategy to widen its sphere of influence and conquest They were also hoping to draw the badly wounded U.S. navy into a battle, determined to finish it off. The loss of four carriers stopped the expansion of the Japanese Empire in the Pacific, and put Japan on the defensive. -
D-Day
Allied invasion of Normandy in Operation Overlord during World War II Hitler’s armies in control of most of mainland Europe, the Allies knew that a successful invasion of the continent was central to winning the war. The U.S gained a foothold and not shortly after the war Paris was liberated and Germany surrended -
battle of iwo jima
U.S. Marines landed on and eventually captured the island of Iwo Jima from the Japanese Imperial Army during World War II. it happened because of japan's bombings to our naval base many americans died from this but more japanese people did and after a month of fighting the u.s finally won the battle -
battle of okinawa
The Battle of Okinawa, codenamed Operation Iceberg, was a series of battles fought in the Ryukyu Islands, centered on the island of Okinawa the battle happened because of bombings by japan and other battles fought
many american lives were lost but more japanese were there were 77,000 japanes gone after the battle and the u.s gained another battle victory -
liberation of concentration camps
nazi germans captured jews and keep them hostage and tortured and killed them it was during the war andf Hitlewr wanted to do it to show his power 5,709 jews were killed during holocaust -
ve Day
ormal acceptance by the Allies of World War II of Nazi Germany's unconditional surrender of its armed forces. this happened because of german nazis surrender to that allies of America the effects were it freed some of our world allies and gave a victory to europe -
drop of atomic bomb
. On August 6, 1945, the American bomber Enola Gay dropped a five-ton bomb over the Japanese city of Hiroshima. truman wanted to put the war to a speedy end it ended the war and forced the japanese to surrender and brought the us a new weapon -
VJ day
On August 15, 1945, news of the surrender was announced to the world. This sparked spontaneous celebrations over the final ending of World War II. VJ day happened because truman made a holiday on the day that marked the final surrender and the u.s won the war many people were effected and they were glad the war was over and the u.s gained another victory -
allied invasion of italy
he British 8th Army under Field Marshal Bernard L. Montgomery begins the Allied invasion of the Italian peninsula, crossing the Strait of Messina from Sicily and landing at Calabria–the “toe” of Italy. the Allies’ terms for surrender, but no public announcement was made until September 8. made allied forces surrender
