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Appeasement
Appeasement in a political context is a diplomatic policy of making political or material concessions to an enemy power in order to avoid conflict. appeasement caused World War II because it allowed Hitler and the Nazis to build Germany's military power until it was strong enough to fight a major war. Appeasement emboldened Germany, making it think the Allies would never have the will to fight. This made Germany much more aggressive and encouraged them to start the war. -
Rape of Nanjing
During the Sino-Japanese War, the Japanese butchered an estimated 150,000 male “war prisoners,” massacred an additional 50,000 male civilians, and raped at least 20,000 women and girls of all ages, many of whom were mutilated or killed in the process. -
Munich Conference
The Munich Agreement was a settlement reached by Germany, Great Britain, France, and Italy that permitted German annexation of the Sudetenland, in western Czechoslovakia. Neville Chamberlain and Hitler signed a paper declaring their mutual desire to resolve differences through consultation to assure peace.The Munich Agreement became a byword for the futility of appeasing expansionist totalitarian states, although it did buy time for the Allies to increase their military preparedness. -
Battle of Moscow
The Battle of Moscow was a military campaign that consisted of two periods of strategically significant fighting on the Eastern Front during World War II.Moscow was one of the primary military and political objectives for Axis forces in their invasion of the Soviet Union. This upset Hitler. -
Tunisia Campaign
The Tunisian Campaign was a series of battles that took place in Tunisia during the North African Campaign of the Second World War, between Axis and Allied forces. Over 230,000 German and Italian troops were taken as prisoners of war, including most of the Africa Corps. -
Women in the War
American women played important roles during World War II, both at home and in uniform. They gave their time, energy, and some even gave their lives.In the United States quickly committed itself to total war after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Nearly 350,000 American women served in uniform, both at home and abroad. Women in uniform took office and clerical jobs in the armed forces in order to free men to fight. -
Kamikaze
The Kamikaze or "Divine Winds" were a part of the Japanese Special Attack Units of military aviators who initiated suicide attacks for the Empire of Japan against Allied naval vessels in the closing stages of the Pacific campaign of World War II, designed to destroy warships more effectively than possible with conventional air attacks. About 3,800 kamikaze pilots died during the war, and more than 7,000 naval personnel were killed by kamikaze attacks. -
Battle of Iwo Jima
The Battle of Iwo Jima was a major battle in which the United States Marine Corps landed on and eventually captured the island of Iwo Jima from the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II. -
Crossing the Rhine River
The U.S. Army under General Patton, began its famous bridging and crossing operations of the Rhine River . After the completion of the Battle in The Ardennes, Patton and his Army turned to the south and east attacking toward the Rhine. Tactics were made such as Operation Plunder. This was a military operation to cross the Rhine.
