World War II Project

By laghabegians

  • Japanese Invade China

    http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/china_war.htmJapan invaded China in July 1937. Japan attacked China near Beijing, at the Marco Polo Bridge. The Japanese claimed that the Chinese troops fired first, causing them to invade China. Japan used Manchuria as their base. This is where Japan sent their troops out from. The effects and impact this attack on China caused were terrible. Five months after the start of the war, one million Chinese people were under the control of Japan. Sixty million people also became homeless.

  • Germany invades Poland

    http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/article.php?ModuleId=10005070
    http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/germans-invade-poland
    Germany invaded Poland on September 1, 1939. It took Germany just a couple weeks to defeat Poland. The invasion occured in Warsaw, which is also where the Polish surrendered on September 27. Germany claimed they attacked Poland for their own defense, however, if Germany succeeded, like they did, it would give the Germans more land and "living space".

  • German Blitzkreig

    http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/blitzkrieg
    The word blitzkrieg comes from the German word which means lighting war. Blitzkrieg is a technique using movable forces, as well as, firepower to disorganize the enemy army, to invade. The Germans tried out the blitzkrieg method in Poland, before they used it in the invasion of Belgium, the Netherlands, and France. This event occured in order for Germany to invade Belgium, the Netherlands, and France. The effects of this were devistating.

  • Fall of Paris

    http://www.historynet.com/fall-of-franceThe Fall of Paris, which was also known as the Battle of Paris, was when the Germans invaded France. It happened when the German forces arrived in Paris. At this time, Paris was not prepared, therefore they were undefended. The German and French officials met, and came to a conclusion that Germany would use the north and west areas of France. At the end, France remained under the control of the Axis.

  • Operation Barbossa

    http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/operation-barbarossa
    On June 22, 1941, Hitler sent his amry east, to invade the Soviet Union. Three different groups, each containing over three million German soldiers, 150 different divisions, along with three thousand tanks rammed into Soviet Union territory. Operation Barbossa started because Hitler wanted to gain control of the Soviet Union. The effects of this operation included, over 600,000 people being taken prisoner, also horrible weather.

  • Pearl Harbor

    http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/pearl-harborOn December 7, 1941, Japanese fighter planes bombed Pearl Harbor, located near Honolulu, Hawaii. The attack on Pearl Harbor was a complete surprise. It lasted 2 hours. In those 2 hours, they destroyed almost 20 American naval vessels, which included 8 huge battleships, as well as, 200 airplanes. Japan attacked Pearl Harbor because the U.S. had issued an embargo, which meant Japan couldn't trade with other countries including the U.S. The aftermath of the Pearl Harbor attack was horrible.

  • Wannsee Conference

    http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/article.php?ModuleId=10005477
    On January 20, 1942, 15 of the highest ranking Nazi and German officials, got together in Wannsee, to speak about how they were going to execute, what they called, the "Final Solution of the Jewish Question." This conference occured because the Nazi Party and the German government officials had to discuss they were going to utterly destroy the European Jews. At this meeting it was decided that the annihalation of Jews was going to begin. The aftermath was that the extinction of Jews began.

  • Bataan Death March

    http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/bataan-death-marchOn April 9, 1942, the United States surrenedered to the Bataan Peninsula, on the main Philippine Island of Luzon, to the Japanese. This happened basically because they surrenderred to Japan. The aftermath of this was that as revenge America invaded the island of Leyte.

  • Battle of Midway

    http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-midwayThe Battle of MIdway was a naval battle in the Pacific of World War 2. Six months after the attack on Pearl Harbor, the United states defeated Japan in the Battle of Midway. This Battle happened because Japan wanted to defeat the U.S. as a power in the Pacific. The aftermath of this was that the U.S. won the battle.

  • Battle of Stalingrad

    http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-stalingradThe Battle of Stalingrad was between the Germans and the Soviet Union. The Soviet Union was successful in defending their city of Stalingrad. In the battle, the Soviet Union surrounded the Germans and forced them to surrender. The Battle of Stalingrad started because the Germans took too much of the city of Stalingrad. The aftermath of this battle was that it was one of the bloodiest battles in history. The combined death of military personell and civilians from both sides was 2 million deaths.

  • Operation Gomorrah

    http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/operation-gomorrah-is-launchedOn July 24, 1943, British bombers attacked Hamburg, Germany. British aircrafts dropped 2300 tons of bombs, in just a few short hours. This attack was a revenge attack. The effects of this attack were that, the power of the explosives from this attack were just as strong as the amount of explosives German bombers had dropped on London, in their 5 most recent attacks. 1,500 Germans were killed in the first British attack. The aftermath of this operation was that the city of Hamburg was destroyed.

  • Allied Invasion of Italy

    http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/allies-invade-italian-mainlandThe Allied Invasion of Italy took plae on September 3, 1943. Montgomery's 8th army invaded Italy becaue Italy was part of the Axis forces. Also because, Italy was allies with Germany. Italy's government agreed to surrender. After the invasion, and the battle was over, the Italian dictator Benito Mussolini was rescued from the prison where he was being held. He was rescued by the German commandos. After he was rescued, Mussolini was assigned to be the leader of the Nazi puppet state in Italy.

  • D-Day (Normandy Invasion)

    http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/d-dayThe D-Day (Nomandy Invasion) was the largest air, land, and sea operation. It included over 5,000 ships, 11,000 airplanes, and 150,000 service men. The invasion of Normandy was the invasion by a group of German forces. The invasion happened because they knew a victory in the war would not be possible unless Hitler's armies were in control of most of Europe. The result of this invasion was not only the end for Germans, but also for Hitler.

  • Battle of the Bulge

    http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/article.php?ModuleId=10006178On December 16, 1944, the Americans were trying to attack Germany from the Ardennes Forest, in eastern Belgium. However, Germany stopped America by hitting them with hundreds of tanks, as well as, hundreds of thousands of German troops. The German front was stopped by the Americans. This battle was intended to split British and U.S. forces in northern France. The result of this battle was the Germans lost. The Germans lost so many soldiers and equipment, they couldn't launch any more attacks.

  • Operation Thunderclap

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thunderclap_planOperation Thunderclap was the code for a cancelled operation. The plan was to do a huge attack on Berlin. It was said that the attack would cause 220,000 casualties with 110,000 people being killed. The plan was never executed because they decided the plan would likely not work. The plan was considered again in early 1945, and they decided to not go through with it. They planned smaller attacks on cities across the Eastern Front.

  • Battle of Iwo Jima

    http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-iwo-jimaOn February 19, 1945, the American soldiers made their first attack on the Japanese Home Islands at Iwo Jima. Three U.S. Marine divisions landed on the island. The Island was being defended by 23,000 Japanese soldiers. Even with the harsh conditions the U.S. was able to defeat the Japanese. The invasion happened because a place for B-29 bombers over Japan could land without having to return to the Marianas, as well as, for a base for escort fighters who would help out with the bombings.

  • Battle of Okinawa

    http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/battle_of_okinawa.htmThe Battle of Okinawa began on April 1, 1945. It was one of the bloodiest battles of WW2. The capture of Okinawa was part of America's plan in winning the war in the far east. The U.S. attacked on the south side of the island. The Americans lost this battle. The battle began because the U.S. needed to capture this island for a base to get ready for the invasion of Japan. The aftermath of this battle was that the U.S. lost and hundreds of thousands of American troops died.

  • VE Day

    http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/victory-in-europeVE Day is Victory in Europe Day. On this day in 1945, both the United States and Great Birtain celebrated Victory in Europe Day. This was the day German troops finally gave in and surrendered. It was the day Hitler's third reich ended. This day happened becasue of the fact that Hitler commit suicide, his replacement, ordered the Germans to surrender. The effect of this day was it ended WW2, and gave the Allies the victory.

  • Dropping of the atomic bombs

    http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/atomic-bomb-dropped-on-hiroshimaOn August 6, 1945, the U.S. dropped an atomic bomb on the city of Hiroshoma in Japan. When the U.S. dropped the bomb on Japan it officially ended World War 2, but it also started the Cold War. The U.S. dropped the bomb on Japan because it would end the war quickly, rather than having to invade Japan, which would eventually result in American casualties. The effect was that the city of Hiroshoma was destroyed, the bomb was equivalent of 15,000 tons of TNT. This atomic bomb killed 80,000 people.

  • VJ Day

    http://www.holidayinsights.com/moreholidays/September/vjday.htmVJ Day is the day a surrender ceremony was held in Tokyo. The ceremony was held because of Japan surrendering. The result of this ceremony was to celebrate the victory of the U.S. over Japan.