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Japanese invasion of China
Japan sought raw materials, territorial expansion, and a belief in Japanese superiority. While Japan started the war, Japan was ultimately beaten due to China's allies like the United States and the Soviet Union. -
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The German invasion of France
Germany invaded France in 1940 because France and Britain declared war on Germany following its invasion of Poland in 1939. They declared war on Germany because of the military strategy that Germany was using, called Blitzkrieg. Blitzkrieg is when a bigger country invades smaller countries to build its empire. -
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Fall of Paris
Germany invaded France because it wanted to conquer the western part of Europe. This follows the Blitzkrieg plan that Germany had. This was also right after Germany had invaded France on May 10, 1940. -
Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor was a U.S. naval base attacked by Japan. The surprise attack by Japanese aircraft destroyed or damaged numerous American warships and aircraft and resulted in over 2,400 American casualties. This attack was Japan's attempt to get the United States in WW2. I cant add a photo -
Wannsee Conference
The Wannsee Conference was a meating of nazi members to plan the final solution. The conference marked a turning point in Nazi policy toward the Jews. this is where the nazis got the idea to make camps for the jews or anyone they didn't like. https://www.britannica.com/event/Wannsee-Conference -
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Allied invasion of Italy
The Allied invasion of Italy involved amphibious landings on the Italian mainland in September 1943. Following the successful Allied invasion of Sicily, the landings were part of Operation Avalanche and took place at Salerno and Taranto. The invasion aimed to knock Italy out of the war and involved both British and American forces, with the Italian government surrendering shortly before the landings. https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/september-3/allies-invade-italian-mainland -
D-Day
This marked the start of the Western Front in World War II and is considered a major turning point in the war. The operation, codenamed Operation Overlord, saw Allied troops land on the beaches of Normandy, France, to liberate the region from Nazi occupation -
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Battle of the Bulge
The Battle of the Bulge was the last major German offensive on the Western Front during World War II. It was intended to push back Allied forces and split their lines. -
Liberation of concentration camps
Auschwitz concentration camp and extermination camp in occupied Poland where more than a million people were murdered as part of the Nazis' Final Solution to the Jewish question was liberated by the Soviet Red Army during the Vistula–Oder Offensive. -
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Battle of Iwo Jima
The Battle of Iwo Jima was a key battle in the Pacific Theater of World War II, resulting in a costly but crucial American victory. The battle involved a US Marine Corps invasion of Iwo Jima, a strategic location with airfields close to Japan, in an attempt to establish a staging area for the final assault on the Japanese mainland. -
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Battle of Okinawa
The Battle of Okinawa was the largest amphibious operation of World War II in the Pacific Theater. It pitted Allied forces, primarily US, against Japanese defenders on the island of Okinawa, and resulted in a costly but decisive Allied victory -
VE Day
V-E day was the official surrender of Germany to the Allied forces was signed in Berlin, marking the end of World War II in Europe -
Potsdam Declaration
the Potsdam Declaration was a joint statement by the United States, China, and the United Kingdom demanding the unconditional surrender of Japan during World War II. -
Dropping of the atomic bombs
The United States dropped two atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945. Little Boy was dropped in Hiroshima on August 6, 1945. 120,000 deaths -
Fat Man
The second bomb, Fat Man, was dropped on Nagasaki. 73,000 Deaths -
VJ Day
Victory over Japan Day, commemorates the end of World War II following Japan's surrender