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Germany had broken the Treaty of Versailles by creating more U boats and using unrestricted submarine warfare. It was a cause of world war two.
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June 22, 1940... The Germans had previously invaded France, broke through the Maginot Line, and taken over Paris to give France a new government called the Vichy. It was controlled by Germany.
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It was important to this time period because the British Royal Air Force defeated the larger German airforce called the Luftwaffe and defeated them for the moment in submarine warfare. This postponed Germany's invasion of Britain.
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Japan joins Italy and Germany as allies in the signing of the Tripartite Pact
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He broke the act by invading the Soviet Union under Operation Barbarossa because he wanted the Eastern part of the Soviet Union.
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FDR allows US navy to attack or shoot any axis power vessel.
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The attack was by Japan on Pearl Harbor. This was important to the time period because many Americans had died, many naval ships were destroyed, and it was one of the main incidents that brought America into the war.
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They came to Washington DC to destroy all records of bombing intentions.
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They declare war on the US because the US was now at war with Japan and they were obligated to help thier ally.
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MacArthur promises to return to the Phillipines to fight for thier freedom against Japan.
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The Bataan Death March took place in the Phillipines, by the Japanese making prisoners of war march to work camps and beatings and murders of the prisoners were very common.
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A major battle between the Allied naval and air forces against the Japanese navy. It was a japanese tactical victory and a Strategic one for the allies.
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It was the most important battle of the Pacific Capaign between the US and Japan, where the US beat and inflicted extreme damage on the Japanese Navy.
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This battle occurred in the Pacific theatre of the war between the allies, predominately american, and Japan. It was an Allied victory
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The allied forces defeated the Germans who had taken control of the area that was mostly French territories. The campagin was devised by the President and Winston Churchill. Dwight D. Eisenhower who lead the American forces.
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The battle was a decisive Soviet victory, by which part of the German army had been destroyed or severly damaged.
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This was an allied offensive operation that was anphibious and airborne. It was a great victory for the allies because it helpped Mussolini lose a lot of power.
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The fall of Scicily and other allied advancements caused Mussoini's power to be diminished, thus the fall of Rome.
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D-Day was the first day of the invasions by the Allies that took place in Normady, France and it was a successful campaign.
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He returned to the phillipines to lead American troops in the Battle of Leyte Gulf in 1944, This was one the biggest naval battle of that time period and it was where japanese"kamikazes" first began. It was a great win for the Allies because it basicallly destroyed the Japanese navy.
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The Battle of Leyte Gulf in 1944, which took place in the Philippines. This was one the biggest naval battle of that time period and it was where japanese"kamikazes" first began, which are suicide attempts designed to weaken or destroy the enemy.
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The Battle of the Bulge occurred in along a fifty-mile bulge in Belgium and Luxembourg. The Americans fought the the Germans for days, and were begining to weaken but soon airpower attacked the germans and brought supplies. This battle was important because the loss shook German power and morale.
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This was during the battle of Iwo Jima, and the photograph has become a national icon and won the Pulitzer Prize for Phoography the same year it was published.
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He becomes president because FDR died of a cerebral hemorrage.
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He was realized that Germany was being defeated and was devestated and so, he when the allies were coming for him on April 30th he killed himself and his wife, Ava Braun.
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The day war in Europe was over and the Allies won.
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The Americans over took the island from Japanese power.
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Hiroshima, was an important place to this time period because it was the first city that the Atomic bomb was used on. The bomb was brought by an American bomber called Enola Gay and it caused an extreme amount of destruction and deaths. Even more deaths occurred from radiation.
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Nagasaki was an important Japanese city because it was a naval port where torpedos were made and it was the second city that suffered the attack of the atomic bomb. The bombing was caused by the Russians.
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The surrender took place on the USS Missouri, and this surrender concluded World War Two.
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This was Victory in Japan day, which was when they surrendered.
