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Japan's aggressive military campaigns were to control China which resulted in the deaths of over 10,000 Chinese civilians. Japan wanted to take over China for its resources, such as coal and agricultural products. This desire for dominance was driven by Japan needed these resources to support its growing industrial economy and become a major power in the region, competing with Western nations. -
Germany's Blitzkrieg AKA "lighting war" was a strategy, to avoid a long war. This strategy led to territorial gains and demoralized opposing forces. Blitzkrieg ended up failing because of a lack of supplies on the front line. -
Nazi Germany had a well-planned military strategy to conquer Paris, wanting to assert dominance over France and expand its influence in Europe. In response to Germany's aggressive expansion, France and Britain declared war. The capture of Paris was significant as a symbolic victory that demoralized the Allies. -
Victory over Japan Day is the day Japan accepts the terms of the Potsdam Declaration and surrenders to the Allies. Japan's surrender led to worldwide peace. -
Japan bombed the naval base in Pearl Harbor, Honolulu. Japan thought that bombing Pearl Harbor would severely weaken the US military. 2,390 people lost their lives that night. -
A group of German leaders met to devise a plan to get rid of all Jews. They hated Jews and used them as scapegoats for the war. They made concentration camps and had mass shootings. -
Operation Gomorrah was a series of Allied air raids conducted during WW2, targeting the German city of Hamburg. They wanted to disrupt German industrial production and weaken morale. It involved extensive bombing campaigns that resulted in significant destruction, including the use of incendiary bombs, which caused widespread fires -
The Allied invasion of Italy was a military campaign during WW2. It sought to remove Italy from the Axis Powers. They invaded Sicily first and then Salerno. -
The Allies invaded Normandy to breach Hitler's Atlantic Wall. Thousands of troops were sent to Normandy under heavy fire. This invasion eventually led to the liberation of France and defeating Nazi Germany. -
Germany launched an attack on Luxembourg, France, and Belgium by Adolf Hitler attempting to push the Allies back from their territory. Germans lost this battle as they literally ran out of gas. -
The Allies advanced through Europe and freed the imprisoned Jews from concentration camps. They liberated 4,800 prisoners from Auschwitz. -
US Marines landed and eventually captured the island of Iwo Jima from Japan. It was the bloodiest battle in Marine Corps history, sustaining 24,053 casualties. -
On Victory in Europe Day German forces surrendered to the Allies. Hitler would eventually kill himself. Worldwide celebrations erupted with parades, happiness, and peace. -
The Potsdam Declaration was a statement issued to outline the terms for Japan's surrender in the war. If they didn't surrender they would raise hell on Japan. -
The US dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima killing 80,000 people. Three days later another bomb was dropped on Nagasaki killing 40,000 people. This led to the eventual surrender of Japan.
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