Japan invaded Nanjing, China in 1937

Nanjing was the Nationalist capital of China at the time

More then 300,000 people was killed

This was the start of WW2 in Asia according to many historians

https://sfi.usc.edu/collections/nanjing-massacre

North Africa war stared June 10th,1940 and lasted until may 13th,1943.

220,000 men were killed during this war.

They stared the war in North Africa because of strategic objectives of both the axis and allied powers

In September 1940 Britain launched its first bombing raid on Berlin.

Bombing attacks over period of several months devastated parts of London.

The British had successfully defended their homeland.

Textbook page 418

December 7,1914 Japanese aircraft carriers approached Hawaii where the U.S pacific fleet was anchored at pearl harbor.

More than 300 bombers and fighter plane launched.

More then 2,400 Americans were killed and some 1,200 wounded.

Textbook 419

September 30,1928-July2,2016

Holocaust survivor,author, Nobel peace prize winner.

Elie was 15 when he was captured by the Nazis and sent away to conecentration camp in Poland.

He is most famous for his book,night,which describes his experiences in the Holocqust.

textbook page 426-427

On September 1, 1939, German forces under the control of Adolf bombarded Poland form the air .

Polish forces were severely under equipped and attempted to take the Germans head on.

Germany invaded Poland to regain lost territory.

https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/september-1/germany-invades-poland

On October 3,1935 one of the two independent African nations at the time was invaded.

In the Great Depression black men was trained for military action.

An estimated 8,000 in Chicago,5,000 in Detroit and about 2,000 in Kansas city.

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