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WW2
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Japanese Invasion of China
Japan brutally began attacking China in 1937. Japan believed that its people were superior and wanted to expand its territory. China was devastated and its people were harshly mistreated by the invaders. https://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/article.php?ModuleId=10005155 -
Blitzkrieg
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German Invasion of Poland
Germany invaded Poland in order to gain "lebensraum" (living space). The Nazis subjugated the population of Poland and murdered many of its citizens. Great Britain and France declared war on Germany in response.
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Operation Barbossa
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Pearl Harbor
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Wannsee Conference
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Operation Gomorrah
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D-Day
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Battle of the Bulge
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Battle of Iwo Jima
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Battle of Okinawa
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Dropping of Atomic Bombs
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VJ Day
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Operation Thunderclap
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