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An episode of mass murder and mass rape committed by Japanese troops against the residents of Nanjing, then the capital of the Republic of China, during the Second Sino-Japanese War.
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The Treaty of Non-aggression between Germany and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, was a neutrality pact between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union signed in Moscow on 23 August 1939 by foreign ministers Joachim von Ribbentrop and Vyacheslav Molotov, respectively.
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An invasion of Poland was planned in late 1939. Germany invaded from the west, and the Soviet Union invaded from the east. They planned to divide Poland.
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Blitzkrieg is a method of warfare whereby an attacking force, spearheaded by a dense concentration of armored and motorized or mechanized infantry formations with close air support.
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Japanese disabled 19 ships, destroyed 188 airplanes, wounded 1,100 and killed 2,400. U.S. declares war on Japan on December 8, 1941.
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The allied commander in Europe planned a land invasion of France. The invasion included 150,00 soldiers; 5,000 ships; 11,000 planes and gliders.D-Day was known as "Operation Overlord".
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Hitler's last attempt to defeat the Allies in Europe. 600,000 Americans fought in the battle; 800,000 killed. Germans lost 100,000. Germany lost because they ran out of fuel.
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The Battle of Iwo Jima was a major battle in which the United States Marine Corps landed on and eventually captured the island of Iwo Jima from the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II.
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DescriptionThe Battle of Okinawa, codenamed Operation Iceberg, was a major battle of the Pacific War fought on the island of Okinawa by United States Marine and Army forces against the Imperial Japanese Army.
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Victory in Europe Day, generally known as V-E Day.
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President Truman decided to drop the bomb in order to save American lives from land invasion. Hiroshima: around 70,000 killed instantly; 135,000 final death toll. Nagasaki: 40,000 killed instantly; 50,000 final death toll
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