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Japan invades China
Japan invades China- this invasion lasted until the end of World War Two. China's army was very poorly armed and were not well trained. Japan conquered large areas of China. Although, besides the under trained army, China managed to stay standing. -
1937- Invasion of Nanking
Over a 6 week period Japanese military forces murdered soldiers and civilians. This happened on the same day that Japan gained control of the city Nanking. -
Germany invades Poland
Germany invades Poland- the invasion was a success but Poland never officially surrendered. Poland was divided among Germany and the Soviet Union . During this invasion the losses of lives equaled around 150,000-200,00. -
Italy enters the war
Italy enters the war - Mussolini declares war on the U.S . Italy served for the Germans and , they had one of the largest submarine forces in the world. -
Pearl Harbor is attacked
Pearl Harbor is attacked- Hundreds of Japanese planes attacked the Naval base where the American soldiers were. They attacked 20 naval vessels, over 300 airplanes and more than 2000 soldiers died. -
U.S declares war on Japan
U.S declares war on Japan - December 8, the day after Pearl Harbor Franklin Roosevelt declares war on Japan. The internment camps were in the process of being made. He refers to the Japanese acts as “dastardly” . -
War production board
This was a group of people who supervised "war production" during World War 2. This directed production and sales of materials during war time period. This set restrictions on production and sales but was soon lifted once the war ended. -
Executive order 9066
Executive order 9066-This was issued by Franklin D Roosevelt and allowed people to designate certain areas as strictly military areas. It gave warning to people of Japanese descent. This let them know of the evacuation and what would be happening to those of that descent. -
Tuskegee flyers
Tuskegee flyers. - They were the first African American pilots. They did not have a single bomber plane shot down during all their years of service. They were also referred to as the “red tails”. African Americans were not allowed to pilot planes, but a segregated group of pilots was created for these men. -
Battle of Stalingrad
Battle of Stalingrad -Germans tried again to take over Russia. It failed and the Americans were trapped. Nazi Germany and the allies fought the Soviet Union. This happened in 1942-1943 . -
Bataan death march
Bataan death march - This was a 5-12 day march depending on when you joined in , it was 60 miles and they were on their way to POW camp. 10,000-13,00 Americans and Filipinos were killed. They were trying to transport prisoners to POW camp. -
Battle of Midway
Battle of Midway - This was the turning point of the war 5,000 Japanese soldiers died and 4 aircraft ships sank, 322 planes were shot down during this battle. This was naval battle. It only lasted 4 days. There was an estimated 2500 casulaties during this battle. -
Warsaw Ghetto
Warsaw Ghetto - This was the largest uprising of Jewish descent. They were attacking their German escorts that were taking them to camps. Some armed with pistols and other weapons. Some of the Jewish fighters held out for more than a month trying to fight the Germans. The Jewish attackers were either sent back to camps or executed. -
Operation Overlord
Operation Overlord - German beaches were invaded It is still the best sea and land air take over. “Operation Overlord” was a code nickname and the battle was the battle of Normandy. The allies were successful because Germany was taken by surprise. -
US troops land in the Phillipines.
US troops land in the Philippines - The US troops stationed themselves on land and sea. The goal was to defeat the Japanese imperial forces. The Japanese had taken over the Philippines. Although Japan was being destroyed they showed no signs or defeat and they kept fighting until the end. -
Battle of the Bulge
Battle of the bulge - Germans tried to take over a Belgian city-they misled to Americans and the battle became very wild. The Americans won but lost 81,000 soldiers. -
Yalta conference
Yalta conference 1945 -Winston Churchill, Joseph Stalin, and Franklin Roosevelt all held a meeting. This took place towards the end of the war. The decision made was that Germany had to completely surrender -
Harry S Truman takes office
After the death of President Franklin Roosevelt, Truman takes office. He has to make the decision to drop the bomb. His term lasted 8 years. -
Hitler commits suicide
Hitler commits suicide - The Nazis officially announce that Hitler has died and that he shot himself. He was hiding in an underground air raid shelter when he killed himself. Many would say that he killed himself because he did not want to get put in jail for his war crimes. -
Troops conquer Okinawa
Troops conquer Okinawa (last island before the Japanese) -The allied forces suffered over 14,000 deaths. This battle was 82 days long. This involved 287,000 troops for the one battle. -
Potsdam decleration
Potsdam declaration - Truman and Stalin both agree that Japan can now only surrender,but the condition is they HAVE to give up their form of military and they have to allow for a peaceful government to rule over. -
Hiroshima bomb dropped
Bomb is dropped on Hiroshima - As a last resort - Japan is not surrendering and America is trying to destroy them. They had to agree to our terms or they had to face destruction. -
Japan surrenders
Japan officially surrendered . The Japanese Navy and Air force were destroyed. They were forced into surrender or they would be destroyed. More than already. -
Nurember Trials
Nuremberg trials- This was an international court of high ranking. Nazi officials were the main reason, they got charged for war crimes, crimes against peace and crimes against humanity. This consisted of 13 trials and many people there were for crimes committed during concentration camps.
