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Japans invasion of China
Japan invaded China because of Japan's desire to be an imperial power. Japan was running low on resources and to resolve this issue they invaded China. The Japanese nation was also able to gain much needed heavy industries that had the potential to grow and even expand further. The Chinese were impacted because many Chinese have died or became refugees. Also, many of their city's and lands have been destroyed.
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Germany’s invasion of Poland
Hitler wanted to invade Poland. Hitler's first major foreign policy initiatives was to sign a nonaggression pact with Poland. The German-Soviet Pact, enabled Germany to attack Poland without the fear of Soviet intervention. After heavy shelling and bombing, Warsaw surrendered to the Germans. Nazi Germany occupied the remainder of Poland. Poland remained under German occupation until January 1945. It ended the Second Polish Republic and it began WWII.
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German Blitzkrieg
Blitzkrieg is a military tactic which is a surprise attack. It was used by the German army in WWII during the invasions of Poland, France, and the Soviet Union. The German bombing of Britain which destroyed over a million homes and killed over 40,000 people. The bombing was supposed to quickly destroy industry and make it easier for the German Army to invade. But the RAF was able to stop The Blitz, and regain the control of the British airspace.
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Operation Barbarossa
Operation Barbarossa was the code name for the European Axis's invasion of the Soviet Union. Germany held some of the most important economic areas of the Soviet Union.
The war lasted only for a few months with a German victory, But the Soviets struck back when the Allies invaded Normandy. The Soviets invaded, and continued to occupy more German Territories in Eastern Europe. The operation had failed.
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Pearl Harbor
Japan made a surprise attack on the US Navy in Pearl Harbor. It resulted in destroying many ships and killing many soldiers. This attack was the reason the US entered WWII. Three days after they declared war on Japan, Japan's allies, Germany and Italy, declared war on the United states. Japan wanted to take over much of Asia and was worried about the US Navy in Hawaii. They decided to strike in order to prevent the United States from attacking them.
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Battle of Stalingrad
The Battle of Stalingrad, was the successful Soviet defense of the city of Stalingrad in the USSR during WWII. It stopped the German advance into the Soviet Union and marked the turning of the tide of war in favor of the Allies. In the battle Soviet forces surrounded and crushed an entire German army. In subsequent days the invaders fought their way into Stalingrad against strong resistance. The Soviet and German army have suffered many losses.
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Warsaw Ghetto uprising
The remaining Jewish inhabitants began a month-long battle against the Nazis. The Nazis had established the ghetto after ordering all Jews in Warsaw to collect in a designated part of the city, they sealed it off from the rest of the city. Disease had killed thousands of people in the ghetto population. The Nazis surrounded the ghetto and the battle began. The shooting had become so intermittent that it was clear the ghetto fighters had been defeated.
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Operation Gomorrah
British bombers were bombing Hamburg, Germany by night and by Americans bombers by day. The US and Britain thought this would push the Nazis into seeking a peace deal. This operation was devastating for Hamburg, Germany. The reported impact of the raids did a great deal to lift morale in Britain. They also had an impact on the Nazi government since Hitler could not visit any of the burned cities.
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Allied invasion of Italy
This was the invasion of mainland Italy by the Allies during World War II. Churchill wanted to invade Sicily, Italy. The surrender of Italy to the Allies was announced. The Allies fought to get more beach territory while the Germans defended. The invasion was successful and Mussolini was removed as head of the Italian government.
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D-Day (Normandy Invasion)
The Battle of Normandy resulted in the Allied liberation of Western Europe from Nazi Germany’s control. Codenamed Operation Overlord, also known as D-Day, American, British and Canadian forces landed on five beaches along a coast of France’s Normandy region. All of northern France had been liberated, and by the following spring the Allies ha. defeated the Germans. The Normandy landings have been called the beginning of the end of war in Europe.
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Battle of the Bulge
It was a German offensive intended to drive a wedge between the American and British armies. The battle was intended to split Allied lines and force negotiated peace. The Germans broke through the line and killed thousands of American troops. Soldiers held out until reinforcements could come that won the battle for the Allies. The battle ruined the German army and in essence brought about the end of the war.
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Operation Thunderclap
The Allies have been discussing to bomb the Eastern cities in Germany to disrupt the transport infrastructure behind what was becoming the Eastern front. They also wanted to show the Germans that the Nazi regime had failed them. USAAF 8th Air Forces crews had been intended to attack Dresden but bad weather forced stopped them from doing so. The Allies wanted to kill a large number of Germans that would shatter their morale.
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Battle of Iwo Jima
The reason behind the American invasion of Iwo Jima during WWII is because they needed a base. Seven Japanese battalions opened fire on the US Marines as they made their way to the island. Iwo Jima was defended by the Japanese army and navy troops. The US marines killed the defending forces after a month of fighting. When the American flag was raised on Iwo Jima in victory, the memorable image was captured in a famous photograph.
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Battle of Okinawa
The capture of Okinawa was part of a three-point plan the Americans had for winning the war in the Far East. The battle caused thousands of civilian casualties. As the battle continued the Japanese couldn't continue. Japan was forced to announce its surrender after the U.S. had dropped atomic bombs on the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The battle ended with the Allies victory, with massive casualties being inflicted on the Japanese army.
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Manhattan Project
The Manhattan Project was a code name for the research program to develop the atomic bomb. The atomic bomb was meant for Germany but used against Japan. An atomic bomb named “Little Boy” was dropped on Hiroshima, Japan. Thousands of Japanese were injured, burned, killed and/or suffered radiation sickness. Because Japan still refused to surrender, a second bomb, named “Fat Man”, was dropped on Nagasaki, Japan. Japan surrendered therefore ending WWII.
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Liberation of concentration camps
The first concentration camp the Nazi’s created was named Dachau. The camp held political opponents of the Nazi's as prisoners then they increased and other groups joined the concentration camp; the majority were Jews. The prisoners were forced to work for German armaments production. The camp was served as the training center for SS concentration campsite guards. Hundreds of inmates got sick and/or died in the camp. The US later army liberated the Dachau main camp.
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VE Day
England and America celebrate ‘Victory in Europe Day’ rejoicing in the defeat of the Nazi war machine. At the time many German soldiers was to escape the grasp of Soviet forces. About a million Germans tried a mass departure to the West when the fighting in Czechoslovakia finished, but got stopped by the Russians and taken hostage. As a result the eighth of May was when German troops finally laid down their arms. On May 9th the Germans finally surrendered.
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Potsdam Declaration
The Potsdam Declaration was a statement issued by Truman, Churchill, and Kai-Shek which outlined the terms of surrender for Japan. The statement was Japan accepted the terms of the Potsdam Declaration upon its surrender to the Allies. Japan surrendered after America had bombed them. The US dropped two atomic bombs, one in Hiroshima and the second was in Nagasaki. After the second bomb Japan had surrendered.
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Dropping of the atomic bombs
The US were the only nation to use atomic weaponry during wartime. The US had been working on developing an atomic weapon to drop it on Germany. By the time the US conducted the first successful test Germany had by now been defeated. The war against Japan continued to rage. The US dropped a nuclear bomb over Hiroshima. They say the dropping of the atomic bomb on Japan marked the end of WWII and the first shot of the Cold War.
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VJ Day
Japan had surrendered unconditionally to the Allies, immediately ending WWII. Japan’s devastating surprise aerial attack on the US naval base at Pearl Harbor led to an immediate US declaration of war the following day. Japan refused to surrender, and the US dropped an atomic bomb on the city of Hiroshima and then dropped a second atomic bomb on Nagasaki. A couple of days later Japan surrendered. It resulted in destroying the cities and killing thousands.
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