World War Two

Japanese invasion of China

Jul 7, 1937

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Sino-Japanese_WarChina fought Japan, with some economic help from Germany.The war was the result of a decades-long Japanese imperialist policy aimed at expanding its influence politically and militarily in order to secure access to raw material reserves and other economic resources in the area, particularly food and labour, and engage war with others in the policy context of aggressive modernized militarism in the Asia-Pacific

Rape of Nanking

Dec 3, 1937

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-rape-of-nankingDuring the Sino-Japanese War, Nanking, the capital of China, falls to Japanese forces, and the Chinese government flees to Hankow, further inland along the Yangtze River.To break the spirit of Chinese resistance, Japanese General Matsui Iwane ordered that the city of Nanking be destroyed. Much of the city was burned, and Japanese troops launched a campaign of atrocities against civilians. Matsui was foundn guilty of war crimes and executed.

Germany's invasiono of poland

Sep 1, 1939

http://www.history.com/search?q=germany%20invades%20polandGermanys leader knew he need to neutralize Eurpoe with Poland so he could conquest Europe. So Germany and Poland signed a non-aggresion pact to invade and split poland down the middle. Two days late Britian and France declared war on Germany.

German Blitzkrieg

Sep 1, 1939

http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/blitzkriegGermany goes on enemys groundeds and trys to stop them from resupplying on weapons or redeploying forces. the goal was to make militarys disorganized.

Operation Barbarossa

Jun 22, 1941

http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/operation-barbarossaGermany trys to invade the soveit union but fails and ends up surrendering to the union. Barbarossa was the turning point in war. its failure forced Nazi to fight in a two-front war.

Pearl Harbor

Dec 7, 1941

http://www.history.com/search?q=pearl%20harborJapan lancuhed a suprise attack on U.S. base in Hawaii. killed over 2,000 people and injured 1,250. U.S. decarled war the next day and a big war breaks out.

Wannsee Conference

Jan 20, 1942

Held in Berlin. Subject was to coordinate the Final Solution; Reinhard Heydrich, subordinate of Himmler and head of the RSHA

Japanese internment

Mar 12, 1942

http://www.history.com/search?q=japanese%20internmentshortly after bombing of pearl harbor a U.S. commander told of japanese to shut down business and relocate to assembly center where they would live. casuing Japan to be more mad at us.

Battle of Stalingrad

Jul 19, 1942

http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-stalingradsoviet army and Gremany are at war because Germany wanted the power but the winter nights were rough and they weren't prepared for them. It stopped the German advance into the Soviet Union and marked the turning of the tide of war in favor of the Allies. The Battle of Stalingrad was one of the bloodiest battles in history, with combined military and civilian casualties of nearly 2 million.

Allied invasion of Italy

Sep 3, 1943

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/allies-invade-italian-mainlandMontgomery’s 8th Army began its invasion of the Italian mainland and the Italian government agreed to surrender to the Allies. By the terms of the agreement, the Italians would be treated with leniency if they aided the Allies in expelling the Germans from Italy.

D-Day

Jun 6, 1944

http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/d-dayUS,Britan and Canadian troops land on the beaches of Normandy. invasion of Germany. 4,000 allied troops lost their lives.

Battle of Bulge

Dec 16, 1944

http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-the-bulgeHitler trys to break alliance with America, Britian and Canada to stay alive. Germany attacks US 6th SS and the 7th Army. The German suprsie held up well but the US was not backing down. The battle was the last major battle for German. After war all of Germans armys were undone.

Battle of Iwo Jima

Feb 19, 1945

http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-iwo-jimaIwo was defended by 23,000 japanese army and navay troops who fought from an elaborate network of caves, dugouts, tunnels and underground installations.Despite the difficulty of the conditions, the marines wiped out the defending forces after a month of fighting, and the battle earned a place in </a>American lore</a> with the publication

Battle of Okinawa

Apr 1, 1945

http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-okinawaThe battle involved the 287,000 troops of the U.S. Tenth Army against 130,000 soldiers of the Japanese Thirty-second Army. In result of this war Okinawa was made a mass bloodletting both on land and at sea, and among both the island’s civilian population and the military.

dropping of atomic bombs

Apr 14, 1945

US dropped a atomic bomb on japan for pearl harbor. It killed thousands of people. The union then declared war on Japan. Japan surrender and US invated shortly after.

VE Day

May 8, 1945

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/v-e-day-is-celebrated-in-america-and-britainUS and Britian defeat Nazi in war on this day Britian and United States celebrate victory in Europe day by putting out flags and banners rejoicing the defeat of nazi war machines

VJ Day

Aug 14, 1945

http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/v-j-dayJapans surrenders to the allies. japan surrenders on U.S.S Missouri anchored on tokoy bay. Japan couldn't fight like they thought they could. Now VJ day is celebrate in victory of japan surrendering