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Japanese invasion of China
The conflict that broke out when China began full-scale was resistance to the expansion of Japanese influence in its territory -
Rape of Nanking
It was knowned as an episode during the Second Sino-Japanese War of the mass murder and mass rape by Japanese troops toward the residents of Nanjing. then capital of the Republic of China. The massacre occurred over six weeks starting December 13, 1937, the day that the Japanese captured Nanjing. -
The Start of WW2
World War 2 began -
German Blitzkrieg
A German term for “lightning war,” blitzkrieg is a military tactic designed to create disorganization among enemy forces through the use of mobile forces and locally concentrated firepower. Its successful execution results in short military campaigns, which preserves human lives and limits the expenditure of artillery. -
Fate of the dictators
Seized power in Italy, Britain, Germany, France, and Japan
Every country had their own different government and dictator -
Germany's invasion of Poland
One of Adolf Hitler's first major foreign policy initiatives after coming to power was to sign a nonaggression pact with Poland -
Fall of Paris
Germany entered Paris to occupy the country
Minister Winston kept telling France that America would soon battle Germany to help France keep their country
Many people living in Paris died before Germany even started to bring in tanks -
Operation Barbarossa
Adolf Hitler launched his armies (Nazis) eastward in a massive invasion of the Soviet Union. The invasion covered a front from the North Cape to the Black Sea, a distance that was two thousand miles far. Operation Barbarossa was the crucial turning point in World War II. -
Attack on Pearl Harbor
Behind them they left chaos, 2,403 dead, 188 destroyed planes and a crippled Pacific Fleet that included 8 damaged or destroyed battleships. In one stroke the Japanese action silenced the debate that had divided Americans ever since the German defeat of France left England alone in the fight against the Nazi terror. -
Wannsee Conference
was a meeting of senior officials of Nazi Germany, held in the Berlin suburb of Wannsee on 20 January 1942. -
Allied invasion of Italy
Italian government surrendered; agreeing to the terms of the Allies
Many groups in Italy united to overthrow Mussolini and make peace with the Allies
Germany held Italy from doing any type of attack towards Mussolini -
D-day (Normandy Invasion)
Allies: America, Britain, and Canada
Landed in 5 beaches in the coast of France’s Normandy region
The landings were beginning to be called the “End of war in Europe” -
Operation Thunderclap
Main purpose of this operation was to the eastern-most cities of Germany
Was also to demonstrate the people of Germany that the Nazis have failed them
Dresden was one of the countries in Germany that was getting bombed the most -
Battle of Iwo Jima; Battle of Okinawa
Americans invaded a base near the Japanese coast which was Iwo Jima
Japanese armies fought in very poor conditions
America won; raised the American flag on the base in Japan -
VE Day
Was the day that German troops laid down their arms
This holiday was marked as the Nazis surrendering to its armed forces -
Dropping of the Atomic Bombs
America was the only nation that used atomic weapons during wars
Atomic bombs were being dropped on Hiroshima
The reason why war was being battled between America and Japan was because of the atomic bombs being dropped in Hiroshima -
VJ Day
Japan surrendered to the Allies; ending World War II
Japan’s actions of surrender caused 6 years of hostilities to a final close -
Battle of the Bulge
Hitler tried to split the Allied armies in Northwest Europe
Many American armies battled very desperately to stem the Germans
Allies missed many warnings of the German trying to attack -
Creation of the United Nations; Creation of NATO:
Treaty created by America and Canada to provide security against the Soviet Union
Europe had trouble building their economies after World War II
