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On July 7, 1937, Japan and China clashed for the first time at the Marco Polo Bridge near Beijing. This was due to political, economic, and military complications. After the invasion, China's major cities were captured and the capital was moved. this allowed for a powerful counterattack by the Chinese. https://www.britannica.com/event/Second-Sino-Japanese-War -
The tactic first caught attention in 1939 when Germany invaded Poland. This happened due to Hitler's ambition to take lots of land quickly. The aggressive invasion style quickly became ineffective over the next few years. https://www.britannica.com/topic/blitzkrieg
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Germany in an attempt to seize the country, stormed through France's boarders to Paris. This put the allied forces on the spot. They just had one of the allied countries fall, that being France. https://www.britannica.com/event/Battle-of-France-World-War-II/The-fall-of-France-June-5-25-1940 -
In December, Japan attacked the navy port at Pearl Harbor. This was Japan's attempt to weaken their navy power so they wouldn't interrupt their invasion of Asia, but this didn't quite work. In the end, we kinda dropped two big nukes on them. -
This was the conference that set up the Holocaust. Though we don't know why this was the outcome. This changed the lives of jews today dramatically. -
This battle was a turning point for the war in the pacific. This battle was a success and came out with America as the victor. This battle is what practically made the Japanese fleet defenseless after the end due to the loss of all the aircraft carriers. https://www.britannica.com/event/Battle-of-Midway -
Was the greatest defense battle Russia has ever had. The battle lasted till the beginning of the new year in February. After the battle, Russia and the world celebrated because the german offense was weakened. https://www.britannica.com/event/Battle-of-Stalingrad -
The Holocaust came to an end along with Germany's defeat. The freedom of the victims happened due to the kind people who defeated the axis powers. After this, all living holocaust victims were let back into the light once more.
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Was one of the most important battles of the war for the allies. The allies stormed the beaches of Normandy with thousands of soldiers. They commenced this attack because of the high risk high reward factor in play. After the battle, the allies now had a way into the enemy lines and were able to attack the axis forces much easier. https://www.britannica.com/event/Normandy-Invasion -
Germans tried to push allies out and failed. They wanted to push them out the homeland but the allied forces were to strong. In the end, Germany lost more than the allies and was a devastating defeat for the Germans. https://www.britannica.com/event/Battle-of-the-Bulge -
This battle was one of the bloodiest battles in history and every Japanese soldier that fought in it fought till their last breath. The battle happened due to the islands strategic placement in the specific, capturing was a must for America. The battle ended with a high death count and terrible loss for Japan. https://www.britannica.com/topic/Battle-of-Iwo-Jima -
A battle on one of the largest island of the Ryukyu Islands. This battle was a must because the Americans could stage a ground attack on Japan if they won. The aftermath was that both sides lost their commanding officers but japan had greater casualties. https://www.britannica.com/topic/Battle-of-Okinawa -
Was the day Europe's war ended. Germany surrendered and the war was over. But for Japan, it was not over. -
Was the nuke dropped on Hiroshima. Was sent to force a surrender but they needed a little more "encouragement." After it was dropped the mushroom cloud was big and sent shockwaves on detonation as well as vaporizing and to close as well as injuring and killing those in the city. https://www.britannica.com/event/atomic-bombings-of-Hiroshima-and-Nagasaki#ref347384 -
Was a nuke that was dropped on Nagasaki. This was the second "encouragement" sent to surrender and boy it worked. After that bomb of which was slightly more powerful than Little Boy, Japan surrendered. https://www.britannica.com/event/atomic-bombings-of-Hiroshima-and-Nagasaki#ref347384 -
The day Japan surrendered and the world war finally ended. Due to 2 nukes being dropped on them, I doubt they had any other choice. The building blocks to the cold war occurred after this
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