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Sino Japanese war
-Japanese troops took important cities one by one over three weeks and caused a reign of terror.
-There was heavy resistance from the Chinese government but they Japanese got a hold of the most industrial cities and the most fertile farmland. -
Appeasement
-Appeasement is when two countries come to an agreement in order to keep peace with each other.
-The munich agreement is an example of appeasement because it tried to keep the peace -
Munich conference
-Germany, France, Britain and Italy meet in Munich
-The allies try to keep peace between the different counties and give Hitler the Sudetenland -
Germany annexes the Sudetenland
-Germany granted the Sudetenland by Britain, France and Italy
-Germany gained a lot of power and strength due that event -
Soviet Union invasion of Finland
-Also, known as the winter war
-Military conflict between the Soviet Union and Finland in Finland -
Women in war
-Women in WW2 started to enter the army
-Started to get jobs and got more independent -
Western Desert Campaign
-Italy invaded the deserts of Egypt and Liberia and the allies fought them off but the Axis came back again
-Germany and Italy were fighting against the Allies, the allies eventually won -
Blitzkrieg
-Germany takes over France, Belgium and Poland in a short time
-The strategy involves tanks and aircraft and they don’t make a frontal act -
D-day
-One of the largest military operation in history.
-The Allies invaded the french beach in order to stop german reinforcement.
-The allies hit them with a surprise attack and eventually won over the beach of Normandy and returned it to France. -
Pearl Harbor
-Japanese troops led a surprise attack on the U.S. Naval base without any declaration of war
-The Japanese sent two waves of bombs heavily damaging the naval base as well as the city surrounding it and lead to many casualties -
Battle of Moscow
-German soldiers raided Moscow and the soviet union prepared as best the could
-Eventually the russian winter was coming aong and the German army was showing signs of fatigue
The Soviet Union won after 3 months and 5 days -
The Battle of Midway
- Japan tried to attack the American island Midway in order to weak them -A big battle in the Pacific and part of the Pacific war.
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Battle of Stalingrad
-Stalingrad was a vital area because of the water and rail communication lines, and it was a key target of the German troops.
-The Russian army surrounded the German army when they were retreating and slowly starved them out until they surrendered -
Crossing the Rhine river
-Germany crosses the Rhine River to France
-It was a surprising move and not only France was fighting against them, but also all the allies, allies won -
Battle of Okinawa
-largest and final battle between Japanese and American forces
-The battle was because Americans wanted the island so that they could stage raids on the Japanese mainland
