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World war 2
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Japanese Invasion of China
In 1937 Japanese and Chinese troops on the frontier led to what became known as the Marco Polo Bridge Incident.China also received aid from western democracies, where public opinion was strongly anti-Japanese. Britain, France and the US all sent aid. Because of historic ties, China also received aid from Nazi Germany for a short period, until Hitler decided to make an alliance with Japan in 1938. Although the Japanese quickly captured chinese ports, forces continued resisting -
Rape of Nanking
Japanese Imperial Army marched into China's capital city murdering 300,000 out of 600,000 people. These six weeks became known as the Rape of Nanking and represented the single worst massacre during the World War II. Pregnant woman would have their stomach split open and would be raped, as would others. -
Germany's Invasion of Poland
Adolf Hitler's first major foreign policy after coming to power was to sign a nonaggression pact with Poland in January 1934. Hitler sought the nonaggression pact in order to neutralize the possibility of a French-Polish military alliance against Germany. On September 1, 1939, Germany invaded Poland. Poland remained under German occupation until January 1945. -
German Blitzkrieg
Blitzkrieg means “lightning war”. Blitzkrieg relied on a military force be based around light tank units supported by planes and foot slodiers. The tactic was based on Alfred von Schlieffen’s Schlieffen Plan, it formed during WW1 to focus on quick military victory. -
Fall of Paris
German Invasion on France. By the time German tanks rolled into Paris, 2 million Parisians had already fled. Persians were trapped as canadians went through their region. Everyone was hoping for freedom. -
Operation Barbarossa
The code name for the Nazi Germany invasion of the soviet union. It was the largest military operation in history, involving more than 3 million troops and 3,500 tanks. Operation Barbarossa was one of the decisive moments of the war in Europe. -
Pearl Harbor
Japanesse attack on Pearl Harbor base. Troops located on the base had no clue there was going to be an attack. The air flight watchers thought that the swarm of planes was their crew, they thought wrong. -
Wannsee Conference
Was a meeting for senior officials of Nazi Germany that was held in Berlin. -
Bataan Death March
Was a forceible transfer from Saisaih pt. and marivales by the imperial Japanese army og 60,000 to 80,000 prisoners, aproximitely 21,600 casualties. -
Battle of Midway
Was a crucial and decisive naval battle in the pacific theater of World war 2. Pacific Fleet succeeded in destroying four Japanese aircraft carriers while losing only one of its own, the Yorktown, to the previously invincible Japanese navy. When the Battle of Midway ended, Japan had lost four carriers, a cruiser and 292 aircraft, and suffered an estimated 2,500 casualties. U.S. counteroffensive began at Guadalcanal and did not cease until Japan’s surrender three years later. -
Operation Gomorrah
British bombers raid Hamburg, Germany, by night in Operation Gomorrah, while Americans bomb it by day. Britain had suffered the deaths of 167 civilians. On July 24, British aircraft dropped 2,300 tons of incendiary bombs on Hamburg in just a few hours. British attacks on Hamburg continued until November of that year. -
D-Day (Normandy Invasion)
Codenamed Operation Overlord, when some 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. The invasion was one of the largest military assaults in history and required extensive planning. -
Battle of Buldge
German army launched a counteroffensive that was intended to cut through the Allied forces in a manner that would turn the tide of the war in Hitler's favor. The courage and fortitude of the American Soldier was tested against great adversity. -
Operation Thunderclap
the proposal was to bomb the eastern-most cities of Germany to disrupt the transport infrastructure behind what was becoming the Eastern front. -
Operation of Iwo Jima
Known as Operation Detachment. Iwo Jima was a barren Pacific island guarded by Japanese artillery, but to American military minds, it was prime real estate on which to build airfields to launch bombing raids against Japan, only 660 miles away. -
Battle of Okinawa
The Battle of Okinawa has been called the largest sea-land-air battle in history. It is also the last battle of the Pacific War. The 1st invasion was 7 days of specifically artillery fire of 13,000 rounds by U.S. -
VE Day
Victory in Europe Day, A public holiday that celebrated the formal acceptance by the Allies of World War II of Nazi Germany's unconditional surrender of its armed forces. -
Liberation of Concentration Camps
Soviet soldiers were the first to liberate concentration camp prisoners in the final stages of the war. Surprised by the rapid Soviet advance, the Germans attempted to hide the evidence of mass murder by demolishing the camp. However, the soldiers found several other killing centers with thousands of sick and exhausted prisoners. -
Dropping of atomic bombs
President at the time was Harry S. Truman, warned some of his advisers that any attempt to invade Japan would result in horrific American casualties. He stated that a new weapon would make a quick end to the war. Later, American bomber Enola Gay dropped a five-ton bomb over the Japanese city of Hiroshima. -
VJ Day
Victory over Japan Day. Japan surrendered which brought happiness all over the world. And finally world War 2 was coming to an official end.
