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Rape of Nanking
On December 13, 1937, the Japanese General Matsui Iwane destroyed the city of Nanking. They killed around 150,000 male" war Prisoners". 50,000 male civilians were killed, and at least 20,000 women and girls of all ages were raped, many of which were killed in the process. -
German Blitzkrieg
Blitzkrieg in " German Blitzkrieg" means lighting war. The lighting war was a campaigning plan to avoid the long war. These were a series of short German defeats of its opponents by coming fast approaching the opposing country's borders. -
Fall of paris
The Nazis took over France between May 9 and June 22. This was one of many places taken over by the Nazis. As each place was conquered the Nazis empire increase or grew. -
Pearl Harbor
While all of Europe was battling each other, the united states wanted to stay out of the Second World War. With tension rising. Japan bombed pearl harbor naval base in Hawaii. 2,403 Americans were killed leaving 1,178 other Americans injured. -
Wannes Conference
The Wannsee Conference was held by the Nazis and German government officials to talk about the " final Solutions of the Jewish question" The"final solution" was a code name for the complete annihilation of European Jews. -
Battle of Midway
The Battle of Midway was a naval battle between Japan and the united states. This battle was fought with mainly aircraft. Japan had planned on landing on the midway islands, but the US defeated Japan. -
Battle of Stalingrad
The Battle of Stalingrad took place when Germany and its allies wanted to take over Sothern Russia. The Nazis wanted Stalingrad due to its industrial abilities. The USSR put up a good fight and won, keeping the Nazi soldiers away. -
D-Day
This well-known operation was a battle that unified the lad, sea, and air forces of the US, Canada, and Britain. By late August of that year, all of France had been liberated. -
Bataan Death March
After the Battle of Bataan, Japanese forces forced around 75000 American and Filipino war prisoners to march through the Philipinnes. Prisoners who were not able to stay in line while "marching" were beaten, killed, and sometimes even beheaded -
Battle of Iwo Jima
This 5 week's battle started when the American forces invaded and conquered the Iwo Jima island. After the battle ended, only 20000 Japanese troops survived the battle. This battle was part of the plan to end the war with Japan. -
VE day
VE Day stands for victory in Europe Day. On May 8, 1945, Germany officially surrendered its forces to the European Allies, Including the United States. This day marked the end of WWll in Europe. -
Battle of the Bulge
The Battle of the Bulge, also known as the battle of the Ardennes, is known as the last major German offensive campaign on the western front. this battle took six long weeks. With its a total of around 1,000 allied casualties and 100,000 German casualties, the allies -
VJ Day
With the Japanese new damage. Emperor Hirohito surrenders 6 days after the bombing VJ day ( victory over japan day) is the day the radio message surrender cam through. On this day, former Us President Truman said "This day is a new beginning in the history of freedom on this earth. -
Liberation of Concentration Camps
On April 11, 1945, all Nazis concentration camps were liberated at Aushwiltz the largest killing center- in January of that year. From January to April, those troops encountered the many concentration camps, mass graves, and other sites of the Nazi's crimes. -
Dropping of the Atomic Bombs
The first out of two bombs was dropped on Hiroshima by an American B-29 bomber. The first ever deployed atomic bomb killed around 80,000 people. The second atomic bomb three days later landed on Nagaski, killing 40,000 more people impact. Tens of thousands more died later due to radiation exposure.