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japan invades china
japan starts with manchura and makes their occupation last until the end of the war -
Munich Conference
this made it okay for gemany tto annex with its bordering areas -
non aggresssion act
the non agression treaty between germany and the sovier union. -
The invasion of Poland
This is when germany attacked poland from land, air ,and water in warsaw. This incouraged britain to declare war on germany. -
Blitzkrieg
first used during the invasion of poland -
Battle of Britain
Took place during the Summer and fall of 1940 when germany attempted an attack on brittan by using airforce only. They targeted military bases and primarily civilians. The royal airforce defeated gremany and stopped them from occupying. -
Holocaust
the mass genocide of jews put into series of concentraton camps -
lend lease act
the name that it is well known as is "An Act to Promote the Defense of the United States". this stated that the united states could supply the allied nations and in turn recieve leases on the bases. -
operation barbossa
This was the name for the invasion of soviet russia by the gremans. -
pearl harbor
the attack on the us naval base in hawii resulting in major devistaion and loss as well as the declaration of war on japan -
bataan death march
when japan made philipino and american troops march 65 miles to prison camps. for prisoners of war -
battle of midway
japanese naval attack on the counter strike prior to pearl harbor -
Battle of stalingrad
the defence of stalingrad by soviet russia was successful. Although germany bombed it, they parished when the harsh winter fell. major victory for allied powers. -
dday
In effort of liberation france, US forces stormed the beach of normandy and faced heavy losses -
Battle of the Bulge
When German aggressors launched an attack on the american front in Berlin. -
battle of iwo jima
The base of the iconic image of US victory by raising the US flag. This battle was fueled by the need of a naval base in close proximity of Japan -
battle of okinawa
allied powers invade okinawa and the meet the resistance of the japanese. this was one of the most grusome battles of the pacific -
VE Day
The day that celebrates the victory in Europe against the menace that was nazi germany -
bombing of hiroshima and nagasaki
the bombing was in effort to convince japan to surrender. and it took two goes for it to because they did a crap job at calling our bluff -
vj day
the formal surrender of japan through a ceremony hosted in tokyo -
warsaw pact
Soviet Union, Albania, Poland, Romania, Hungary, East Germany, Czechoslovakia, and Bulgaria were all members of this pact that stated that if any other force were to attack they essentailly had eachothers backs