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japanese invasion of china
jit began on july 1937 with the japanese claiming that they were being fired on by the chinese at marco polo bridge,while using it as a excuse japan launched a full scale invasion of china using the conqured manchuria as a launching base for their. -
germany's invasion of poland
invasion of poland on septembeer 1st 1939 1.5 million troops invaded all of poland the german warships and u- boats attacked polish naval forces in the baltic sea on september 3rd they declared war on germany. -
fall of paris
the fallOn this day in 1940, Parisians awaken to the sound of a German-accented voice announcing via loudspeakers that a curfew was being imposed for 8 p.m. that evening-as German troops enter and occupy Paris. -
german blitzkrieg
blitzkrieg the german blitzkrieg began in 1940 as it was used as a tactical force in the war and it had a bad effect for europe. -
operaton barbarossa
operation barbarossa on june 22 1941 adolf hitler launched his armies eastward into a massive invasion of the soviet union using three great army groups with over three million german solders. -
pearl harbor
pearl harbor on december 7th 1941 japanese fighter planes attacked the american naval base at pearl harbor near honolulu hawaii the barrage lasted for 2 hours, 2000 american solders and salors died. -
wannsee conference
conference a conference with the nazis trying to come with the final solution which deals with the jews. -
Battle of midway
bAmerican combat forces took over where intelligence efforts left off. Scouts found the Japanese early in the morning of June 4. Although initial strikes by Midway-based planes were not successful, 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 -
Battle of stalingrad
href='http://http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/battle_of_stalingrad.htm' >B</a>The Battle of Stalingrad is considered by many historians to have been the turning point in World War Two in Europe. The battle at Stalingrad bled the German army dry in Russia and after this defeat, the Germany Army was in full retreat. One of the ironies of the war, is that the German Sixth Army need not have got entangled in Stanlingrad. Army Groups A and B were well on their way to the Caucasus in south-west Russia, when Hitler ordered an attack on Stalingrad. -
operation gomorrah
href='http://http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/hamburg_bombing_1943.htm' >operation g</a> in july 1943 started the bombing of german cities and brought utter destruction to cities and the operation of this was called operation gomorrah. -
allied invasion of italy
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/allies-invade-italian-mainland<a> The British 8th Army under Field Marshal Bernard L. Montgomery begins the Allied invasion of the Italian peninsula, crossing the Strait of Messina from Sicily and landing at Calabria–the “toe” of Italy. On the day of the landing, the Italian government secretly agreed to the Allies’ terms for surrender, but no public announcement was made until September 8. -
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battle of the bulge
bb in december 1944 adolf hitler attempted to split the allied armies in northwest europe by the means of blitskrieg -
operation thunderclap
two months after d-day germany approached a series of heavy airaids launched against the east german poulation http://ww2orc.tripod.com/id15.htm -
Battle of iwo jima
iwo jima The american amphibious invasion of iwo jima during world war 2 stemmed the need for a base near the japanese coast following an elaborate preparatory naval bombardment. -
battle of okinawa
href='http://http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/battle_of_okinawa.htm' >o</a> The battle of okinawa started in april 1945. The capture of okinawa was part of a three point plan the americans had for winning the war in the far east. -
ve day
ve On may 8th 1945, both Great Britain and the United States celebrate Victory in Europe Day. Cities in both nations, as well as formerly occupied cities in Western Europe, put out flags and banners, rejoicing in the defeat of the Nazi war machine. -
potsdam declaration
pdThe Big Three—Soviet leader Joseph Stalin, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill (replaced on July 26 by Prime Minister Clement Attlee), and U.S. President Harry Truman—met in Potsdam, Germany, from July 17 to August 2, 1945, to negotiate terms for the end of World War II. After the Yalta Conference of February 1945, Stalin, Churchill, and U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt had agreed to meet following terms -
vj day
vj day On August 14, 1945, it was announced that Japan had surrendered unconditionally to the Allies, effectively ending World War II. Since then, both August 14 and August 15 have been known as “Victoryover Japan Day,” or simply “V-J Day.” -
dropping of the atomic bomb
the a bomb When Harry Truman learned of the success of the Manhattan Project, he knew he was faced with a decision of unprecedented gravity. The capacity to end the war with Japan was in his hands, but it would involve unleashing the most terrible weapon ever known.
American soldiers and civilians were weary from four years of war, yet the Japanese military was refusing to give up their fight. American forces occupied Okinawa and Iwo Jima and were intensely fire bombing Japanese cities. But Japan had an
