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japanese invasion of china
Conflict that broke out when China began full-scale resistance to the expansion of Japanese influence in its territory.The war was the result of a decades-long Japanese imperialist policy aiming to dominate China politically and militarily to secure its vast raw material reserves and other resources. -
germany invades poland
German Luftwaffe bombed Polish airfields, and German warships and U-boats attacked Polish naval forces in the Baltic Sea. hitler claimed that the invasion was a defensive act but britain and france didnt buy it and and declared war on germany on sept.3 -
german blitzkrieg
german soldiers posed ans polish soldiers to stage an attack on the radio station in the Silesian city of Gleiwitz. Germany used the event as the pretext for its invasion of Poland.
german alos used the blitzkreig on:
Denmark (April 1940);Norway (April 1940);Belgium (May 1940);the Netherlands (May 1940);Luxembourg (May 1940);France (May 1940);Yugoslavia (April 1941);and Greece (April 1941). -
Fall Of Paris
German tanks rolled into Paris, 2 million Parisians had already fled, with good reason. In short order, the German Gestapo went to work: arrests, interrogations, and spying were the order of the day, as a gigantic swastika flew beneath the Arc de Triomphe.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. -
pearl harbor
hundreds of Japanese fighter planes attacked the American naval base at Pearl Harbor near Honolulu, Hawaii. Japanese managed to destroy nearly 20 American naval vessels, including eight enormous battleships, and more than 300 airplanes. More than 2,000 Americans soldiers and sailors died in the attack, and another 1,000 were wounded.America reasoned that without access to money and goods, and especially essential supplies like oil, Japan would have to rein in its expansionism. -
Bataan Death March
U.S. surrender of the Bataan Peninsula on the main Philippine island of Luzon to the Japanese during World War II. approximately 75,000 Filipino and American troops on Bataan were forced to make an arduous 65-mile march to prison camps. The marchers made the trek in intense heat and were subjected to harsh treatment by Japanese guards. Thousands perished in what became known as the Bataan Death March. -
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. the United States was able to preempt and counter Japan’s planned ambush of its few remaining aircraft carriers, inflicting permanent damage on the Japanese Navy. the victory allowed the United States and its allies to move into an offensive position. -
Allied Invasion Of Italy
The British 8th Army under Field Marshal Bernard L. Montgomery begins the Allied invasion of the Italian peninsula.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. Within three days, 150,000 Allied troops were ashore. On August 17, Patton arrived in Messina before Montgomery, completing the Allied conquest of Sicily and winning the so-called Race to Messina. -
d-day
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. By late August 1944, all of northern France had been liberated, and by the following spring the Allies had defeated the Germans. The Normandy landings have also called the beginning of the end of war in Europe. the allied forces have been planing this day since they were evacuated in may 1940. -
liberation of concentration camps
Soviet soldiers entered the Majdanek camp in Poland, and later overran several other killing centers. On January 27, 1945, they entered Auschwitz.As Allied troops moved across Europe in a series of offensives against Nazi Germany, they began to encounter tens of thousands of concentration camp prisoners. Many of these prisoners had survived forced marches into the interior of Germany from camps in occupied Poland. These prisoners were suffering from starvation and diseases. -
battle of iwo jima
American amphibious invasion of Iwo Jima during World War II stemmed from the need for a base near the Japanese coast.Iwo Jima was defended by roughly 23,000 Japanese army and navy troops, who fought from an elaborate network of caves, dugouts, tunnels and underground installations. after a month of fighting amreica finally won the battle and published a picture of the american flag being raised in victory. -
V.E day
is also known as " Victory In Europe Day". its a public holiday that is celebrated on May 8. marks the formal acceptance by the allies of WW2 of nazie germany's unconditional surrender of its armed forces. -
dropping the atomic bomb
American Bomber Enola Gay Dropped a 5-ton bomb over the japanese city of Hiroshima. it was said by the president harry s. truman's advisors that any attempt to invade japan would result in horrific american casualties. the bomb was used to bring the war to a speedy end. -
V.J Day
this day is also know as "Victory Over Japan Day". on this day japan announced they had serrendured to the allies which effeectivly ended world war two. japan surrendered when they were aboard the U.S.S Missouri. several months after germany did. japans capitulations in the pacific brought 6years of hostilities to a final and highly anticipated close.
