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germanys invasion
Germany's invasion- Germany bombed early to destroy the enemy's air capacity and railroads, communication lines, and mutation dumps. the polish had to take on the germans head on with harsh cavaliers -
japanese invasion of china
japanese invasion of china- japanese forces were diverted to southeast asia and to the pacific theatre of WW2 against the western powers and their allies beginning in the late 1941 part of China. China lost the war Japanese invasion of China- Japanese forces were diverted to Southeast Asia and to the pacific theatre of WW2. they lost the war because it was a suprise. -
Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor- Just nearly before 8:00 A.M on December 7th, 1941 hundreds of Japanese fighter planes attacked the american naval base at Pearl Harbor near Honolulu, Hawaii. The japanese managed to destroy 20 american naval vessels. the U.S was particularly unhappy with japan's increasingly belligerent attitude toward china. The japanese government believed that the only way to solve economic problems was to expand its neighbor's territory' and to take over the import market. -
Wannsee Conference
The Wannsee conference was held on January 20,1942. The people called this the final solution to the main problem. However, 537,000 Jews were sent out of their country during the plan in which was a take over. During the conference, the plan was to have 11 million Jews be involved with the final solution. Meanwhile in Germany, they separated the Jews by gender. (www.Historyplace.com) -
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Liberation
July 23,1944-1945 everyone started liberating concentration camps. America was responsible of liberating Buchenwald and Dachau. Germans attempted to evacuate everyone that was still alive and hide the evidence. Prisoners who were liberated looked like skeletons. The liberated survivors had mixed reactions on their new found freedom. (www.ushmm.org) -
battle of the bulge
in 1944,, Adolf Hitler attempted to split the allied armies in northwest Europe by means of surprise. Blitzkrieg thrust through Ardennes to Antwerp. American units fought desperate battles to stem the german advance back into St. Elsenborn ridge, Houffalize and bastogne. -
Atomic Bomb
Dropping of Atomic Bombs- In World War 2 an american B-29 bomber dropped the world's first deployed atomic bomb over the japanese city of Hiroshima . the explosion wiped out 90 percent of the city and immediately killed 80,000 people. Tens of thousands of people died later because of exposure of radiation. Three days later another B-29 bomber dropped an atomic bomb in the city of Nagasaki, It killed 40,000 people. -
Battle of Iowa Jima
Battle of Iwo Jima- The battle of Iwo Jima started because the Japanese wanted to take of Asia but they thought that the americans would get in the way. Three U.S marine divisions landed on the island in february in 1945. Iwo Jima was defended by nearly 23,000 japanese soldiers. They fought through a network of caves, tunnels, and underground structures. -
Battle of Okinawa
The battle of Okinawa was on April 1,1945. They say the battle was on of the most bloodiest battles of the Pacific War. Japan created new tactics that were designed to gain the time they needed.The battle of Okinawa took place in a heavily populated area than the most Pacific islands. At the end of the eighty second day the Japanese lost more than 77,000 soldiers. (www.History.com) -
F.D.R and V.P becomes President
April 12,1945 president Franklin D. Roosevelt passed away. On that same day his Vice President came to office,Harry Truman. He was left in possession of a weapon that was unprecedented and terrifying power. This day left an indelible stamp on American politics due to the weapon and the passing of President Roosevelt. Harry Had a difficult decision of either getting back to work or ending the Atomic bomb. (www.History.com) -
VE day
May 8,1945 is VE Day also known as Victory In Europe day. They rejoice of the nazi war machine ending. However, 1 million Germans attempted a mass exodus, but they were not successful. In the end, Germans surrendered to their soviet antagonist. -
Numberg trials and VJ day
1945:Nuremberg trials was a series of 13 trials carried out in Nuremberg Germany
1945:Vj day was when Japan surrendered to the allies they surrendered because too many people were dying .
