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Japanese invasion of china
In the 19 thirties, China was a divided country. In 1927 chieng Kia Sheikh had formed a Nationalist government the KMT but his dictatorial regime was opposed by Mao Tse Tung's communists (ccp) . Civil war between the Communists and nationalists erupted in 1930- the period Of mou's legendary Long March. In 1931, Japan, eager for the vast natural resources to be found in China and seeing her obvious weakness, invaded an occupied manchuria. -
The Japan-China War
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germans invade poland
At 4:45 a.m. someone point five million German troops invade Poland all along its 1750 mile border with German controlled territory. Simultaneously, theGerman luftwaffe bombed find Polish airfields and German warships and you both attacked polish naval force in the Baltic Sea. Nazi leader Adolf Hitler claimed the masses invasion was a defensive action, but Britain and France we're not convinced. On September 3rd they declared war on Germany initiating World War two. -
Fall of Paris
On this day, Parisians awaken to the sound of a German-accented voice anoucing a curfew of 8:00 p.m. was now in order starting the upcoming evening for German troops were to enter and occupy Paris. Paris was about to become another victim of Hilter. However, soon after the invasion, Parisians began to hope when they saw Canadian troops rolled through their region offering freedom. -
Pearl Harbor
Just before 8 a.m. hundreds of Japanese fighter planes attacked the American navel base. It lasted for two hours, but the desvastion it cause was unbelievable. They destroyed nearly 20 American navel vessels, including eight enormous battleships, and almost 200 airplanes. More than 2,000 American soldiers and warriors died and 1,000 were wounded. -
wannsee conference
In July 1941, Hermann göring, writing under instructions from Hitler, had ordered rain hard Heydrich, assess general and hang jerk Hendrix Himmler's number to men, to submit as soon as possible a general plan to administrative material, and financial measures necessary for carrying out the desired final solution of the Jewish Question. -
Battle of Midway
During the four days see an air battle, the out numbered US Pacific Fleet succeeded and destroying for Japanese aircraft carrier while losing only one of its own the Yorktown, to the previously invincible Japanese Navy. The six months of a census prior to Midway, the Japanese head trick triumph and land throughout the Pacific, including life Singapore and Dutch east indies. -
Allied invasion of Italy
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 law of the landing, the Italian government secretly agreed to the Allies terms for surrender, but no public announcement was made until September 8. -
D day
During World War 2 the Battle of Normandy Normandy which lasted from June 1944 to August 1944 resulted in the Allied liberation of Western Europe from Nazi Germany's control. Codenamed Operation Overlord, the battle began on June 6 1944, also known as DJ, when some 156,000 American British and Canadian forces landed on 5 beaches along a 50 mile stretch of the heavily fortified coast of Frances Normandy region. -
Dropping of the atomic bombs
At approximately 8;15 on the 6th of August 1945, a US B-29 bomber dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima, instantly killing around 80,000 people. Many survivors were horribly disfigured. Also, the amount of deaths due to radiation are uncertain for it could takes anywhere from days to years to claim its victims. -
V-J Day
On this day, it was announced that Japan surrendered unconditionally to the allies, effective ending World War II. Since then, August 14 and 15 have been know as "Victoryover Japan Day." The term has also been used for September 2, 1945, when Japan's formal surrender took place abroad the U.S.S. Missori, anchored in Toyko Bay.
