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Japan took control of Manchuria in 1931 after years of trying.
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On 1939, World War II broke out in Europe. Japan joined in the fight against Europe.
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This bombing completely surprised the Americans. It destroyed most of the US's ships.
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On this day, the US dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima. Hundreds of thousands of innocent people were killed.
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On this date, the Japanese signed a peace treaty with the US in order to finally end the war that has been going on this entire time.
