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Japanese invasion of China. (2)
China was invaded by Japan because they got defeated in war. China was made a puppet state by Japan. It wasn't just Japan though, it was Japan and the Soviet Union. -
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German Blitzkrieg
The German Blitzkrieg is also called the lightning war. It got the name Blitzkrieg because of how fast the German were moving through Poland, Norway, Belgium and more. The German hit everyone when the arrived instead of splitting into groups. -
Fall of Paris. (1)
The fall of Paris was the defeat of France. The fall of Paris happened because of the failed leadership. The French government surrendered so it fell. -
Operation Barbarossa. (3)
Operation Barbarossa is a code name for the German invasion of the Soviet Union. The operation was a major help for Nazi genocide. But, the operation failed. -
Pearl Harbor
The Japanese attacked the USS Arizona with bombs and submarine warfare. Pearl Harbor happened because of the tension between the U.S. and Japan. -
Wannsee Conference
This is where Adolf Hitler said that the final solution. The final solution was that Jews needed to be killed and that blond hair blues eyes were the superior race. So this is what started the killing of the jews. -
Battle of Midway. (5)
The Battle of Midway was a battle between the U.S. Navy and the Imperial Japanese Navy. This battle was a victory for the U.S. Navy. The battle ended with the Yorktown ship getting fatally bombed. -
Operation Thunderclap. (4)
Operation thunderclap was the plan to bomb Berlin. This plan was made by the allies. But, it was never put in action. -
Battle of Iwo Jima
This battle was a battle between the U.S. Marines and the Imperial Army of Japan off the coast of Japan. The U.S did not win this battle. They also didn't get to use Iwo Jima as a staging area for WWII. -
Battle of the Bulge
It was a war surrounded by the fact that Germany was trying to split Britain, France and America. Also a failed attempt to push allies back from German territory. Also last major German offensive on Western Front. -
Liberation of concentration camps
The liberation of the concentration camps was the setting free of the people in the concentration camps. The allies were setting all the Jews in concentration camps free. After everyone had already been killed they freed the people. -
VE Day
VE Day means Victory in Europe. It represents the victory over the Nazi. It is celebrated in Europe. -
Dropping of the atomic bombs
The dropping of U.S. atomic bombs happened in Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The first bomb was dropped on Hiroshima Japan. It was the last major thing. to end WWII. -
VJ Day
This is the day that the Japanese surrendered to the allies officially ending WWII. It is also known as Victory over Japan Day. WWII ended with 6 years.