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Japan's main desire for invading China is they were inclined to be an imperial power. They were looking to obtain higher militaristic and economic element after invading them. Japan was in need of a lot more resources. Militaristically, Japan was already controlled at this time by officers and in sense, wanted to prove that they were stronger and could subjugate other countries. [Source: https://www.enotes.com/homework-help/why-did-japan-invade-china-1937-an-what-was-marco-315915]
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Japanese soldiers marched into China and murdered 300,000 out of 600,00 people of the population. The troops who were placed in Nanking were poorly led and loosely organized. They're objective was to kill all captive and they engaged in a chaotic retreat. These soldiers dehumanized and did unthinkable acts to those captured. Video: (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHO6GTMyy_U)(http://www.historyplace.com/worldhistory/genocide0)]
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The "Blitzkreig" was Germany's military tactic which enabled them to take over most of Europe. This tactic required the concentration of offensive weapons along a narrow front used to destroy whatever's in its path. This tactic also proved useful because it preserves human lives and limits the expenditure of artillery. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUjrnlMAtQ4
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Hitler and Stalin both signed a non-aggression pact. It explained the territorial influences and spheres of Germany and Russia without an invasion.
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The German-Soviet pact entitled for Germany to attack Poland since it was to be partitioned between both powers. Germany did not have to worry about the Soviet's intervention between them. Poland was defeated within weeks of the invasion.
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On this day, Japanese planes attacked the United States Naval Base at Pearl Harbor. This bombing caused more than 2,300 Americans and destroyed their battleship. [http://www.americaslibrary.gov/jb/wwii/jb_wwii_pearlhar_1.html]
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Also known as "The Final Solution to the Jewish Question", this conference was held in a villa and attended by high ranking Nazi Party and German government officials.
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The Filipinos and Americans surrendered to the Japanese. Approximately 75,000 of those who surrendered were rounded up and were then forced to march 65 miles to their own prison camps. [http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/bataan-death-march]
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This battle was a four-day sea-and-air battle. The U.S Pacific Fleet succeeded in destroying four Japanese aircraft. This battle began because of the U.S resistance to Japan's imperial design.
Video: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-au50GxIXw]
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During World War II, the jewish ghetto in Warsaw, Poland staged and armed revolt against the deportation to extermination camps. This created a domino effect therefore when other camps heard of this uprising, they were inspired and revolted back.
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On this day, the Allied forces staged a huge assault on the Germans. This invasion on the beach in Normandy, France is known as D-day, yet the "D" in D day has some arguable meanings such as "Doomsday", "Decision", and "Departure."
[http://www.history.com/news/ask-history/why-was-it-called-d-day]
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This war was German's attempt to drive a wedge between the American and British armies in France.This month-long battle resulted in an allied victory. [http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-the-bulge]
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Soviets were first to liberate those who were sick and exhausted in concentration camps. They wanted these people for the final stages of war, but were forced to leave them behind because of their sickly conditions.
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This plan was a massive attack on Berlin that would cause many casualties. The end goal was to cause casualties as far as German personnel. But the term "Operation Thunderclap" was a code word because this attack was cancelled and shelved.
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This major battle where the United States Marines Corps landed on and then captured the island of Iwo Jima from the Japanese.
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This battle is known for its substantial amounts of casualties. There was about 100,000 Japanese casualties and 50,000 for the allies.The significance of this battle is it was the largest invasion of the Pacific campaign and last. [https://www.quora.com/What-was-the-significance-of-the-Battle-of-Okinawa-during-World-War-II]
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This day is very significant because it is the day the German troops in Europe finally laid down their arms. In Prague, German surrendered to the Soviets. The war was finally over against the Nazi's.
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The Japanese surrender was after put into conference where the Japanese agreed to a document outlining their terms of surrender.
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Harry S. Truman was discouraged by the Japanese's reaction to the Potsdam Conference and made the decision to drop the very first atomic bomb over Hiroshima. President Truman wanted to end the war between them and found that the casualties would be worse if they had just invaded them. [http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/atomic-bomb-is-dropped-on-hiroshima]
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The Japanese had surrendered to the United States and sparked celebration all over as the final ending of World War II. There was a final ceremony aboard the USS Missouri to finalize this claim.
[http://www.holidayinsights.com/moreholidays/September/vjday.htm]
