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Japanese invasion of China
the Japanese needed more resources, they wanted to be an industrial and military power but lacked the resources and space on its home islands, So on July 7, 1937 they Japanese invaded China and killed an estimated 300,000 civilians and raped 80,000 women. Many thousands of Chinese were killed in the indiscriminate bombing of cities by the Japanese air force, in return this caused the second Sino-Japanese War. -
Germany's invasion of poland
on September 1, 1937 at 4:45 in the morning The Germans sent 1.5 million troops to invade Poland becuase they wanted to colonize the territory and the native slavs would be enslaved, this event started the second world War. -
German Blitzkrieg
A German term for "lightning war' blitzkrieg was a military tactic designed to create disorganization among enemy forces through the use of mobile forces and locally concentrated firepower. The Germamand used this tactic on London, what they were trying to do was get them tired from the lack of sleeep and try to trick them into surrendering to them. The people did not give up they kept fighting against the German attacks. -
Pearl Harbor
On December 7, 1941 The ship Pearl Harbor was attacked by the Japanese near Honolulu, Hawaii. They destroyed 20 American Naval vessels, including eight battleships, and more than 300 airplanes More than 2,000 Americans soldiers and sailors died in the attack, and another 1,000 were wounded. Due to this the U.S. declared war on japan. Three days later The allies of Japan Germany and Italy also declared war on the United States. More than two years into the conflict, America had finally joined War -
Bataan Death March
On April 9, 1942 approximently 75,000 Filipino and American troops on Bataan were forced to make a 65-mile march to prison camps. The marhers were in intense heat and were subjected to harsh treatment by Japanese guards. Thousands perished in what became known as the Bataan Death March -
Battle of Midway
On June 3, 1942 6 months after the brutal arrack on Pearl Harbor the Battle of midway had begun. American carrier-based planes turned the tide. Torpedo bombers became separated from the American dive-bombers and were slaughtered (36 of 42 shot down), but they diverted Japanese defenses just in time for the dive-bombers to arrive. The Americans sank four fleet carriers, the heavy cruiser Mikuma. The Americans lost 147 aircraft and more than three hundred seamen. -
Battle of Stalingrad
On septmber 3, 1942, the German sixth Army under Paulus reached the outskirts of Stalingrad, they expected to take over the city in a short order. But the russians had built up their defenses and continued to bring in reinforcements. In mid-November, as the stalled invaders were running short of men and munitions, Zhukov launched his counteroffensive to encircle the enemy. On February 2, 1943, General Paulus surrendered About 150,000 Germans had died in in fighting. -
Liberation of Concentration camps
Soviet soldiers were the first to liberate concentartion camp prisoners in the final stages of war. On July 23, 1944, they entered the Majdanek camp in Poland, and later overran several other killing centers. On January 27, 1945, they entered Auschwitz and found hundreds of prisoners sick and exhausted -
D-Day
D-Day also known as the the Battle of Normandy resulted in the Allied liberation of Western Europe from Nazi Germany’s control.The battle began when 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 Normandy landings have been called the beginning of the end of war in Europe. -
Battle of Iwo Jima
The American invasion of Iwo Jima during World War 2 stemmed from the need for a base near the Japanese base. Iwo jima was defended by roughly 23,000 Japanese army and navy troops, who fouhgt from caves, dugouts, tunnels and underground installations, even though the conditions were difficult the marines wiped out the defending forces after about a month of fighting. This battle earned a place in American Lore with the publication of a photograph showing the U.S. flag raised in victory. -
Battle of Okinawa
Involved 287,000 troops of the U.S. Tenth army against 130,000 soldiers of the Japanese Thirty-Second Army. At stake wer air bases vital to the projected invasion of Japan. On day 82 Japan had lost more than 77,000 soldiers and the allies had lost more than 65,000 casualties. -
VE Day
VE Day also known as Vicotry Day in Europe, was the public Holiday celebrated on May 8, 1945, was the formal acceptance by the Allies of World War 2 of Nazi's Germany surrender of its armed forces. -
Dropping of the Atomic Bombs
On August 6, 1945 during World War 2 the United states American B-29 bomber dropped two Atomic Bombs on the Japenese city of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The Hiroshima bomb explosion wiped out 90 percent of the city and immediately killed 80,000 people; tens of thousands more would later die of radiation exposure. In nagasaki The bomb killed an estimated 40,000 people. -
VJ Day
On August 15, 1945, news of the surrender was announced to the world. This sparked celebrations over the final ending of World War 2. On Septebmer 2, 1945, a formal surrender ceremony was held in Tokyo Bay aboard the USS Missouri. At this time, President Truman declared September 2n to be VJ Day.
