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Japanese invasion of China
What happened was Japan had a full on invasion on China.
Happened because the Japanese claimed they were fired on by the Chinese so they had a full on invasion on the Chinese.
Some effects/ impacts of the event was tens to thousands were murdered. There was 4 million casulties total and 60 million homeless.
Interesting facts- This invasion was called "Rape of Nanking"
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German Blitzkrieg
What happened was the Germans developed a operating concept as a solution to the trench warfare of World War I.
It happened so it would replace trench warfare.
Effects/Impacts of the event was the German's then had the upper hand with this Blitzkrieg tactic and they were able to push Poland back and ended up trapping 170,000 Poland troops.
Interesting facts- Known as "The Lightning War"
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Germany's invasion of Poland
What happened was at 4:45 A.M. 1.5 million German troops invaded Poland, bombed airfields, U-boats attacked Polish naval forces.
It happened because Hitler said the conquest of Poland would bring them "living space"
The effects/impact of the event were 65,000 Polish troops were killed and 420,000 others were captured by the Germans.
Interesting facts- This was the war that started WWII
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Fall of Paris
What happened was the Germans entered Paris. Why this happened was because the Germans wanted Paris and they started interrogating everyone. Effects/impacts of this was Canada was called in for help along with the U.S. which helped both sides of the party. Interesting facts was some people got away but lots did not.
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Operation Barbarossa
What happened was Germany put together 117 army divisions for the attack. There was 3 million soldiers, 3580 tanks, 7184 artillery guns, and 1830 planes.
It happened because Germany was destin to turn "to the East"
Effects/ impacts of the event was thousand of Russian soldiers were captured and vast amount of Russian equipment was destroyed.
Interesting facts- The success rate of the attack took Hitler by surprise because it involved numbers never seen before.
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Pearl Harbor
What happened was hundreds of Japanese fighter planes attacked American naval base. It lasted for about 2 hours.
Happened because Japan and the Untied States had been edging toward war for decades. Japan was agressive toward China so the Untied States responded to this with economic sanctions and embargoes.
Effects/Impacts of the event was more then 2,000 Americans were killed and 1,000 were injured.
Interesting facts- The next day, war was declared on Japan
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Wannsee Conference
What happened: Germans attempted to exterminate the whole Jewish population of Europe. That was around 11 million people. Why it happened: Germans believed it would give them more space. They also wanted all Jewish people taken out of their lives. Effects/Impacts was millions of Jews lost their lifes. Families and friends were separated. A interesting fact is Jews over the age of 65 would have to live in the ghetto. http://www.historyplace.com/worldwar2/holocaust/h-wannsee.htm -
Battle of Midway
What happened was Japan attacked the U.S. Why this happened was because Japan felt as if they had to take out on of our fleets before it got too big. Effects/impacts of this event was Japan had 2,5000 casulties. A interesting fact is Japan surrendered three years later. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/battle-of-midway-begins -
Battle of Stalingrad
What happened was the Germans drop bombs on the Solviet city of stalingrad. Why this happened was because it was a battle in WWII. Effects/Impacts of this was the town of Stalingrad was turned to rubble so fast. A interesting fact is that civilians even females helped the army out. http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-stalingrad -
Operation Gomorrah
What happened: British bombers raided Hamburg, Germany by night. By day, Americans bombed it. Known as "Blitz Week." Why it happened: The british were bombed by the Germans in July. This was revenge. Effects/impacts: More then 1,500 Germans were killed in only the first British raid. Interesting facts: The attacks from the British did not stop til November. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/operation-gomorrah-is-launched -
Allied invasion of Italy
What happened was the British invaded the Italians. Why it happened was becuase they wanted to over throw the leader and make it a Roman Empire. Effects/impacts of the event was there were 150,000 allied troops, A interesting fact was there was a surrender but that wasn't public till September 8th. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/allies-invade-italian-mainland -
D-Day (Normandy Invasion)
What happened: General Dwight D. Eisenhower, supreme leader, gave the go ahead for Operation Overload. Why it happened: Germany and allies knew that the successfull invasion of continent. Effects/impacts: 155,000 allied troops which were the Americans, British and Candians were successful. Interesting facts: Germany was confused in the ranks and absence of their commander.
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Operation Thunderclap
What happened was the Allied command bomb parts of Germany. Why it happened was because the allies wanted to disrupt the transport of Gemany becoming the Eastern front. Effects of the bombings were when the bombs hit the city it would swallow the whole town up in flames. An interesting fact is that rumor has it that the Allies bombed all but one city.
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Battle of Iwo Jima
What happened was the Americans invaded Iwo Jima. Why it happened was after we regained control over the parts of the pacific ocean that Japan controlled, U.S. troops then began attacking the Japanese homeland. Effects/impacts was we took out all the Japanese soldiers. A interesting fact is the Americans had to walk over volcanic ash. http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-iwo-jima -
Battle of Okinawa
What happened was the Americans continued to bomb Japan. Why it happened was because Japan took control of parts of the Pacific Ocean so after we re-gained control of those areas we started bombing the Japan homeland. Effects/impacts was the allies at 14,000 deaths. A interesting fact is this was the last and largest Pacific Island battle of WWII. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/victory-in-europehttp://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-okinawa -
VE Day
What happened was German troops laid down their weapons throughout Europe. Why it happened was there were surrender documents were signed. Effects/impacts was Europe and the U.S. defeated Germany. A interesting fact is the Russians took in 2 million prisioners before Germany surrendered. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/victory-in-europe -
Potsdam Declaration
What happened was there was a agreement that Japan would have the choice of ending the war. Why this happened was because they did enough to Japan. Effects/Impacts of this was that Japan surrendered. Interesting facts was America and China actually had to agree that Japan could surrender. http://www.ndl.go.jp/constitution/e/etc/c06.html -
Dropping of the atomic bombs
What happened was the Americans dropped attomic bombs on two Japanise cities. Why it happened, the U.S. wanted payback for Pearl Harbor. Effects/impaacts of event was 80,000 were killed on impact, 35,000 were injured and 60,000 died by the end of the year. A interesting fact is that it was the first atomic bomb dropped. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/atomic-bomb-is-dropped-on-hiroshima -
VJ Day
What happened was Japan surrendered to the allies. Why it happened was because Japan took a hit of 100,000 tons of explosives on more then 60 cities and they no longer could fight. Effects/Impacts was over time hostility simmered down after the surrender. A interesting fact is after the news of the surrender spread, people started cheering. http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/v-j-day -
Battle of the Bulge
What happened was Hitler attacked the allies. The allies were between the Americans, British, and France. Why it happened was Hitler thought that the alliences were weak and it would break up the alliences. The effects/impacts the attack took the allies totally by surprise. The Americans lost 81,000 men. Germans lost 100,000 men. Interesting facts:The Germans dressed up as American soldiers and caused confusion.
http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/battle_of_the_bulge.htm
