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Japanese and Chinese troops on the frontier led to what became known as the Marco Polo Bridge incident. Communist had been encouraged to &a began supplying arms to China. 1940,war descended into stalemate. Neither were achieving a victory so Japan bombed Pearl Harbor, & World War II started in the Far East.
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Blitzkrieg is a military tactic designed to create disorganization among enemy forces through the use of mobile forces and locally concentrated firepower.
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Germany invaded Poland on September 1, 1939.The Polish army was defeated within weeks. They broke through Polish defenses and advanced to Warsaw. After shelling and bombing Warsaw, surrendered to the Germans on September 27, 1939.
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On 1941 Germany bombed the Soviet city of Stalingrad. Rapid bombing quickly turns the city into rubble, but Soviet military and civilians held strong. The Nazi army become weak by the time winter sets in because of the lack of food and ammunition. The Germans surrender on February 2, 1943.
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Japan attached a naval base near Honolulu Hawaii. Japan's government believed that expanding its territory & take over its import markets.
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High ranking Nazi Party & German government officials gathered at a villa in the Berlin suburb of Wannsee to discuss & coordinate the emplementation of what they called the "final solution of the Jewish Question."
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The first move the United States made in World War II. The military forces of the United States & the UK launched amphibious operation against French North Africa, in particular the French held territories of Algeria & Marocco. That landing, code name was Torch, reflected the results of long & contentious arguments between British & American planners.
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More than 130,000 allies storm the beach of Normandy on D-Day. The allies liberate France on August 25 paving the way for allied victory in Europe.
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"Opereation Iceberg" It was the biggest amphibious landing in the Pacific theater of WWII. Commanding generals on both sides died in the battle.
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Operation iceberg, the largest amphibious landing in the pacific theatre of World War II. Commanding generals on both side died in the battle.
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General Alfred signed Germany’s unconditional surrender in WWII. It took effect when Germany soldiers across Europe laid down their arms. Peace sparked massive rejoicing in Europe and the United States as many took the streets to celebrate.
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Atomic bomb dropped on Japanese city of Hiroshima, through dropping of the atomic bomb ended the world war. Tens of thousands more died in weeks from wounds and radiation poisoning. A few days later, Japan announced their surrender
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News of the surrender was announced to the world. This sparked spontaneous celebrations over the final ending of the World War II. On September 2, 1945, a formal surrender ceremony was held in Tokyo Bay aboard the USS Missouri. At the time, president Truman declared 9/2 as VJ Day.
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These were a series of 13 trials carried out in Nuremburg, Germany between 1945 and 1949. Lawyers and doctors were indicated on such charges as crimes against peace and crimes against humanity. adolf Hitler commited suicide and was never brought to trial.
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Everything thing broke down and it was practically every man for them self. All the snow was suffocating and all of men died because they froze to death. AS weather improves the Allies began to regain their ground, and air force planes attack and drop supplies. The Allies finally achieve victory on January 25, 1945.
