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The war started when china resisted the expansion of Japanese influence. There were 3 phases of the war a period of rapid Japanese advance until the end of 1938, a period of virtual stalemate until 1944, and the final period when Allied counterattacks.
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The battle of France was caused by german assault which resulted in the capturing of not only France but also Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Belgium.
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Germany used tactics called blitzkrieg to overthrow Poland, Norway, Belgium, Holland and France. German forces swept through each and every country very fast. -
The attack on Pearl Harbor caused great devestation and is still remembered to this day. The attack was a surprise by Japanese forces that lead the United Stated into WW2. -
On this day the Nazi party and German government officials gathered together to discuss and coordinate the implementation of what they called the "Final Solution of the Jewish Question.".
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It began after German troops and police entered the ghetto to deport its surviving inhabits.
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The Eighth army crossed the Strait of Messina and invaded the 'toe' of Italy.
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This invasion brought together the land, air, and sea forces of allied forces. The operation sent five naval assault divisions to the beaches of Normandy, France.
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The U.S marines invaded Iwo Jima after months of naval and air bombardment. Approximately 70,000 U.S. Marines and 18,000 Japanese soldiers took part in the battle.
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This battle was fought between The U.S and Japan on the island of Okinawa which was the biggest of the Ryukyu Islands. The battle was one of the bloodiest pacific wars.
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an American B-29 bomber dropped the world’s first deployed atomic bomb over the Japanese city of Hiroshima.
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This was the day that Japan surrendered on board the battleship USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay. nalww2museum.org/war/articles/v-j-day
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German forces launched a surprise attack on allied forces. in the Ardennes region in Belgium, Luxembourg, and France.
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