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Hitler was from Austria and wanted to unite Austria and Germany to form a 'greater Germany'.
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The Battle of Britain was Germany’s first military failure. The German air force was never able to beat Britain’s Royal Air Force.
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Japanese planes and small submarines attacked Pearl Harbor. Japan attacked because they thought they could take over the pacific islands, and if they attacked Pearl Harbor we would give up Hawaii.
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The Battle of Coral Sea was fought entirely by planes . The Battle of the Coral Sea was fought to stop the Japanese from invading Australia.
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Hitler wanted to take Stalingrad because that city was a hub of transportation, it had resources and it was near the oil fields.
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The Allies invaded France from the sea to push the Germans out of western Europe while the Soviets pushed westward, to end World War Two and end Nazi dictatorship.
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The German army launched a counteroffensive that was intended to cut through the Allied forces.
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Both nuclear weapons was to scare the Russians. The USA knew that after the war its enemy would be Russia and wanted to show the Russians that they had these weapons and were not reluctant to use them.
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Midway was a trap by the American forces. They succeeded in breaking the Japanese codes. Both sides thought they would be able to wipe out the other side. The US in this case won through a series of fortunate events. It was the turning point of the war in the Pacific.