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Japanese invasion of China
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyedogZpsoY]
-A major fight that happened between Japan and China, before and during world war 2,at the Marco Polo bridge incident.
-It happened because a significant acces point to Beijing was hit by the Japanese, and Japan wanted to take over and gain more power.
-The impact/effects that were caused by it was that Japan totally surrender. -
Germany's invasion of Poland
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Y9NexpibEo]
-German forces bomb Poland and launch a blitzkrieg, while Hitler searches for lost territories and completely rule Poland,WW2 begins.
-Polish army made several mistakes before that by attempting to take the Germans directs by fighting unequipped and they failed causing the Germans to invade Poland.
-As a result German and the Soviet Victory begin world war 2. -
Germany's Blitzkreig (1939-1940)
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ha0qKquG2E]
-Germany always tried avoiding a long war, and they tried to find an easy way to do it, and the military strategy called "Blitzkrieg" helped them accomplish they're goal.
-Germany was attached by other countries and they were unable to defeat the soviet union.
-First the German Blitzkrieg seemed to be succeeding but they didn't accomplish all their goals, for they couldn't defeat Britain or the soviet union. -
Fall of Paris
[http://study.com/academy/lesson/the-fall-of-france-during-wwii-strategies-defeat.html]
-On this day Germans enter and live in/ occupy Paris(as in take over).Roosevelt was ready to send aid to France.
-Because Hitler had go his revenge that way from France so France has to surrender now.
-The German position of France lasted for 4 years until 1944 when France was finally liberated. -
operation barbarossa
[http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/operation-barbarossa/videos]
-Operation Barbarossa was the name given to invasion of Russia by the Nazi party. It was the largest attack of ww2 and it had very bad results to the Russian people.
-Hitler wanted to take it over more then he wanted Britain at that time.
-Germans had reached the objective set by Hitler at the end but winter had came before they did and they had to cope with the cold for they were not fully prepared. -
pearl harbor
[http://www.ahctv.com/tv-shows/world-war-ii-in-color/videos/world-war-ii-in-color-pearl-harbor-attacked/]
-Japan launched a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii.
-because the US put an embargo against Japan, because of Japan's takeover of Northern French Indochina.
-led to the Japanese victory. -
Battle of midway
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_rTe14q1Gw]
-Japanese commander launches a surprise attack on midway island with almost all of the Japanese army.
-Japanese were hoping to get the wounded US army into a battle and finish it off this time.
-The Japanese were forced to pull back from the area.The attack on midway was a complete disaster on the Japanese,resulting in huge loss of aircraft and death of a lot of people. -
Battle of Stalingrad
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJ3bzg-Tvt4]
-A successful soviet defence of the city of Stalingrad.
-Hitler's goal was to remove the soviet forces in the south, lock the regions economic sources, then turn his armies North of Moscow or south of it to conquer the rest.
-It stopped the Germans from proceeding into the soviet union and marked the turning point of the war for the allies. -
Manhattan project
[http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/trinity-test/videos/manhattan-project]
-An extraordinary war effort to design and create the world's first nuclear weapon the 'nuclear bomb'.
-the US needed a better and more clever way to attack and kill as much people as possible in the shortest amount of time, so Trueman created the mahattan project in order to defeat Japan, as a payback for the attack of pearl harbor.
-It put an end to ww2 due to the weapons with mass destruction. -
operation Gomorrah
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCYPrur6ssU]
-British bombers attack Germany at the operation Gomorrah at night and Americans bomb it during the day.
-Britain had suffered before the deaths of Germany bombing them and attacking them.So thats why they paid them back.
-It affected Hitler significantly and Germany gets defeated. -
allied invasion of Italy
[http://www.teachertube.com/video/world-war-ii-allies-invade-italy-75720]
-the allied forces set their invasion on italy it started with British forces.
-Churchill wanted to invade italy to gain more land and more control.
-result was that it was the allies victory. -
D-Day (Normandy Invasion)
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPU4p7UQOtU]
-allied troops came to Normandy, France to fight the German Nazis.
-It was to end ww2 and the Nazi party of Germany.
-resulted as an allied liberation/freedom from the Nazi control. -
Battle of the Bulge
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8a8fqGpHgsk]
-germans set the last greatest attack of the war,which is battle of the bulge.
-trying to push the allied front from France to Belgium, and recapture an area in Belgium called Antwerp.
-Germany lost really badly, they also lost a lot of weapons soldiers and beneficial resources. -
operation thunderclap
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ap3LyYe4l4]
-code of a cancelled operation that was planned in 1944 but got set aside and never put into action/practice.
-the plan intended a huge attack on Berlin hoping to cause a lot of deaths and trouble even though many of them were important German staff which would break down the German confidence and strength.
-continuous bombing on the targets caused serious destruction in Germany to assist the soviet advance. -
Battle of Iwo Jima
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwmFBQZq9Z0]
-the only large contract of the war where the allied forces suffered more of the dead and wounded/casualties.
-Americans were expecting a major attack and hoped to kill the areas most strong and powerful fights in order to weaken the are to get what they want and soon enough gain more power.
-Empire of Japan surrendered after these destructive blows. -
Battle of Okinawa
[http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/world-war-ii-history/videos/battle-okinawa]
-largest and last pacific island battle in the ww2,that really affected Japan very badly.
-Americans wanted to capture the island due to its great position and good shape that would benefit the US.
-Japan lost a lot of soldiers and the allies really suffered.Navy suffered and and a lot of soldiers got killed so as a lot of weapons got destroyed and went to waste.so Japan surrenders. -
VE Day
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuhnGbkvu8o]
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9u-nbdjTLcc]
-victory in Europe:German troops in Europe finally took a break/rest and laid down, for the war is finally over!
-Concern of Germans was to avoid the soviet grasp to not get in trouble again and cause an other fight leading to an other war meaning more trouble and conflicts.
-Soviets lost more soldiers than Germans and before they finally surrender.Resulting in the defeat of the Nazis. -
Potsdam Decleration
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3a8VoXYs5wA]
-the big three met in Potsdam to discuss the terms in ending ww2.
-things started to get out of hand and the destruction and crisis had grown, for their was definitely a plan needed to end the war and bring back peace.
-the leaders of the US, Britain, and Soviet union remained allies throughout the war despite of their difference however never met again but only for war reasons. -
dropping of the atomic bombs
[http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/bombing-of-hiroshima-and-nagasaki]
-American bomber drops the world's first atomic bomb over Hiroshima.
-After the bombs have been set to practice in New Mexico, it was time bring them to action in Hiroshima/over Hiroshima.
-there were so many surprising fires after the bomb dropping, and a lot of people and children died, also it affected the lives of the people on Hiroshima both physically and mentally. -
VJ Day
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Tg5JyCnHqk]
-VJ day is considered the end of the pacific war.
-because Japan surrendered from the war effects it got they had to surrender due to the negative effects.
-freedom is the answer finally that ended the war and freed people and made them happy and living safe lives. -
Bibliography/websites of the information part 1
[http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Second_Sino-Japanese_War]
[http://http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/germany-invades-poland]
[https://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/article.php?ModuleId=10005437]
[http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/germans-enter-paris]
[http://www.historyinanhour.com/2012/06/22/the-fall-of-france-summary/]
[http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/world-war-two/world-war-two-and-eastern-europe/operation-barbarossa/] -
Bibliography/websites of the information part 2
[https://pearlharboroahu.com/after-the-attack-on-pearl-harbor/] [http://www.molossia.org/milacademy/midway.html]
[http://www.britannica.com/event/Battle-of-Stalingrad]
[http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/Manhattan_Project.aspx]
[http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/operation-gomorrah-is-launched]
[http://www.shmoop.com/wwii/invasion-italy.html] [http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/battle-of-the-bulge]
[http://worldhistory2battleofthebulge.weebly.com/results-and-significance.html] -
Bibliography/websites of the information part 3
[http://ww2today.com/13-february-1945-operation-thunderclap-raf-start-firestorm-in-dresden]
[http://www.recordonline.com/article/20070325/NEWS/703250339]
[http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-okinawa]
[http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/victory-in-europe]
[http://www.historyandheadlines.com/july-26-1945-potsdam-declaration-japan-surrender-terms-churchill-swept-office/]
[https://history.state.gov/milestones/1937-1945/potsdam-conf]
