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Japan invades China - World War II in the Pacific begins
Japan begins World War II in the Asia Pacific theater by initiating a brutal attack in China after the invasion of Manchuria in 1931 -
Germany invades Poland - intiating World War II in Europe
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Battle of Britain
The air battle that served as an intention of Hitler to invade England and therefore take all of Western Europe. The British Royal Air Force defeated the Germans, halting Hitler's plan. -
Japan bombs Pearl Habor
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U.S enters the War
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Battle of Midway
The most important naval battle of the Pacific Campaign. The US won a decisive victory. Many Japanese fleets were destroyed, inflicting a great wound on the Japanese Navy -
Battle of Stalingrad
Decisive land battle in the Russian city Stalingrad. The Russians won a decsive victory, at the same time destroying the German 6th Army. The battle was a turning point because it halted the German expansion to the East -
D-Day invasion of Normandy
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Battle of the Bulge
The last German offensive to retake Belgium. The battle was won decisively by the Allies. The final push of the German Army was a failure, which led to the fall of Berlin a year later -
Battle of Iwo Jima
A major battle fought in the Pacfic by the US armed forces in order to capture the Japanese island of Iwo Jima. The battle was a victory of the US forces, stepping another step closer to Japan -
V-E day
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The Fall of Okinawa
US forces captured the islands of Okinawa, eventually using its airfields to to launch the plane that would drop the two atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki -
US drops atomic bomb on Hiroshima
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US drops atomic bomb on Nagasaki
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V-J Day
