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Japanese invasion of China
http://www.history.co.uk/study-topics/history-of-ww2/sino-japanese-war Japan attacked China
They wanted to take over the country
Many Chinese people were killed. This was a majority of the people who died. -
German Blitzkrieg
http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/blitzkrieg It was used to make a lightning attack
The enemy got confused beacuse it was to fast of an attack
It helped the Germans and the US army -
Fall of Paris
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/germans-enter-paris The Germans invaded Paris to talk over France
They wanted to control France
Many french left the city. Germany took it over because Hitler wanted to take control -
Pearl Harbor
http://www.history.com/news/5-facts-about-pearl-harbor-and-the-uss-arizona Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor with airplanes
They wanted to distroy the US navy ships
Many people were killed or injured. Many ships were sunk -
Wannsee Conference
http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/article.php?ModuleId=10005477 Meeting with many Nazi high power people in Berlin
To find a solution for the Jewish question
The solution was to kill them -
Battle of Midway
http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-midway A Navy battle between US and Japan
The US won the battle
The US broke the Japanese code and beat the Japanese navy. The US was starting to win the war -
Allied invasion of Italy
http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/invasion-of-sicily The Allies were trying to get the Germans out of Italy
They wanted to take control of Italy again
The Allies took Italy over again -
D-day (Normandy invasion)
http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/d-day The Allies organized a big attack on Germany in Normandy France
To Save the Fench form the Germans
It was a success and called the beining of the end of the battle for Europe -
Battle of the Buldge
http://www.historynet.com/battle-of-the-bulge Many people were killed on both sides
At that time it was the largest battle the US ever fought
It occurred on the Western frount of Europe -
Battle of Iwo Jima
http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-iwo-jima 500 miles from Japan
Many Japanesse people died. 23000 were in the fight and 1087 became prisioners
US took the island for a base for ships and planes -
Battle of Okinawa
http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-okinawa Largest Pacific island battle
The Japanesse leader killed himself
The Ailles won the battle -
Liberation of concentration camps
http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/article.php?ModuleId=10005131 It occurred all accross Germany as Allied troops came
Live and Dead people were found
Peoples belongings and hair were found in the camps -
VE day
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/events/ve_day Hitler surrendered
The end of war in Europe
Many people in Europe celebrated the Allied win -
Dropping of atomic bombs
http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/bombing-of-hiroshima-and-nagasaki Two bombs were dropped. One in Hiroshima and one in Nagasaki
Both cities were distroied. 120,000 peopel were Immedialy killed
Radiation poision killed many people after the bombs
Japan surrendereds days after -
VJ day
http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/v-j-day It occurred after the atomic bombs were dropped
The war was over in Europe and Japan
The Allies won the war
