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japanese invasion of china
Japan's invasion of China was due essentially to Japan's desire to be an imperial power.because of econiomic reasons Japan needed more resources. It wanted to be an industrial and military power but lacked resources and space on its home islands. -
germany's invasion of poland
the invasion of poland started on the 1st of september when the germans opened fire on the polish garrison at danzig. -
german blitzkreig
Germany successfully used the Blitzkrieg tactic against Poland (attacked on September 25th) in Denmark, Norway , Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, France, Yugoslavia, and Greece. Germany did not defeat Great Britain, which was protected from German ground attack by the English Channel and the Royal Navy. -
fall of paris
On this day in 1940, Parisians awaken to the sound of a German voice announcing from loudspeakers that a curfew was being imposed for 8 p.m. that evening-as German troops enter and occupy Paris. -
atlantic charter
the Atlantic Charter was a joint declaration released by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill on August 14, 1941 following a meeting of the two heads of state in Newfoundland. -
pearl harbor
On December 7, 1941 the Japanese launched a surprise attack on the US Naval Base Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, using bombers, torpedo bombers and midget submarines. On December 8, President Franklin D. Roosevelt delivered a speech, also known as the “Infamy Speech” to the American citizens,informing them what happend. That same day, America entered into World War II. -
bataan death march
After the April 9, 1942, U.S. surrender of the Bataan Peninsula on the main Philippine island of Luzon to the Japanese during World War II, the approximately 75,000 Filipino and American troops on Bataan were forced to make an arduous 65-mile march to prison camps. -
battle of midway
Six months after the attack on Pearl Harbor, the United States defeated Japan in one of the most decisive naval battles of World War II. Thanks in part to major advances in code breaking, the United States was able to preempt and counter Japan’s planned ambush of it few remaining aircraft carriers, inflicting permanent damage on the Japanese Navy. -
d-day
the battle began on June 6, 1944, also known as D-Day, when 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 planning. -
battle of iwo jima
The American invasion of Iwo Jima during World War II from the need for a base near the Japanese coast. Following elaborate preparatory air and naval bombardment, three U.S. marine divisions landed on the island in February 1945. -
battle of okinawa
Last and biggest of the Pacific island battles of World War II, the Okinawa campaign involved the 287,000 troops of the U.S. -
VE day
On this day in 1945, both Great Britain and the United States celebrate Victory in Europe Day. Cities in both nations, and formerly occupied cities in Western Europe, put out flags and banners, rejoicing in the defeat of the Nazi war machine. -
dropping of the atomic bombs
On August 6, 1945, during World War II, an American B-29 bomber dropped the world’s first deployed atomic bomb over hiroshima. The explosion wiped out 90 percent of the city and immediately killed 80,000 people; tens of thousands more would later die of radiation exposure. -
vj day
apan’s devastating surprise aerial attack on the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor on Oahu, Hawaii, on December 7, 1941, capped a decade of deteriorating relations between Japan and the United States and led to an immediate U.S. declaration of war the following day.
