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the invasion led to a 6 year long total war. The war is called the Second Sino-Japanese War. The war left China suffering, it weakened their government and industry. 300 000 Chinese civilians were killed and Japan took over four cities, the railways and they had command over the sea. -
rape of nanking was a 6 week long thing. The Japanese went into China and killed thousands of people and raping thousands of girls. -
the German blitzkrieg was a type of attack Germany did on Russia. Germany sent everything in at once and Russia wasn't prepared for it so Germany was gaining territory quickly. Germany was so powerful with that method they tried to take over Moscow but the cold harsh winter pushed them back. -
ribbentrop molotov was a treaty between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union that secretly agreed to split the countries that they invade in eastern Europe like Poland, Finland and the Baltic states -
fall of Paris, Germany was on the hunt to conquer western Europe and they won the battle and captured Paris. They ended up capturing Luxembourg, Netherlands and Belgium. -
operation barbarosa was the name of the attack between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union where the Nazis attacked Russia and tried to capture Moscow. The Nazis do not listen to the treaty at all. -
Pearl Harbor, the Japanese launched a surprise attack on one of America’s military bases in Hawaii. The attack led to 2400 Americans killed. The US president declared war on Japan the next day. -
the battle of the bulge was the last battle before the allies defeated Germany, Germany launched a huge offence. It didn't work and Nazi Germany suffered a huge loss. -
Wannsee conference was the final solution to the jews. It was a meeting with the Nazi Party and the German government. They wanted to exterminate them and have a mass killing. -
liberation of concentration camps, as the allies moved across Germany they discovered all these graves and camps for the Jews. It was unspeakable conditions. -
d day was a battle when they stormed the beaches of Normandy France over 850 000 men and 570 000 tons of supplies landed on the beach. -
battle of jima was a military campaign between the U.S military and Japan. Jima was an island 750 miles from Japan. The battle lasted for 5 weeks and it was a very bloody battle. 200 of 21 000 Japanese troops survived. -
dropping of the atomic bombs, USA gave one last shot at making Japan surrender. They sent a letter saying we highly recommend you surrender before we bring out this weapon. A couple days later a pilot drops the first one on Hiroshima and a couple days after on Nagasaki. -
ve day was the day Germany surrendered and the end of WW2 in Europe. It is a day of celebration and relief. -
Vj day was the day Japan surrendered. The vote was 3 to 2 on surrendering. It was another day of relief for the allies