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Japan's invasion of China also known as the Second Sino-Japanese war. Japan invaded China ,which was weakened during WW2, in order to obtain land.
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Heavily under armed in comparison to the German army the Polish army was easily overwhelmed.
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Agreement to provide resources and benefits to countries whcih oppse fascism.
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The Battle of Britain was an air battle fought between Germany and Britain. Defeat by the germans would have made Britain vulnerable to invasion. Britain ultimately came out on top.
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A trearty aligning Japan, Italy, and Germany.
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Meeting held in Wannsee in order to reach a decision about the Jews.
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THe invasion of Normandy, France by the Allied forces which freed northern France.
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The Potsdam conference was a gathering of the Allied forces (U.S., Britain, and the Soviet Union).
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The atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan by the United States was approved by President Harry Truman.
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The day Japan surrendered to the Allied forces
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Aid provided to Mediterranean countries in danger of falling to communist powers.
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Japan bombed Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
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Program to help 17 countries establish a stable democratic government.
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Joseph Stalin died and power in the Soviet Union was shifted to Nikita Krushchev.
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Treaty between the Soviet Union, East
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Group of 10 satellites launched into space by the Soviet Union.
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The CIA launched an attack on Cuba which ended in utter defeat.
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Also known as victory in Europe in day, was the Nazis unconditional surrender.
