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After the signing of the Treaty of Versailles it left many countries struggling, dissatified, and poor. They war was never really settled. Countries still wanted to settle things.
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"The night of the broken glass". Thousands of Jewish buildings were damaged. Many Jews were sent to concentration camps.
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Germany sends a criminal across the Polish border and shoots him. They say Poland shot him and this gave them a reason to attack Poland. They have a victory in just a month.
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This is the beginning of World War II.
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Germany takes over Denmark and Norway
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France was expecting Germany to come from the south so they created a strong army in the south. Germany ends up coming from the north and takes over the entire country except Vichy, France.
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The Allies broke the Enigma which was the German code.
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Hideki Tojo was a military leader so Japan was ran by the military when he took over.
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Japan attacks the United States at Pearl Harbor. 20 warships and 200 aircraft were destroyed. 2400 Americans were killed. It was said to be "a day that will live in infamy."
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16 American bombers attack Tokyo. There was not a lot of damage done but it gave America something to celebrate and it made the Japanese uneasy.
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U.S. troops go across the English Channel to attack the Germans. They kept pushing Germany back and by August they had gained Paris.
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The meeting was held in San Francisco. By creating this, they were hoping to encourage cooperation among the nations to prevent any future wars.
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The United States demands Japanese surrender or we wil bring“prompt and utter destruction”.
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This was a ship that transported atomic bomb materials. It was torpedoed by the Japanese submarine I-58.
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The U.S. bombs Japan in Hiroshima. 80,000 people are killed.
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The U.S. bombs Japan in Nagasaki. 40,000 people die.
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Japan surrenders on USS Missouri.
