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Japanese invasion of China
"ON JULY 7,1937 a clash occurred between Chinese and Japanese troops near Peiping in North China." It happened because "Japan not only could afford to exercise general self-restraint but that in the long run it was far better that this should characterize the attitude and policy of the Japanese Government" The effects of the Japanese invasion of China was "maintenance of peace; national and international self-restraint." https://www.mtholyoke.edu/acad/intrel/WorldWar2/china.htm -
Rape of Nanking
"Imperial Japanese Army forces brutally murdered hundreds of thousands of people–including both soldiers and civilians–in the Chinese city of Nanking." Because of the "victory in Shanghai during the Sino-Japanese War" Japan decided to attack Nanking. As a result Nanking was left in the ruins and took years to rebuild.
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Germany's invasion of Poland
Hitler seeks to regain lost territory and ultimately rule Poland, Germany bombard Poland on land and from the air."The German invasion of Poland was a primer on how Hitler intended to wage war–what would become the “blitzkrieg” strategy." As a result three days later Great Britian bombed Germany.
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German Blitzkreig
The Blitzkrieg was like an old war tacit the Hunnic it was a lighting war. Guderian believed that "modern warfare could bring mobility back to the battlefield." Afterwards by 1940 Hitler had control of most of Europe.
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Fall of Paris
Germany trapped 40,000 French and British troops. Then Italy joined Germany in France. As a result France surrendered to Italy and Germany.
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Operation Barbarossa
"Nazi Germany and its Axis allies began a massive invasion of the Soviet Union named Operation Barbarossa" Hitler had been planning this for a while because he had his eyes on Soviet's resources.Hitler's failure at conquering the Soviet Union was a turning point in war.
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Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor was the surprise attack on the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor located on the island Oahu.Japan attacked the base so that the U.S. would be distracted, which would give them the chance to gain control of Southeast Asia. The U.S. lost 180 air crafts U.S. military casualties totaled more than 3,400.The Japanese lost from 29 to 60 planes, five midget submarines.
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Wannsee Conference
German government officials gathered to talk about the implementation of the "Final Solution of the Jewish Question." This happened so every one would be clear about what was going to happen and the "Final Solution of the Jewish Question." After the meeting they pushed through the coordinate of the policy.
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Battle of Midway
The U.S. wanted to destroy Japans first-line carrier. The Battle of Midway was fought between aircrafts in the sky. "The Battle of Midway brought the Pacific naval forces of Japan and the United States to approximate parity and marked a turning point of the military struggle between the two countries."
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Allied invasion of Italy
"The US Seventh Army commanded by General Patton, and the British Eighth Army under Montgomery, landed respectively at the Gulf of Gela and south of Syracuse." The Eight Army "began its slow slog up the boot of Italy." British commonwealth forces advanced to the east.
http://www.history.co.uk/topics/history-of-ww2/allied-invasion-italy -
Operation Gomorrah
"Operation Gomorrah was an aerial bombing campaign that occurred in the European Theater of Operations." Hitler was convinced that Churchill "called for a coordinated, sustained bombing campaign against the German port city of Hamburg." A significant percentage of Hamburg was destroyed "leaving over 1 million residents homeless and killing 40,000-50,000 civilians."
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D-Day
D-Day was when the U.S. attacked the Nazis in Germany. The U.S. did this because Roosevelt feared that Hitler was coming after the U.S. next. As a result over 5,000 allied troops were injured. -
Battle of Bulge
"Hitler had convinced himself that the alliance between Britain, France and America in the western sector of Europe was not strong and that a major attack and defeat would break up the alliance." The Battle of Bulge was the Nazi attack on the Allies. As a result of the attack the Allies brought in their air power.
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Liberation of Concentration Camps
The Soviet Union entered Auschwitz and found hundreds of sick prisoners. After the prisoners were found the Soviet Union released them. "British, Canadian, American, and French troops also freed prisoners from the camps." -
Operation Thunderclap
Operation Thunderclap was the burning of Dresden. There was no real reason for bombing Dresden, it was just in the way. The Americans and British were at the boarder of Germany.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/history/world-war-two/11410633/Dresden-was-a-civilian-town-with-no-military-significance.-Why-did-we-burn-its-people.html -
Battle of Iwo Jima
The U.S. thought it would be good to capture Iwo Jima. "There was a problem—Japanese fighters taking off from tiny Iwo Jima were intercepting B-29s, as well as attacking the Mariana airfields." As a result a flag was raised on Mt. Suribachi.
http://www.nationalww2museum.org/focus-on/iwo-jima-fact-sheet.pdf -
Battle of Okinawa
"Okinawa was part of a three-point plan the Americans had for winning the war in the Far East." By the standards of the Far East, Okinawa was one of the bloodiest battles ever. As a result "America’s forces were also open to attack from Japanese fighters flying out of Taiwan or Japan itself."
http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/world-war-two/the-pacific-war-1941-to-1945/the-battle-of-okinawa/ -
VE Day
Winstion Churchill was informed at 7:00. "German General Jodl signed the unconditional surrender document that formally ended war in Europe." As a result WW2 ended in Europe.
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Dropping of the Atomic Bombs
There were two bombings one on Hiroshima known as "Little Boy" and the other was "Fat Man" dropped on Nagasaki. "The United States wanted to force Japan's surrender as quickly as possible." The after mass of the bombing was 50,000 and 100,000 casualties.
http://www.cnduk.org/campaigns/global-abolition/hiroshima-a-nagasaki -
VJ Day
Japan surrendered the war shortly after Nazi Germany surrendered.Japan announced that they were going to surrender. "President Harry S. Truman announced news of Japan’s surrender in a press conference at the White House"
http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/v-j-day
