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Adolf Hitler took office in 1933. His reign of terror would kill millions of innocent people, and send the world into distress.
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Before war was declared, Germany invaded Austria and informally took it over. A campaign against the Jews were issued.
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Germany invaded Poland which would set off a chain reaction that starts World War II. Thousands of people were either killed or captured.
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Following the victory of WWI, the world undertook yet another. This time was set off by Hitler's obsession to control the world.
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Strong defenses during WWI had collapsed. Germany was able to access the base and bomb it.
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It had been nine months since France and Britain had declared war on Germany, but they had it fairly quiet. It is considered the point where France fell when Germany invaded the country.
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A major air battle in mid-1940. By then, the British had developed a highly effective air defense. It proved to be a major defeat against Germany.
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A genocide that killed an estimated six million people. It was mainly Jewish people who were loathed by Adolf Hitler.
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Pearl Harbor was attacked Dec. 7, 1941 destroying 8 main naval ships. It killed 2,335 people in total.
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The Japanese bombed the U.S naval base on December 7, 1941. The following day, President Franklin D. Roosevelt declared war on Japan.
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A transfer by the Japanese Imperial Army that had 60,000 to 80,000 American and Filipino prisoners of war. They traveled an area of more than 60 miles. Between 5,000 to 18,000 Filipinos and 500 to 600 American soldiers perished along the way.
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The Americans beat the Japanese by destroying Japan's first line carrier. The battle of Midway ended the Japanese invasion in the pacific.
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It was the largest confrontation throughout WWII. Over 1.7 million people were killed.
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The weather was terrible which created monstrous conditions for soldiers. 4,000 Allied troops lost their lives in the D-Day invasion.
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A conference the final defeat Nazi Germany. It look place in Yalta, Russia.
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The day Europe regained control, and had freedom once again. It is a day celebrated until this day.
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The USA used a B-29 Bomber to drop the world's first deployed atomic bomb. It immediately killed 80,000 people instantly while thousands were killed from the radiation afterwards.
