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japanese invasion of china
The decesions that led to the Japanese invasion of China were made by the Japanese Army and politicans either friendly to the Army or intininated by it. (Politicans who disturbed the military were likely to be assasinated.) The reasons for the invasion were primarily economic. The Japanese wanted to control the resources of China, both mineral resources and agricultural production. The Japanese also wanted control over the vast Chinese market where Japanese industrial products could be sold. -
germany's invasion of poland
A war fought from 1939 to 1945 between the Axis powers — Germany, Italy, and Japan — and the Allies, including France and Britain, and later the Soviet Union and the United States. The war began when the Germans, governed by the Nazi party, invaded Poland in September 1939 -
german blitzkrieg
Blitzkrieg means “lightning war”. It was an innovative military technique first used by the Germans in World War Two and was a tactic based on speed and surprise. Blitzkrieg relied on a military force be based around light tank units supported by planes and infantry (foot soldiers). The tactic was based on Alfred von Schlieffen’s ‘Schlieffen Plan’ – this was a doctrine formed during WWI that focused on quick miliatry victory. It was later developed in Germany by an army officer called Heinz Gude -
Fall of Paris
Germany begins invasions of Belgium, the Netherlands, and France. French and British troops move into Belgium but are trapped between German armies. Luftwaffe bombs central Rotterdam. Netherlands surrenders to German. British troops begin mass evacuation from Dunkirk. Luftwaffe initiates air raids on Paris. -
Atlantic Charter
The Atlantic Charter was a pivotal policy statement issued that early in World War II, defined the Allied goals for the post-war world. The leaders of the United Kingdom and the United States drafted the work and all the Allies of World War II later confirmed it. -
pearl harbor
Pearl Harbor definition. A major United States naval base in Hawaii that was attacked without warning by the Japanese air force on December 7, 1941, with great loss of American lives and ships -
Bataan Death March
U.S. surrender of the Bataan Peninsula on the main Philippine island of Luzon to the Japanese during World War II the approximately 75,000 Filipino and American troops on Bataan were forced to make an arduous 65-mile march to prison camps. -
Allied Invasion Of Italy
The Allied invasion of Italy was the Allied amphibious landing on mainland Italy that took place during the early stages of the Italian Campaign of World War II. -
D-day
The code name for the first day of a military attack, especially the American and British invasion of German-occupied France during World War II on June 6, 1944 see invasion of Normandy. -
Battle of IWO Jima
The Battle of Iwo Jima was a major battle in which the U.S. Marines landed on and eventually captured the island of Iwo Jima from the Japanese Imperial Army during World War II -
battle of okinawa
The battle of Okinawa, also known as Operation Iceberg, took place in April-June 1945. It was the largest amphibious landing in the Pacific theater of World War II. It also resulted in the largest casualties with over 100,000 Japanese casualties and 50,000 casualties for the Allies. -
VE Day
Victory in Europe Day, generally known as V-E Day, VE Day or simply V Day was the public holiday celebrated on 8 May 1945 (7 May in Commonwealth realms) to mark the formal acceptance by the Allies of World War II of Nazi Germany's unconditional surrender of its armed forces. -
Drpping of the atomic bomb
Atom bomb powerful weapon created from the splitting of atoms. It was used by President Harry S. Truman in the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasakito end World War 2. -
VJ Day
the day (August 15) in 1945 on which Japan ceased fighting in World War II, or the day (September 2) when Japan formally surrendered.