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The 2nd Sino-japanese war
The first war was 1894 to 1895, the second war was the conflict was between the republic of china and the empire of japan. Lasting from 1937 to1945 -
Nanking Massacre
Over the time span of 6 weeks, soldiers of the Imperial Japanese Army murdered Chinese civilians and disarmed combatants numbering an estimated 40,000 to over 300,000, and perpetrated widespread rape and looting. -
Germany Invades Poland
German forces bombard Poland on land and from the air, as Adolf Hitler seeks to regain lost territory and ultimately rule Poland. World War II had begun.The German invasion of Poland was how Hitler intended to wage war,and became the “blitzkrieg” strategy.Characterized by extensive bombing early on to destroy the enemy’s air capacity, railroads,any forms of communication , followed by a massive land invasion with overwhelming numbers of troops, tanks, and artillery -
The German Blitzkrieg Plan
Was characterized by extensive bombing early on to destroy the enemy’s air capacity, railroads,any forms of communication , followed by a massive land invasion with overwhelming numbers of troops, tanks, and artillery -
Fall of Paris
The French soldiers in the area were not prepared or ready to deal with the major armed german soldiers, and were hammered by incessant attacks by German bombers.Four days into the invasion German troops crossed the Meuse river, and had broken through the French lines. Attempts by the Allies to launch counterattacks by air and land either failed with heavy losses, -
Pearl Harbor
Japanese fighter planes attacked an American naval base at Pearl Harbor near Honolulu, Hawaii. It l lasted just 2 hours, but it was devastating, The Japanese managed to destroy nearly 20 American naval vessels, including eight enormous battleships, and more than 300 airplanes. More than 2,000 Americans soldiers and sailors died in the attack, and another 1,000 were wounded. -
Wannsee Conference
15 high-ranking Nazi Party and German government officials gathered at a villa in the Berlin suburb of Wannsee to discuss and coordinate the implementation of what they called the "Final Solution of the Jewish Question." -
Bataan Death March
The U.S. surrender of the Bataan Peninsula on the main Philippine island of Luzon to the Japanese during World War II, with around 75,000 Filipino and American troops on Bataan were forced to make grueling 65 mile march to prison camps. -
Battle of Midway
Six months after the attack on Pearl Harbor, the U.S defeated Japan in one of the most important naval battles of World War II. The United States was able to preempt and counter Japan’s planned ambush of its few remaining aircraft carriers, inflicting permanent damage on the Japanese Navy -
Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
The uprising began after German troops and police entered the ghetto to deport its surviving inhabitants. By May 16, 1943, the Germans had crushed the uprising and left the ghetto area in ruins. Surviving ghetto residents were deported to concentration camps or killing centers. -
Battle of Stalingrad
a major battle on the Eastern Front of World War II in which Nazi Germany and its allies fought the Soviet Union for control of the city of Stalingrad in Southern Russia -
D-Day (Operation Overlord)
Allied liberation of Western Europe from Nazi Germany’s control. Codenamed Operation Overlord, the battle began on June 6, when around 156,000 American, British and Canadian forces landed on five beaches along a 50-mile stretch of the heavily fortified coast of France’s Normandy region. -
Liberation of Concentration Camps
As Allied troops moved across Europe in a series of offensives against Nazi Germany, they began to encounter tens of thousands of concentration camp prisoners. Many of these prisoners had survived forced marches into the interior of Germany from camps in occupied Poland. These prisoners were suffering from starvation and disease. -
Battle of Bulge
Major German offensive campaign launched through the densely forested Ardennes region of Wallonia in Belgium, France, and Luxembourg on the Western Front toward the end of World War II -
Battle of Iwo Jima
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
A series of battles fought in the Ryukyu Islands, centered on the island of Okinawa, and included the largest amphibious assault in the Pacific. -
Victory in Europe Day
Also known as V Day was the public holiday celebrated on 8 May 1945 to mark the formal acceptance by the Allies of World War II of Nazi Germany's unconditional surrender of its armed forces. -
Potsdam Declaration
Defining Terms for Japanese Surrender is a statement that called for the surrender of all Japanese armed forces during World War II. -
Dropping of the Atomic Bomb
President Harry S. Truman, ordered that the new weapon be used to bring the war to a speedy end. On August 6, 1945, the American bomber Enola Gay dropped a five-ton bomb over the Japanese city of Hiroshima. -
Victory over Japan day
A formal surrender ceremony was held in Tokyo Bay aboard the USS Missouri. At the time, President Truman declared September 2 to be VJ Day.
