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Manchuko
Japan began its invasion of Manchuria, and its campagn for dominance in Asia. -
The Munich Pact
An agreement that allowed the Germans to annex the Sudatenland, a failed attempt to appease Hitler. -
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Kristallnacht
Series of attacks against the Jews in Austria and Germany, marked the start of the German persecution of the Jews in Germany. -
The Invasion of Poland
Germany invaded Poland, marked the start of World War II. -
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Dunkirk
The cornered allied troops were allowed to evacuate back to England, Germany had invaded all of western Europe. -
Pearl Harbor
Japan attacked the American Pacific Fleet in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, America declares war on Japan. -
Bataan Death March
The Japanese forced Filipino and American soldiers to march over 60 miles, showed the brutality and unbreaking will of the Japanese. -
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The Battle of Midway
A massive naval battle that marked the end of the Japanese naval power during the war. -
D-Day
The Allies began their campaign to re-conquer Europe from Germany. -
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Battle of the Bulge
Final German offensive. The turning point of the war where the Allies began to take back Europe from Germany. -
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The Yalta Conference
Conference of the "Big Three" to decide what to do with the countries of post-war Europe and Berlin. -
V E Day
Germany surrenders, end of the war in Europe. -
Bombing of Hiroshima
America drops the first atomic bomb on the city of Hiroshima, first use of nuclear weaponry in human history. -
V J Day
Japan surrendered, marked the end of the war as a whole.