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A mass murder and mass rape by Japanese soldiers to the citizens of Nanjing.
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Germany invaded Poland due to lack of land, and strengthening it's territories. This even began WWII.
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German invason.
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Japan wanted to neutralize America's fleet to swcure their advance into Malaya. This attack brought America into the War by force.
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Germany wanted to regain lost land, so they kicked off war with a fast fighting technique, called BLitzkrieg, or lightning war.
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This part of WWII had many casualties being the landing operations of the Allied Invasions of Germany.
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A major German attack that took the Allied Powers off guard, lots of casualties.
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U.S. Marines captured the Island of Iwo Jima to provide a staging area for attacks on Japanese Mainland.
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A series of battles foght on the Ryuku Islands used to approach Japan. 82,000 casualties.
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A formal acceptance of Japan's surrender. (Victory in Europe Day)
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August 6th, and 9th, the days the U.S. dropped the atomic bombs on Japan. (Hiroshima and Nagasoki)
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Victory over Japan Day, Japan surrendered in WWII, ending the war.
