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Japanese Invasion of China
In the 1930's China was not a strong country and divided in many ways.During this time, Japan tried to take some of its territorys. In 1937, the conflicts turned into a war that became known as the Marco Polo Bridge Incident. This fighting sparked a full-blown conflict, the Second Sino-Japanese War. -
Gernanys invasion of Poland
The invasion of Poland marked the start of WWII. It was led by the Nazis, a small group of Slovaks, and The Soviet Union. The polish were already weak after their defeat in the battle of Bzura. Then they were defeated once again. giving Germany and the Soviet Union total control of poland.
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German Blitzkrieg
Blitzkrieg was thought to be a new form of warfare but was really just a German word for how they used speed, troop movement and coordination to push themselves through the weak spots of the enemy to get inside their lines and do the most damage. It was considered to work so well because of the surprise factor. The enemy was not expecting this type of invasion. http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/world-war-two/world-war-two-and-eastern-europe/blitzkrieg/ -
Fall of Paris
After Germany surrended to France and Britian in the World War 1, Hitler wanted to get revenge in 1940. Hitler wanted the French to surrender to the Germans at the same location, Forest of Compiègne, and he made sure it was done in the most embarrassing way to France. Hitler also made sure the monument was destroyed since it was the place the Germans had surrended, as well has at least teo more WW1 monuments showing victory in France.http://www.historyinanhour.com/2012/06/22/the-fall-of-france-s -
Operation Barbsrossa
Germany and its allies invaded the Soviet Union with over 4 million troops in a surprise attack. In a short amount of time, the Germans had moved over 200 miles into Soviet territory and killed hundreds of thousands while doing it.The Germans tried to advance and take over Moscow, but failed mainly due to the horrible weather conditions the Soviet's were used to .The Germans lost alot of soldiers by attacking at this time of the year. It was considered a turning point. http://www.theatlantic.com -
Pearl Harbor
In 1941 Japan surprised the U.S.military by attacking Pearl Harbor, Hawaii,and in a short amount of time destroyed most of the U.S. fleet of battleships. The U.S. knew the war was coming and President Roosevelt knew the Japanese hated Americans, they just didn't expect it to happen at Pearl Harbor. Once the U.S. declared war on Japan, Germany's ally, Hitler declared war on the U.S. http://www.historyinanhour.com/2011/12/07/pearl-harbor-summary/ -
Bataan Death March
AFter attcking the U.S. at Pearl Harbor, Japan invaded the Philippines.In a short amount of time, they took over the city of Manila.U.S. and Filipino troops fought hard for three months but finally surrendered, due to the amount of disease and starving soldiers.The Japanese forced the US/Filipino soldiers to walk to a prison camp in groups, and this became known as the Bataan Death March.The walk itself took 5 days to make and many died along the way. http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/b -
Battle of Midway
This battle was a turning point for WW2 in the Pacific. Japan invaded the island of Midway, near Hawaii, hoping to defeat the US Fleet. The U.S.Admiral was able to decifer the codes the Japanese used and develop an offensive strategy.The American forces were able to dive bomb the Japanese fleet and destroy their hopes of winning.http://militaryhistory.about.com/od/worldwari1/p/Midway.htm -
Battle of Stalingrad
The Battle of Stalingrad began in July of 1942, and ended in February, 1943.One of Hitlers goals was to take over some oil fields, and was angry about his forces not making better advances in Moscow. The Soviet and German forces fought hard in the streets for several weeks trying to gain control over the city. By October, the Germans had taken over 90% of the city. By December , the Soviets began driving the Germans back on a wide front , which ended all German hopes for relieving Stalingrad. -
Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
The jews in the warsaw ghetto revolted against their nazi opressors. They fought hard with limited resources for almost a month, until their resistance was finnaly beaten and the vast majority were sent to concentratio camps. -
Allied invasion of Italy
Allied forces began looking for where to strike next after the campaign of North Africa in 1943.After alot of debate on if it should be France, President Roosevelt agreed to invading Siciliy, which would open the door for invading Italy.British and U.S. forces began to invade but Germany fought back hard to take over military installations.After much fighting, this Allied campaign ended in 1944 and moved on to France. http://www.shmoop.com/wwii/invasion-italy.html -
Tehran Conference
The Tehran Conference was a meeting between U.S. President Franklin D Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin in Tehran, Iran, between November 28 and December 1, 1943. They met to go over strategies in order to defeat Axis forces and wht the next phase of the war in Europe and Asia should be, and accomplish.The theme was having a more united international cooperation among countries. They also issued a Declaration of three powers, -
D-Day(Normandy Invasion)
Allied forces were growing stronger and developing strategies to win against Hitler and the German army. OnJune 6, 1944, Allied forces crossed the English Channel and landed on the beaches of Normandy, France. This began the liberation of Western Europe from Nazi control during World War II. The success of this invasion by Allied forces was critical to winning the war.http://militaryhistory.about.com/od/worldwari1/p/Midway.htm -
Battle of Iwo Jima
The battle of iwo jima stemmed from American forces needing a base near the japanese coast. Three U.S marine groups landed on the island in Febuary 1945. Iwo jima was defended by 23,000 japanese soldiers, but it wasent enough as the U.S wiped them out after a month of fighting. -
Liberation of concentration camps
Sovie soldiers where the first to liberate concentration camp prisioners in the final stage of the war. on july 23, 1944, they enterd the majdenek camp in poland, and later overran several other killing centers. -
VE day
On this day in 1945, both Britian and the U.S celebrate victory in Europe day. Citys in both nations put out flags and banners, rejoicing of their victory against the Nazis. -
potsdam conference
Soviet leader Joseph stalin, British prime minister Winston Churchill, and U.S president Harry Truman met in potsdam, Germany to discuss the end of WWII. -
Dropping of Atomic bombs
on August 6, 1945 during WWII an American B-29 Bomber dropped the worlds first deployed atom bomb over the japanese city of Hiroshema. The explosin wiped put 90% of the city and killed nearly 80,000 people. Then days later another B-29 bomber dropped another one on nagaski killing an estimated 40,000 people. -
VJ Day
On August 14, 1945, it was announced that Japan has surrenderd unconditionally to the allies, effectively ending WWII. Since then both Aug 14th and 15th are both recognized as "VJ Day". -
Battle of the Bulge
This battle was going to be the biggest battle in U.S history, involvig more than 600,000 American troops. The allied forces were advancing towards Germany, pishing the Germans back town by town and believing the war to be almost over. But this was hitlers last attempt to stop the momentum.
