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Japanese invasion of China
The Second Sino-Japanese War was a military conflict fought primarily between the Republic of China and the Empire of Japan from 1937 to 1945. It followed the First Sino-Japanese War of 1894–1995.
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German Blitzkrieg
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Germany's Invasion of Poland
Hitstory.ComGermany invaded Poland September 1, 1939 and within weeks of the invasion Poland surrendered. The German-Soviet Pact stated that Poland was to be split between the two powers, and it enabled Germany to attack Poland without the fear of Soviet intervention. -
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The Fall of Paris
The Fall of Paris was an event where German succesfully invaded France. Forces in Paris ha fled to Britain and Germany claimed a defensless Paris. France was split into different zones and people were sent to camps and killed. -
Operation Barbarossa
Operation Barbarossa was the invasion of the Soviet Union with over 4 million troops. Adolf Hitler wanted to counqer the USSR because they had one the largest armies in the world. They managed to get some parts like Ukraine but were defeated over and over again trying to get into Moscow. Eventually they had to retreat and would try again to no avail. Its failure was the turning point in the fortune for the Third Reich. It also opened up the Eastern Front in the war. -
Pearl Harbor
More on Pearl HarborOn December 7th in 1941, the Japanese surprised attacked Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. The U.S. Naval base there had many of the ships used by the Navy at the time. Over 300 Japanese planes attacked with torpedo missiles attached to the bottom of the planes. Over 2,000 people died during the attack. The Japanese intended for the U.S. to stop giving supplies to allies. Instead the U.S. declared war and joined WWII eventually beating Japan with hydrogen bombs. -
Battle of Stalingrad
The Battle of Stalingrad was one of the largest and deadliest battles in World War II. It was a turning point in the war. After losing the battle, the German army lost so many soldiers and took such a defeat that they never quite recovered.
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Bataan Death March
The Bataan Death March, was a 65 mile walk that Filipinos and Amercians who surrendered had to walk. They were put in groups of 100 and it is said it would take around 5 days to walk. After this American and Filipino troops fought to take back the Bataan peninsula. -
Operation Gomorrah
Opperation Gomorrah was when British aircraft dropped 2,300 tons of incendiary bombs on Hambrg in just a few hours. This was after German bombings killed many British civillians. -
Tehran Conferenece
The Tehran Conference was a meeting between U.S. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin in Tehran, Iran, between November 28 and December 1, 1943. Stalin, Roosevelt and Churchill at the Tehran Conference.
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D-Day
D-Day was the day the Allied forces invaded the beaches of Normandy to liberate it from Nazi control. The Allied forces were trying to push the Nazis back east on the western front. The invasion was a success and gave the Allied huge advantages later on the western front. -
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Liberation of Concentration Camps
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Battle of the Bulge
At the Battle of the BulgeMore than a quarter of a million German troops attacked American troops and very quickly annihilated them. However, they still provided enough time for Brigader General Bruce C. Clarke's to defend St.-Vith. -
battle of Iwo Jima
The Battle of Iwo Jima took place during World War II between the United States and Japan. It was the first major battle of World War II to take place on Japanese homeland. The island of Iwo Jima was a strategic location because the US needed a place for fighter planes and bombers to land and take off when attacking Japan. BIG LINK -
VE Day
VE Day Is the day in which people in Britain and the US celebrated the defeat of the Nazi's. It is the day Germany surrendered. The Germans surrendered after losing many people and this ended the war. -
Potsdam Conference
During the War, Britain and the USA were allies of the Soviet Union but the only thing that united them was their hatred of Germany. In 1945, the Big Three held two conferences at Yalta and Potsdam to try to sort out how they would organise the world after the war. It was at these conferences that the tensions between the two sides became obvious.
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The Atomic Bombs
[The Atomic Bombs](http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/bombing-of-hiroshima-and-nagasaki) were dropped on Nagasaki and HIroshima in Japan and caused massive damage. The Japanese had not yet surrendered and the U.S. needed something to stop them. Japan eventually surrendered and over hundereds of thousands of people died. -
VJ Day
VJ Day is the day in which Japan surrnedered and effectively ended WWII. Japan surrendered after two atomic bombs was dropped on Japan, by the US.
