Location : China,Nanjim

people involved : China and Japan

overall: The Japanese soldiers came to China trying to capture Nanjim within the Japanese soldiers started to come to people house and was killing men. during the time the Japanese raped about 200,000 Chinese Women . The Japanese called it a accident while the Chinese called it the massacre

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

Involved: Germany(Adolf Hitler, General Franz Halder, and Walter von Brauchitsch) and Poland(Ignacy Mościcki  and Felicjan Sławoj Składkowski)

Overview: Germany circled and attacked Poland from all sides by water, air, and land. It was an unfair fight because Germany had a much bigger army of men and more weapons. It's estimated that 66,000 people were killed, 133,700 were injured, and 694,000 were captured. Germany's reason for this invasion was claiming that Poles were persecuting Germany's people and that they were planning to invade Germany. These ended up being false reports created by Germany. Poland surrendered, Germany and the Soviet Union split control over Poland, marking the beginning of WW2.

Source: https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/invasion-poland-september-1939

Location : Normandy

people involved : United States and United Kingdom, Canada

Overall : The United States and United Kingdom, and Canada invaded France beaches but during WW2 France was controlled by the Nazi and the Nazi sent Germany soldiers over to kill the U.S,UK.and Canada troops . The troops killed over 4,000 of their troop. https://www.history.com/articles/d-day

Location : Moton Field,Tuskegee AL

People involved : African American Males

Overall : The Tuskegee airman was black males that were trained to fight during World War 2 . These males became the first African American male to join the Military, During this time the Military was segregated . Many of these men were pilots or wanted to become pilots but Whites believe it wasn't possible for them but they knew they would be a great additional for the Military.

https://www.history.com/articles/tuskegee-airmen

https://www.tuskegee.edu/support-tu/tuskegee-airmen/tuskegee-airmen-facts#:~:text=From%201941%2D1946%2C%20some%201%2C000,by%20the%20allied%20bomber%20units.

Involved: Japan and U.S.A

Overview: There was a surprise attack by Japanese forces. Many planes, ships, and over 2,000 people were killed. After this, the President of U.S.A, declared war on Japan. This brought the United States into WW2.

Source: https://www.history.com/articles/pearl-harbor

Location : White Sands Missile Rive test site

People involved Amy

Overall : The first atomic bomb was set for a testing to see how well the bomb was built. The bomb was called the Gadget and it sent a shook wave over 38,000 feet https://www.nps.gov/whsa/learn/historyculture/trinity-site.htm

Location : Hiroshima

People Involved : United States against Japan

Overall: During 1945 United States were the First to actually use the atomic bomb on Japan United States killed about 140,000 https://www.nps.gov/whsa/learn/historyculture/trinity-site.htm

Location : Nagasaki

People involved : United States and Japan

Overall : Three days after the first atomic bomb was dropped the United States dropped another bomb on Japan but this time in Nagasaki about 40,000 people had died during the bombing

https://www.nps.gov/whsa/learn/historyculture/trinity-site.htm

Involved: Japanese Americans and President Franklin D. Roosevelt

Overview: After the attack on Pearl harbor, the president of the United States began to be suspicious of Japanese Americans. He believed they were traitors and he sent them to many internment camps across the west coast, many of them being in California, to prove their loyalty. 10,000 people were held in the Manzanar relocation camp and treated horribly, losing most of their freedom.

Source: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Manzanar-War-Relocation-Center

Involved: Japan(Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto and Vice Admiral Chuichi Nagumo) and The United States(Admiral Chester W. Nimitz and Frank J. Fletcher)

Overview: Japan planned a surprise attack on Midway (an island in the Pacific Ocean, right between Japan and the United states) to expand their land. However, The United States knew about their plan, each making crucial decisions to try to win. It was a brutal battle, but in the end, America won, the Japanese losing 2500 servicemen, 292 aircraft, and 4 aircraft carriers, while America lost 307 servicemen, 145 aircraft, and 1 destroyer.

Source: https://www.history.com/articles/world-war-ii-battles-timeline#Battle-of-Midway-June-4-7-1942

Location France

People involved : France, Germany , and Ailles

Overall : France forced rules onto Germany making them pay for damages that was done during WWl which was about 30,0000. Franc began to limit Germany troops and control their territory . These rules were forced by the Treaty of Versailles which made Germany feel like their power was taken they felt weak . Germany decided that they want to destroy the Treaty of Versailles, which the only way they could do that is by war ... https://www.history.com/articles/treaty-of-versailles-1#How-Did-the-Treaty-of-Versailles-Lead-to-World-War-II

Involved: U.S Navy Pilots

Overview: The U.S. organized a training program for Navy pilots to gain strength for WW2. However, the Pacific Ocean as well as the West Coast was blocked by Germany and Japan, so The U.S. decides to train in Lake Michigan. During training, about 200 aircraft's were lost and 8 people lost their lives.

Source: https://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/explorations/18aviatorsdown/history.html

Location : Germany

People Involved : Nazi Germany, European Jews , Romani people

Overall : The Holocaust is when Adolf Hilter sent his army to kill Jewish people that were in camps. but it wasn't the first time the government tried to destroy Jewish people Roman forced Jewish people out of Palestine . While Adolf Hilter was in control of Germany he blamed the Jewish for their lose . during this time about 6 million Jewish man , women and children died.

https://www.history.com/articles/the-holocaust

Involved: Italy(Benito Mussolini) and Ethiopia

Overview: After a recent defeat in Italy, they wanted to regain power, assert power, and create an Italian African Empire by invading Ethiopia. This invasion was extremely cruel, the Italians used poisonous gas, flame throwers, and asserted concentration camps.

Source: https://www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/ethiopia-invaded/

Location : France

People involved : Alfred Jodi, Field Marshal

Overall : Dwight wanted Germany to Surrender but Jodi was trying to only Surrender half of Germany which Dwight decided if Germany don't surrender all then he was going to block the western forces and stop them from trying to leave without signing the papers . But Germany gave in as many watch Germany sign the papers ending the war

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

Location Tokyo Bay

People Involved : Japanese , President Harry s . Truman

Overall : A few days after the atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki Japan decided they were going to surrender to the Allied powers . with Japan signing off they officially ended WWll . but it was told to the Ailles on August 14 but General Anami was so embarrassed he decided to kill himself before it was announce .

Location : Carlsbad

People involved : dental surgeon Lytle Adams Jack Couffer , Theodore Fieser and Franklin D . Roosevelt

Overall : Lytle Adams the dental suggested that the army should use bats as an bomb weapon . Because he believe that the bats will help prevent many people from dying so they attached bomb onto bats with a timer on them for them to go off . but soon the idea was cancelled in 1944 after many failed attempts . https://www.history.com/articles/weird-weapons-world-war-ii

Involved: Germany, Anne, and her family

Overview: Germany invaded the Netherlands, which Anne and family lived in, making the lives of Jews restrictive. They got word they would be sent to a "labor camp", but they didn't believe this, so, Anne's dad built a secret hideout. During this time, Anne wrote in a diary, sharing stories of her life. She was later discovered in her hideout and transported to concentration camps, where she was forced into harsh conditions. She died at the age of 16 but, fortunately her legacy lives on representing a piece of history.

Source: https://www.annefrank.org/en/anne-frank/who-was-anne-frank/

Location : Meuse - Argonne

People Involved : Navajo Marines

Overall : The code talkers started from an officer overhearing Natives talk and realized that their language is very unknown so he decided to tell the U.S military and they began to use those Native speakers as weapons . Although outside the military they were banned from speaking their own language . these troops lead an attack on German without them knowing . Which is great because German was a good code breaker but they couldn´t break their code. during this time the Navajo develop 600 terms for america language this threw their enemy off because they couldn´t figure out their plan made attacks easier with that communication . https://www.history.com/articles/world-war-is-native-american-code-talkers

location : Auschwitz

Childhood: Elie was 15 when he was captured by the Nazia and sent away to a camp in Poland

Overall : Elie Wiesel was an Holocaust survivor but his mother and sister died at the Concentration camp. he also won a Nobel Prize for his book the Peace Winner

Source : Textbook pages 426-427

Involved: The UK and Germany

Overview: The top-secret British Special Operations Executive (SOE) created a new way to send bombs to Germany. They took 100 dead rats each shipment that were stuffed with explosives to agents in Germany that would plant them near boiler factories and trains. The hope was that Germany's workers would toss the rats into the boilers to make them explode. This plan was incredibly stupid, because nobody is picking up a dead rat so, it failed.

Source: https://www.history.com/articles/weird-weapons-world-war-ii

Involved: USSR and Germany

Overview: The USSR invested in training dogs as suicide bombers. These dogs were strapped with pounds of explosives that they could slip beneath and get away. About 40,000 of these dogs were trained. Unfortunately, this plan failed, The Nazis shot any dogs spotted.

Source:https://www.history.com/articles/weird-weapons-world-war-ii

Overview: Adolf Hitler was the leader of The Nazi Party. A belief system wrapped around territorial expansion and racial supremacy. His dictatorship caused WW2 as well as the lives of 6 million Jews in The Holocaust and millions of others. His hunger for power gained him more than 20 countries in invasions. Duronf the end of WW2, he knew he was going to lose the Battle of Berlin, so he committed suicide, ending WW2 in Europe.

Source: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Adolf-Hitler

Location : Germany

People involved : Nazi Germany, Han and Sophie

Overall : Hilter target young people when he first took over Germany he wanted to keep them under his control which lead him to Han and Sophie they were brother and sister . Han started doing Military where he met other students while still attending Munich University . Han decided he wanted to tell students to rebel against Hilter . They were handing out Pamphlets to students when a Janitor saw and told officers. which led to Han and Sophie was sentenced to death and soon after every one was captured . https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/white-rose

Involved: Swiss soildiers and The Nazis

Overview: 14 countries remained neutral during WW2. However, just because they weren't fighting, doesn't mean they weren't helping each side. Switzerland claimed neutral to the war, but continued to trade with The Nazis for critical war materials.

Source: https://www.history.com/articles/neutral-countries-world-war-ii

Location : Italy

People Involved : Allied forces , Germany

Overall : Four Allies were going against Germany soilders while they were defending Italy during the WWll . which lead to a bomb attack destroying the city of Italy even though the Ailles did win the war but the cost of repay was high . The Ailles also destroyed the Abby which was rebuild later on https://www.history.com/articles/world-war-ii-battles-timeline

Involved: Sweden and Germany

Overview: Sweden also helped Germany during this time despite claiming to stay neutral. Sweden allowed German troops across its territory to fight Soviet forces. They also helped facilitate the occupation of Norway.

Source: https://www.history.com/articles/neutral-countries-world-war-ii

Location : japan

People involved : United States - Japan

Overall : The United States wanted to capture Okinawa because they knew it was a way to invade Japan . but the Japanese had a different strategy they put 1,300 ships on water and 50,000 troops to throw off the United States but they were left unharmed . Which lead to 4,ooo Japan to surrender