Japan’s attacks on Pearl Harbor in Dec. 7th,1941.
Important Battles and Events
Invasion of Poland
• The Invasion of Poland, was an invasion of Poland by Germany, the Soviet Union, and a small Slovak contingent that marked the start of World War II in Europe. The invasion began on 1 September 1939,
Belligerents(交战国)
Allies Soviet Union (1941–45） United States (1941–45) British Empire China (at war 1937–45) France Poland Canada Australia New Zealand South Africa ...and others Axis Germany Japan (at war 1937–45) Italy (1940–43) Romania (1941–44) Thailand （1942-45） Co-belligerents
The Battle of Midway
The Battle of Midway is widely regarded as the most important naval battle of the Pacific Campaign of World War II between 4 and 7 June 1942. The battle has often been called "the turning point of the Pacific".
Among these main events are:
The Marco Polo Bridge Incident卢沟桥 事变(fan) in July 7th, 1937. The start of Operation Barbarous巴巴 罗萨计划 (the German invasion of the Soviet Union) in June 22nd , 1941.
Finland (1941–44)
Iraq (1941)
Puppet states
Manchukuo Croatia (1941–45) Slovakia
Commanders and leaders
Allied leaders
Axis leaders
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Joseph Stalin Winston Churchill
Attacks on Pearl Harbor
December 7, 1941. Japan didn’t have any formal warning, attacked the Pearl Harbor in Hawaii led President Roosevelt to proclaim December 7, 1941, “a date which will live in infamy(不光彩的)". And American declared war with Japan the second day.
The World War II
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World War II, was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including all of the great powers, organized into two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis. Over 70 million people, the majority of whom were civilians, were killed, making it the deadliest conflict in human history.
Adolf Hitler
Hirohito（日本天皇） Benito Mussolini
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The start of the war is generally held to be September 1, 1939, with the German invasion of Poland and subsequent(随后的) declarations of war on Germany by most of the countries in the British Empire and Commonwealth, and by France. Many belligerents(交战国) were at war before or after this date, during a period which spanned from 1937 to 1941, as a result of other events.
Japanese invasion of China
In July 1937, Japan captured the former Chinese imperial capital of Beiping after instigating(挑起) the Marco Polo Bridge Incident, which culminated(达到顶点) in the Japanese campaign to invade all of China. The Japanese continued to push the Chinese forces back, capturing the capital Nanjing in December 1937 and committed the Nanking Massacre.