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Rape of Nanjing
This was a very brutal period in which hundreds of thousands of Chinese were murdered. This showed that the Japanese would be very cruel in the war and planned on making the war a very rough and destructive war. -
Start of the war in Atlantic/European Theater
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Battle of the Atlantic
if the battle was lost, then Britain might not be saved. The result was that Britain was able to come through and stay in the war. -
Battle of Britain
Hitler was unable to invade the UK. Hitler made the mistake of invading the Soviets, which would eventually lead to his downfall. -
Start of the war in Pacific Theater
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Pearl Harbor
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U.S. joins war
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Bataan Death March
This showed the cruelty of the Japanese. Even though the U.S. lost a lot of men they were able to stir up the American population and this resulted in even harder and more intense fighting by the American troops. -
D-day
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Battle of the Bulge
This battle was the last attempt by Germany. The Germans lost the war and this led to the end of Germany in the war. -
Okinawa fell
Okinawa was the last key stronghold in the Pacific. This was the last island to capture before the U.S. would invade Japan, making this the staging place for the U.S. before the attakc of Japan. -
V-E day
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Hiroshima
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Nagasaki
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V-J day
