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Kwantung Army of the Ampire of Japan invanded Manchuria. Established Manchuko
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Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany. He feeds off the desperate citizens, slowly becoming dictator. He becomes too powerful, leading to WWII.
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Held in Munich, Germany, the meeting was help to prevent Hitler from taking aggressive military action. Leaders granted him a portion of Czechoslovakia. World leaders were scared of Hitler; they didn't want to upset him.
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"Night of Broke Glass", attack on Jews by Nazis and non-Jewish citizens. Hitler blamed Jews for the past.
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German forces invaded Poland; start of WWII. Hitler broke the Munich Pact which showed he did not care about rules or laws.
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Defense and evacuation of British and allied forces in Europe. Saved lives.
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Japanese attack naval base Peark Harbor, Hawaii. Caused the U.S. to become inolved in the war.
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76,000 allied prisoners of war, including 12,000 Americans, had to walk 60 miles to prison camps. Showed that Japanese leaders were relentless; far from giving up.
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Japanese Navy tried to lure several U.S. aircraft carriers into a trap but were badly defeated. Japanese tried to strategize, becoming closer to defeat.
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Allied Powers stormed the beaches of Normandy in northern France and freed the French from Nazi control.
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Last major battle in Europe. Shows that Nazis were close to defeat.
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Conference held by heads of govrnment to discuss Europe's postwar reorganization. This helped Europe clean up WWII distruction.
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Germany officially stopped military operations, ending the European conflict of WWII.
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U.S. dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, three days later bombing Nagasaki, in hopes of ending the war. Over 130,000 were killed. Ended WWII.
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Victory over Japan Day - The day Japan Surrenders. This is the end of WWII.
