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Japan invades China
Japan was becoming increasingly crowded due to its limited size as a nation and its rapidly increasing population. Manchuria offered nearly 200,000 Sq Km. This led to the Japanese invation of Manchuria. In response the U.S. issued what would become known as the Stimson Doctrine, stating that the United States would not recognize any agreements between the Japanese and Chinese that limited free commercial intercourse in the region. -
Munich Conference
The Munich Agreement was a settlement permitting Nazi Germany's annexation of portions of Czechoslovakia.The agreement was negotiated at a conference held in Munich. By Germany, among the major powers of Europe, without the presence of Czechoslovakia. This is widely regarded as a failed act of appeasement toward Germany. The agreement was signed by Germany, France, the United Kingdom, and Italy. -
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Blitzkrieg
The Blitzkrieg is a method of warfare whereby an attacking force spearheaded by a dense concentration of armoured and motorized or mechanized infantry formations, and heavily backed up by close air support. Also it means lightning war. Western journalists adopted the term blitzkrieg to describe this form of armoured warfare. Blitzkrieg operations capitalized on surprise and the enemy being unprepared. -
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The Holocaust
Jews were targeted by the nazis and methodically murdered in the largest genocide of the 20th century. About six million Jews were killed by the Nazis. The nazis leader was Hitler. German government passed laws to exclude Jews from civil society. For exaple they made gettos and consentration camps. Einsatzgruppen were used to murder around two million Jews often in mass shootings. By the end of 1942 victims were transported to extermination camps and later put into gas chambers and murderd. -
Non-Aggression Pact
A non-aggression pact is a national treaty between two or more states/countries agreeing to avoid war or armed conflict and resolve their disputes through peaceful negotiations. Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union surprised the world by signing the German-Soviet Nonaggression Pact. Soviet leader Joseph Stalin viewed the pact as a way to keep peace with Germany. Germany used the pact to invade Poland unopposed. The Soviets and Germans secretly agreed how they would later divide up Eastern Europe. -
Invasion of Poland
An invasion of Poland by Germany, the Soviet Union, and a small Slovak contingent that marked the beginning of World War II in Europe. By attacking the Soviet Union it ended the non-agression pact between germany & the Soviet Union. -
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Battle of Britain
This was a German air campain against the United Kingdom. It lasted almost four months. It was fought almost entirely by air forces. This was the largest arieal atack at the time. The Germans main goal was to take out the British air craft factories and ground infrastructure. this was a failed attemt by Germany. But later on in the war Germany contiued to bomb Great Britan. -
lend-lease act
This was a program under which the United States gave suplies to allied powers. It was signed into law on March 11, 1941. About 18 mounths after the outbreak of World War II in Europe. A total of $50.1 billion ($656 billion today) worth of supplies were givin to allied powers.That was 17% of the war expenditures of the U.S. $31.4 billion were lent to Britain, $11.3 billion to the Soviet Union, $3.2 billion to France, $1.6 billion to China, and the remaining $2.6 billion to the other Allies. -
Operation Barbarossa
Operation Barbarossa was the code name for Germany's invasion of the Soviet Union during World War II. About 4 million soldiers of the Axis powers invaded the USSR. This was the largest invasion in the history of warfare. The invation initially used 600,000 motor vehicles and 625,000 horses. The German invasion of the Soviet Union caused a high rate of fatalities. 95 percent of all German casualties that occurred from 1941 to 1944. 65 percent of all Allied casualties in the war. -
Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor was a surprise military strike conducted by the Japanese Navy against the U.S naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. this event put the United States into WWII. They sank 4 out of 8 carriers. The Japanese also sank or damaged three cruisers, three destroyers, an anti-aircraft training ship and one minelayer. 188 U.S. aircraft were destroyed; 2,403 Americans were killed and 1,178 others were wounded. -
Wannsee Conference
This was a a meeting of senior officials of Nazi Germany, held in the Berlin. The purpose of the conference was to have most of the Jews of German-occupied Europe would be deported to Poland and murdered. Legalized discrimination against Jews began immediately after the Nazi seizure of power. -
Bataan Death March
The Bataan Death March was the forcible transfer by the Imperial Japanese Army of 60,000–80,000 Filipino and American prisoners of war. About 2,500–10,000 Filipino and 100–650 American prisoners of war died before they could get to Camp O'Donnell. They were told to march to Balanga, the capital of Bataan. Some were beaten, bayoneted, and mistreated. -
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Battle of Midway
It was faught in the Pacific Theater of Operations was one of the most important naval battles of World War II.The U.S. decisively defeated an attack by the Imperial Japanese Navy. Inflicting major damage on the Japanese fleet. It was Japan's first naval defeat since 1863. The Japanese plan was to trap the United States' aircraft carriers. American codebreakers were able to figure out the date and location of the attack. Witch allowed the U.S. Navy to set up an ambush of its own. -
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Battle of Stalingrad
This was a battle between Germany & the Sovit Union over the control of the city of Stalingrad (now Volgograd). This battle is known for constant close quarters combat and disregard for military and civilian casualties. Also is considerd one of the bloodiest battles in the history of warfare. At first the german army took control of the city. Then the allied forces exosted the germans suplies and eventuly took it back. -
D-Day
D-Day is the day the Normandy landings (codenamed Operation Neptune). This is the Allied invasion of Normandy in Operation Overlord during World War II. Planning for the operation began in 1943. The amphibious landings were preceded by extensive aerial and naval bombardment and an airborne assault. The landing had 24,000 British, US, and Canadian airborne troops. led to getting back France and contributed to an Allied victory in the war. -
Battle of the Bulge
this was a German offence plan that sent troops to a wooded region of Wallonia in Belgium, France and Luxembourg on the Western Front. Hitlers plan was to recapture the harbour of Antwerp. The allies were caught off gaurd by this attack. The U.S troops suferd the most casualties. And it was the most casualties of the war. But the battle depleated the germans resources dramaticly. -
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Battle of Iwo Jima-19 February – 26 March 1945
Also known as Operation Detachment, was a major battle in which the United States Armed Forces fought for and captured the island of Iwo Jima from the Japanese. The amaricans goal was to take the entire island. Witch inculded it's three airfields. This was the bloodiest battle of the war in the pacific. Iwo Jima was the only battle by the U.S. Marine Corps in which the Japanese combat deaths were worse than the amricans. -
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Battle of Okinawa
Codenamed Operation Iceberg. It was fought on the Ryukyu Islands of Okinawa and was the largest amphibious assault in the Pacific War of World War II. The allies planded use the island as a base for air operations on the planned invasion of Japanese mainland. The battle had the highest number of casualties in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Allies suffered 14,009 deaths. Japan lost 77,166 soldiers. 42,000–150,000 of local civilians were killed or committed suicide. -
V-E Day
V-E Day is victory in Europe day. This marked the end of the war in Europe. Also marked the formal acceptance by the Allies of World War II of Nazi Germany's unconditional surrender of its armed forces. On 30 April, Adolf Hitler, the Nazi leader, committed suicide during the Battle of Berlin. His sucseser Reichspräsident Karl Dönitz and his admeistration signed the act of military surrender on 7 May. -
The Bombing of Hiroshima Nagasaki
This was atomic bombings of the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan. Conducted by the United States during end of World War II in August 1945. By August 1945, the Allied Manhattan Project had successfully detonated an atomic device. The atomic weapons had two alternate designs. Within the first two to four months of the bombings, the acute effects of the atomic bombings killed 90,000–166,000 people in Hiroshima and 60,000–80,000 in Nagasaki. About Half on the first day. -
V-J Day
Victory over Japan Day is a name chosen for the day on which Japan surrendered. Witch ended World War II. Japan’s surrender was made on August 15, 1945. As well as to September 2, 1945, when the signing of the surrender document occurred, officially ending World War II. eptember 2, 1945, A formal surrender ceremony was performed in Tokyo Bay, Japan, aboard the battleship USS Missouri. In Japan, August 15 is known as the “memorial day for the end of the war”. -
Warsaw Pact
It was a collective defense treaty among eight communist states of Central and Eastern Europe during the Cold War. It also formed N.A.T.O. The Warsaw Pact was in part a Soviet military reaction to West Germany joining NATO in 1955. The main motivation for the Soviets was their desires to maintain control over military forces in Central and Eastern Europe.Whitch meant peace in Europe. After the collapse of the USSR and the end of the Cold War, the alliance was changed to the CSTO.