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Japan invades China
On the night of July 7, 1937, Chinese and Japanese troops exchanged fire in the vicinity of the Lugou bridge. It began as a fight but soon escalated into a battle, in which Beijing fell to Japanese forces. This battling is known as the beginning of the Second Sino-Japanese War. Chiang Kai-shek moved the central government's army and air force, placed them under his direct command, and attacked Japanese Marines in Shanghai Force. The Japanese had over 200,000 troops. -
Munich Agreement
Munich Agreement was a settlement giving Germany portions of Czechoslovakia along the country's borders mainly inhabited by German speakers. The agreement was negotiated at a conference held in Munich, Germany, among the major powers of Europe, without the presence of Czechoslovakia. The purpose of the conference was to discuss the future of the Sudetenland. The agreement was signed by Germany, France, the United Kingdom, and Italy -
The Blitzkrieg
Blitzkrieg consist of tanks, infantry, artillery, combat engineers and air power. When Germany invaded Poland in 1939. Blitzkrieg operations were very effective during the campaigns of 1939–1941. During the Battle of France, the French, who made attempts to re-form defensive lines along rivers, were constantly frustrated when German forces arrived there first and pressed on. -
Non-Aggression Pact
Non- aggression Pact was signed in Moscow in the late hours of 23 August 1939. The pact's intentions were a guarantee of non-belligerence. This latter provision ensured that Germany would not support Japan in its undeclared war against the Soviet Union. The pact remained in force until the German government broke it by invading the Soviet Union -
Invasion of Poland
The Invasion of Poland was an invasion of Poland by Germany and the Soviet Union that marked the beginning of World War II in Europe. The German invasion one week after the signing of the Pact of Non-aggression, The campaign ended on with Germany and the Soviet Union dividing and annexing the whole of Poland. German forces invaded Poland from the north, south, and west. -
Battle of Britain
The Battle of Britain is the name given to the Second World War air campaign waged by the German Air Force against the United Kingdom during the summer and autumn of 1940. The Battle of Britain was be fought by air forces, and was also the largest aerial bombing campaign to that date. The failure of German victory is considered its first major defeat and a crucial turning point in the Second World War. -
Lend-Lease Pact
The Lend-Lease Act was a program under which the United States supplied Great Britain, France, the Republic of China with materiel between 1941 and August 1945. It was signed into law on March 11, 1941, a year and a half after the outbreak of World War II in Europe in September 1939 and nine months before the U.S. entered the war in December 1941. -
Operation Barbarossa
Operation Barbarossa beginning 22 June 1941, was the name for Germany's invasion of the Soviet Union during World War II. Over the course of the operation, about four million soldiers of the Axis powers invaded the USSR along the front, making it the largest invasion in the history of warfare. The German invasion of the Soviet Union caused a high rate of fatalities: 95 percent of all German Army casualties that occurred from 1941 to 1944, and 65 percent of all Allied military casualties. -
The Holocaust
The Holocaust was the killing of 6 million Jews by the Naxi Party, led my Adolf Hitler. Between 1941 and 1945, Jews were involved in the largest genocide. Jews were transported to camps. Most were killed by gas chambers. -
Pearl Harbor
The attack on Pearl Harbor was a surprise strike by the Japanese, it led to American's entry in the War. The attack was to prevent the US from interfering in Japanese affairs in the Southern Asia. The death toll for the US is 2,403. -
Wannsee Conference
The Wannsee Conference was a meeting of officials from Germany, held in the Berlin suburb of Wannsee. The purpose of the conference was to ensure the cooperation of the leaders of various government departments in the final solution to the Jewish population. In the course of the meeting, it was explained how the Jews would be rounded up from west to east and sent to extermination where they would be killed. -
Bataan Death March
The Bataan Death March, was a march by the Japanese Army with Filipino and American prisoners of war after the three-month Battle of Bataan in the Philippines during World War II. The march went from Mariveles, Bataan, to San Fernando, Pampanga. From San Fernando, survivors were loaded to a box train and were brought to Camp O'Donnell in Capas, Tarlac. -
Battle of Midway
One of the most important naval battles of WWII, After the Batle of the Coral Sea, the US Navy was defeated by the Japanese Navy. -
Battle of Stalingrad
The battle began with the heavy bombing of the city by German Air Force, which in the summer and autumn of 1942 was the most powerful single air formation in the world. Available troops of the Soviets were sent to the east bank of the Volga, some from as far away as Siberia. Fighting on and around a prominent hill above the city, was particularly merciless; indeed, the position changed hands many times. -
D-Day
D-Day served as landing operations for the Allied powers. Germany had capture thef French Republic. It is known as the largest seaborne operation in history. The assualt begun the invasion on the Germany and led to the restoration of the French Repulbic. -
Battle of the Bulge
Battle of the Bulge was a German plan created by Hitler to recapture the habour of Antwep. The surprise attack led to the killing of over 90,000 Allied forces. The Allied forces then regrouped and won the battle. -
Battle of Iwo Jima
Battle of Iwo Jima was a major battle, which the US captured the Island from Japan. The fight was the fiercest and bloodiest battle in the War on Pacific. 18,844 Japanese soldiers were killed by American troops. -
Battle of Okinawa
The battle was fought on the the Ryukyu Islands in the Pacific. Island Hopping was introduced during this time. The battling lasted 82 days. The US Army and Navy led an invasion on Japanese forces. More than 110,000 Japanese soldiers were killed during the assualt. -
Victory in Europe Day
VE Day is a national holiday. It represents the end of WWII in Europe. It occureed after the Nazi Party surrendered. Therefore, Germany was defeated. Hitler, the violent leader, of the Nazi Party commited suicide days before. -
Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
On August 6 and 9, two atomic bombs were dropped on the cities oh Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Between 129,000 and 246,000 were killed in relations of the bombing. Days later, the Japanese surrenderd. -
Victory in Japan Day
August 6 and 9, the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki occured. Japan was lefted in ruins. Victory in Japan Day occured on August 15th. VJ Day is the day chosen for Japan's surrender. Therefore, ending World War II. -
Warsaw Pact
The Warsaw Pact was a defensive treaty created by 8 communist states. The states includes Bulgaria, East Germany, Poland, Soviet Union, Albania, Hungary, Romania, and Czechoslovakia. The Pact was created in fear of West Germant military restoration.
