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Japanese invasion of China
[Japanese invasion of china](www.history.com/topics/nanjing-massacre) This was a true devistation for many people in China. It left them with fear and a reason to re think life. The japanese people really went hard on them this time, they went and murdered tons of the chinese people. They also rapped between 20,000 to 80,000 women even some children girls. This was also known as the rape of nanking. This all happened over a six week period, it took years for the people of china to recover from this barbaric attack. -
German Blitzkrieg
["lighting war"](www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/blitzkrieg) The german blitzkrieg is a type of tattic that hitler decided to use on Poland, which did work out for him in the end. This was also know as the "lightning war". It lasted from 1939-1940, doesnt really have an exact date but started in the beginning of the year and ended toward the middle of 1940. This time was full of fighting between countries, campiagns about war, and a limiting amount of artillery. -
Germany's invasion of Poland
[Germans invade Poland](www.history.com/this-day-in-history/germans-invade-poland) On this day the Germans invaded Poland. At this time the Adolf Hilter was the leader of germany and he did everyhting possible with his country to make his country the best out of all. They went with 1,500 troops to invade Poland. They went to the Balatic Sea with their U-boats and invaded the navy seals. Then they dropped bombs with their planes in the airfields. -
Operation Barbarossa
[Invasion](www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/operation-barbarossa) This was an invason on the Soviet army, this was all Hitlers plans again.They launched eastward and it was really a massive invasion, whihc involved over thre milion german soilders. The invasion was a distance of two thousand miles long. There was lots of destruction done in this invasion. Hitler took this very seriously and he had his german army show their all. -
Pearl Harbor
[Attack](www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/pearl-harbor) This time was during eight in the morning and the Japanese attacked on the American naval in Honolulu, Hawaii. Many things were destoryed in this attack, like two hundred airplanes and twenty american naval vessels. Also two thousand soilders and sailors died and one thousand were wounded. The day after this America declared war with Japan and three days later it started. -
Wannsee Conference
[meeting](www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-wannsee-conference) This was a confernece that was held to discuss the final soultion to the jewish plan. This was the meeting that discussed the killing of the jews basically. Months later the gas vans were killing one thousand jews everyday. -
Operation Gomorrah
[operation gomorrah](www.history.com/this-day-in-history/operation-gomorrah-is-launched) On this day bristish bombers go and bomb germany. This made germany angry so thet fougt back with heir own bombs until britian went at it again killing over thirty thousand people. This ime was called 'blitz week' beacuse things were happening everywhere not only confilcts with britain and gemany. -
D-Day (Normandy Invasion)
[D-Day](www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/d-day) This was also known as the battle of normandy. This was known to be the largest invasion in history becuase it had extensive planning. This lasted thorugh june to august. There was lots of men who were in this invasions o their is a place thats called 'normandy american cemetry' to honor the veterans who served in the this invasion. -
Operation Thundercalp
[Thunderclap](www.ww2today.com/13-february-1945-operation-thunderclap-raf-start-firestorm-in-dresden)This was a plot against Germany so it took place in Dresden. -
Battle of Iwo Jima
[Battle](ww.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-iwo-jima) This was an american invasion in Japan to the japanese army. This had lots of wipe outs more than eighteen thousand deaths in the army. there was bombs that runied most of japans land. -
VE Day
[VE Day](www.history.com/this-day-in-history/victory-in-europe) This was the day britain and america celebrate the defeat of the Nazi army. This was a great and happy time in history. Germans finally lets down their ars towards european armys. satlin said himself "The war was finally over". -
Dropping of the atomic bombs
[Bombs](www.history.com/this-day-in-history/atomic-bomb-dropped-on-hiroshima) The united States was the only army to drop an atomic bomb during war. This has never been done only this time. They dropped a bomb in Japan at hiroshima. This last atmoic bomb was said to end world war two but it was also said it may have started the cold war. This was a huge expolosion and it caused lots of damage to hiroshima. -
VJ Day
[VJ Day](www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/v-j-day) This day was the day that the world war had offically ended becuase japan finally surrendered. After all the devastating days the war had from the pearl harbor to the atomic bombing, it was finally over. Many people celebrated this day which also brings the legendary picture that i used for this topic that stayed popular for this day till now. All i can say is, Finally its all good. -
Battle of the Bulge
[battle](www.history.com/topics/worl-war-ii/battle-of-the-bulge) This war was known as one of the most bloodiest and biggest of the world war 2. This was a suprise attack by germany to the allies. This time was very cold and very harsh so it was like everyone was on their own keeping their person safe. Later on, into more of the war, germans ran out of stuff like ammunition and man power, which ended this and brought the allies to a win. -
Battle of Okinawa
[Battle](www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-okinawa) This was the last and biggest war of World War 2 at the pacific oceans. This involved two hundred eight seven troops. This was almost near the ends of world war 2 becuase their was a very low number of troops. Japansese tatics changed kinda so did everyones during this time. The allies had gotten tough.
