Why: It was an order by Matsui Iwane, commanding general of the Japanese Central China Front Army that captured the city.

What: Mass killing and ravaging of Chinese citizens and capitulated soldiers by soldiers of the Japanese Imperial Army after its seizure of Nanjing, China, on December 13, 1937, during the Sino-Japanese War that preceded World War II.

Source: https://www.britannica.com/event/Nanjing-Massacre

• Refers to when the allied invaded France to liberate them from Nazi Germany.

• When the Nazi's invaded and took over France D-day was meant to take back France from the Nazi

Source: https://www.army.mil/d-day/

• It was a joint attack on Poland by the Nazi, Slovak Republic, and Soviet Union.

• It was a surprise attack on the Polish army, the Polish stood no chance because they were too close to the German frontier

• Source: https://www.britannica.com/event/Invasion-of-Poland

source: https://www.britannica.com/event/Pearl-Harbor-attack

• General Alfred Jodl, signed the unconditional surrender of all German forces

• If they did not surrender Eisenhower was prepared to seal off the Western front, preventing Germany from flee.

source: https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/may-7/germany-surrenders-unconditionally-to-the-allies-at-reims

• The Germans invaded low countries and France, and it took them 6 weeks to take over France and Paris.

• Hitler wanted to take over small countries and France because he wanted to take over Europe.

• A battle between Britain's royal air force and German air force.

• Hitler set his sights on the Soviet Union but still had to go through great Britain.

  
  

  source : https://www.history.com/articles/battle-of-britain-1

• It was a navel battle between the United States and Japan.

• Japan wanted to destroy Americas naval ships so they could not join the war.

source: https://www.britannica.com/event/Battle-of-Midway

• Black servicemen of the U.S Army Air Force, who served for world war 2.

• They fought in world war 2 to defend against of planes and to protect the B-25.

source: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Tuskegee-Airmen

• It was a top secret U.S government program called the Manhattan project.

• To gather data on the effects of a nuclear explosion before were used in combat.

source: https://www.britannica.com/technology/atomic-bomb/Development-and-proliferation-of-atomic-bombs

• A v-2 rocket designed by Nazi´s, it was the first long-range missile.

• The v-2 rocket was used as a weapon against the allied cities.

source: https://www.britannica.com/technology/V-2-rocket

• A Matilda tank was a heavily armed vehicle used during the first year of the campaign in North Africa.

• Anti tank guns were upgraded during this campaign and used to fight against the German Tiger tank.

source: https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/the-tanks-and-guns-of-the-second-world-wars-desert-war

Source: https://www.britannica.com/event/Holocaust

Source:https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/how-radar-changed-the-second-world-war

• Holocaust survivor, author, Nobel Peace Prize Winner

• He was 15 when he was captured by the Nazis and sent away to a concentration camp in Poland

• He was famous for his book, Night

source: TCI Textbook

• Tuskegee Airmen were asked to die for our country but were denied access to a bar.

• Because of segregation and Racism was still a thing back then and they could not go in because of their skin color