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Japanese invasion on China
The war between China and Japan started with the Japanese wanting to cross the Marco Polo bridge in China to get to the village over and search for one of their missing solider, but they were denied entry by China. So the Japanesse bombed the bridge and started sending troops over and China fired back by rallying their troops to fight back. This fued between the wo ended when Japan surrendering to the Allies. -
Germany's invasion of Poland
This action that was done by Germany is what started World War 2. Germany had invaded Poland after a couple days after they had just signed the Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact. Hitler claimed it was a defensive action. Soon after Britian and France who pledged to protect Poland announced war on Germany -
German Blitzkrieg
A form of warfare Germany used on France where troops from tanks made quick surprise stricks with the support of airplanes. This lead to the defeat of France. -
Fall of Paris
Paris was declared a open city when the French Government fled. Germans then entered Paris and the French military withdrew knowing it would be a bloody battle and cause destruction to Paris. This eventually lead to the surrender of France. -
Atlantic Charter
The United States and Great Britian issued a joint declaration that set out a vision for the postwar world. Later the rest of the Allied nations offered their support for the declaration. -
Pearl Harbor
A United States naval base on the southern coast of Oahu, Hawaii was attacked without warning from Japanese air force. Many Americans were lost and ships destroyed. The attack was a strategy Japan used to put a hold on the interference of U.S. President FDR in the internal affairs of Japan. America entered the war the following day . -
Battan Death March
75,000 Filipino and American troops on Battan were forced to walk a 65-mile march to prison camps. They did the march in intense heat and were subjected to harsh treatments by Japanese. In the end 1,000 American men died and 9,000 Filipino mean died. -
Allied invasion of Italy
Winston Churchill had the idea to have the British-American troops to take the island of Sicily follwed by an invasion of the Italian mainland to get to Hitler and forge a pathway into Nazi Germany and defeat him once and for all. -
D-Day
Allied Forces had invaded northern France by landing on the beaches of Normandy to try and recapture France from Germany. The allies gained a victory and it was a turning point for World War 2. -
Battle of Iwo Jima
Was a major battle where the U.S. Marines captured the island of Iwo Jima from the Japanesse Imperial Army during World War 2. It was a part of America's plan to win the war in the far east. There was 26,000 American casualties at the end of the battle whic exceeded the Japanese. -
Battle of Okinawa
The battle was also known as Operation Iceberg. It was the largest amphibious landing in the Pacific theater of World War 2. The capture of Okinawa was part of Americas three-point plan for winning the war in the far east. It also had the largest casualties with over 100,000 Japanese casualties and 50,000 Allied casualties -
VE-Day
VE- Day stands for VIctory in Europe Day. It was a public holiday that is celebrated to mark the formal acceptance by the Allies of World War 2 of Nazi Germany's unconditional surrender of its armed forces. -
Dropping of the Atomic Bombs
President Harry S. Truman knew that if he tried to invade Japan it would result in a huge casualty of Americans so he approved on dropping the frist atomic bomb on Japan, An American B-29 bomber dropped the first bomb on Hiroshima wipping out 90% of the city and killing 80,000 people. A second bomb was dropped on Nagasaki kiliing 40,000 people. Shortly after Japan's Emperor Hirohito announced the country's surrender in the war. -
VJ-Day
News of Japan's surrendering spread around the world sparking celebration. And on this date a formal surrender ceremony took place in Tokyo Bay aboard the USS Missouri. President Truman declared Sept. 2 to be Victory over Japan day or VJ-Day.
