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Soviet Gulags
The cause of the Soviet Gulags starting is that Joseph Stalin was always paranoid about everyone and everything. He targeted. peasants, priests,doctors, and soldiers. The effect is that 20 million innocent people died. -
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World War 2 Timeline
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Japan Invades Manchuria
Japan had invested businesses in Manchuria. Manchuria was an area that had rich iron and coal. The main reason was Japan invaded Manchuria was because they wanted a higher population and a increase of raw materials. Japan had sent engineers an technicians to start building mines and factories. The effects of the Japan invading Manchuria causes a slaughter of the Chinese people and ruined the relations between Japan and China -
Hitler Took Power
After Hitler took power, he promised to return the homeland to its former glory. Hitler taking power initially started WWII. The effect was that Hitler conquered the land that Germany lost back in WWI. -
Holocast
The Holocaust was caused because of Hitler's hatred toward Jews. Anti-Semitism and Racism. The effect is that 15 million Jews died. -
Japan Invades China
This invasion was known as the Second Sino-Japanese War. The main reason for Japan invading China was because they wanted to build an empire or become Imperialist Japan. They wanted to expand their land and resources. This is also an example of the sphere of influence. The invasion ended by Japan surrendering to China -
Germany Invades Poland
Hitler wanted breathing room for Germans. Hitler demanded that Poland's sea access be returned to Germany. Hitler did his surprise attack by using tanks by the Poland border and aircraft bombing them. By the time Great Britain and France had declared war on Germany, Poland had already fell. After the invasion, Hitler took over the western part of Poland. Germany's strategy was the Blitzkrieg. -
Britian and France Declairs War on Germany
In response to Hitler’s invasion of Poland, Britain and France, both allies of the overrun nation declare war on Germany. -
Canda Declares War on Germany
The cause for Canada joining the war was because Canada wanted to support both Great Britain and France. The effect of Canada declaring war on Germany was that 45,000 Canadians died for the Allies. -
Germany Invades the Soviet Union
Hitler believed that German forces could use Blitzkrieg tactics with the same level of success, as they had against Poland, France and the low countries. The invasion of the Soviet Union was delayed whilst, in April 1941, the German army invaded Yugoslavia and Greece in order to secure Germany's southern flank -
Germany Invades Russia
The cause of this invasion was because Hitler Hitler wanted oil, and he wanted the British to accept peace. If the Soviet Union fell, Britain would have to accept peace. The Nazis invading Russia caused a breaking of the non-aggression pact that they signed by in 1939. This invasion helped the war escalate. The effect was that German troops had bombed food storage warehouse and that left nearly one million people either starved or dead. -
Pearl Harbor
Japan attacked America hoping that attacking would frighten the U.S. into staying neutral. Japan attacking America caused them to enter. America declared war on Japan because they bombed them and they declared war on Germany because they started the war. -
Germany Invades USSR
Hitler ordered his army to attack the USSR because he wanted to regain the lad of Germany they lost in WWI. He wanted to conquer Soviet territory. The effect is that Germans lost against the Soviet Union and didn't get the land thy wanted for German living. -
Battle of Staligrad
The cause of the Battle of Stalingrad is that Germany wanted to take over the city of Stalingrad. The effect is that the Battle of Stalingrad marked the end of Germany's advances into Eastern Europe and Russia. -
Operation Torch
The U.S. and Great Britain landed in North Africa and defeated he Germans -
German Troops Surrender
German troops surrender at Stalingrad causing the ending of the Battle of Stalingrad -
D-Day
Some 156,000 American, British and Canadian forces landed on five beaches along a 50-mile stretch of the heavily fortified coast of France’s Normandy region. The invasion was one of the largest amphibious military assaults in history and required extensive planning. The Allies conducted a large-scale deception campaign designed to mislead the Germans about the intended invasion target. -
Hiroshima
This is the first bomb that U.S. landed on Japan.The U.S. had either a chose of bombing Japan or fighting on land. They knew that if they fought on land, they would have to get young, inexperienced soldiers to fight. It would also lead to another war and would be expensive. The effect of the bombing is that at least 80,000 people died. They refused to surrender on the first bombing -
Nagasaki
This was the second bomb that the U.S. dropped. They dropped it because they hoped that Japan would finally surrender and that WWII would end. The bomb killed up to 80,000 people. The effect of the second bombing in Nagasaki led to Japan surrendering to the Allied powers -
Japan Surrenders
The cause is that Japan surrenders because the U.S. dropped nuclear bombs. The effect is that WWII is ended and the Allied powers defeated the Axis powers. The establishment of th United Nations was also made. -
Japan Surrenders Offically
Japan formally surrenders to the Allies, bringing an official end to World War II.
