World War II

  • Rape of Nanking

    Rape of Nanking

    Masacare of the Chinese occuring over 6 weeks.
    Chinese soldiers were POWs.
    Showed everyone how the Japanese army was.
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    German Blitzkrieg

    Germans used the tactic on Poland, Belgium, and others.
    It caused disorganization among the enemy army.
    Many battles would become short because of the quick deaths.
  • Germany Invades Poland

    Germany Invades Poland

    Germany attacked with land and air forces
    Adolf Hitler wanted to seek land that was lost
    Started the war tactic of blitzkrieg
  • Fall of Paris

    Fall of Paris

    Parisians fled the city.
    The Germans came and took control.
    Paris had to reconstruct and rebuild the city.
  • Pearl Harbor

    Pearl Harbor

    The Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor early in the morning.
    They thought the attack would neutralize the U.S. Pacific Fleet.
    This caused the U.S. to enter the war.
  • D-Day (Normandy Invasion)

    D-Day (Normandy Invasion)

    156,000 American, British, and Canadian forces landed on 5 beaches.
    The invasion was the start of the wars ending.
    Allies liberation of Western Europe from Nazi control.
  • Battle of the Bulge

    Battle of the Bulge

    Germans launched last major offensive in the war, Operation Mist.
    Attempted to push allied front line West from Northern France to Northwestern Belgium.
  • Battle of Iwo Jima

    Battle of Iwo Jima

    American amphibiopus invasion of Iwo Jima and wiped out defending forces.
    America needed a base near the Japanese coast.
  • Battle of Okinawa

    Battle of Okinawa

    The last and biggest battle of the Pacific Islands resulting with about 90,000 deaths.
    Americans tried to invade Japn.
    Japan tried new tactics such as kamikazes.
  • VE Day

    VE Day

    Celebration in Europe.
    The German troops laid down their arms.
    More surrendering documents were signed by Germany.
  • Dropping the atomic bombs

    Dropping the atomic bombs

    America dropped 2 nuclear bombs on Japan.
    This would get Japan to surrender.
    The world would later choose to rule out all nuclear warfare.
  • VJ Day

    VJ Day

    "Victoryover Japan Day".
    Japan surrendered to the allies.
    End of the war.