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July 7,1937 the Japanese invaded China they also called this the Second-Sino War. This was a military conflict that was waged between Japan and China. Japan controlled a big part of China and this war lasted from 1937-1945. Some effects of this invasion was the start of World War II.
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Blitzkrieg ‘Lightning War’.This was a method that made them responsible for the Nazi Party of Germany military successed in WW2.The Blitzkrieg happened because German had a strategy to defeat all of its European opponents and Europe was overrun.An effect of the German Blitzkrieg was “German air power prevented some enemies from adequately resupplying or redeploying forces and thereby from sending reinforcements to seal breaches in the front.”https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/blitzkrieg
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The Fall of Paris or Battle of Paris was a German by the Nazi’s invasion during World War II. They had been previously battling but this was actually during the war. France later declared a war on German after German invaded Poland. https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/germans-enter-paris
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December 7, 1941 A Japanese Navy attacked the United States at PEARL HARBOR on the Oahu, Hawaii. Over 2,000 women and men were kilt. The Japanese attacked the US for many different reasons but this main one was to destroy American fleet units to prevent the Pacific fleet from intertwining. This was a terrible time for America but this left an impact on the number of deaths from American soldiers. America boosted the security of their ships and country. https://www.nps.gov/valr/index.h
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The Wannsee Conference was meeting held for the Nazi Party government in the Berlin suburb of Wannesee on January 20, 1942. This conference was scheduled so the Nazi government of Germany could discuss “The Final Solution” or “Jewish Question”. This had major relations with the Holocoust. The impact was many Jews were killed and they were a series of events that led up to this like the gas vans. https://www.britannica.com/event/Wannsee-Conference
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The Battle of Midway lasted 3 days in June of 1942. The Battle of Midway was a big naval battle in the Pacific Theater of World War II. This happened because it was six months after Pearl Harbor was attacked and one month after the Battle of the Coral Sea. This was a big impact because it was an “Air-sea” battle. This helped naval power in World War II.https://warontherocks.com/2016/06/the-battle-of-midway-the-complete-intelligence-story/
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The Allies invasion of Italy lasted 14 days. The Allies invaded Italy in the early stages of World War II. This operation was taken under by General Sir Harold Alexander. This happened after many invasions. The Allies took the victory. Both the Allies and Italy were effected by almost over 6,000 deaths .https://www.thoughtco.com/invasion-of-italy-2360451#:~:text=During%20the%20course%20of%20the,towards%20Naples%20on%20September%2019.
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“D-Day” or the Normandy Invasion the Allied Forces (Britain, America, Franc, Canada) attacked the German forces in Normandy, France. Over 150,000 soldiers the Allied Forces won and that was another spark or turning point of World War II in Europe. This happened because this was the first stage of “Operation Overload” Some impacts were some of the Germans killed themselves instead of surrendering. https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/d-day-allies-invade-europe
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The battle of Bulge or “The Ardennes Counteroffensive” was an offensive campaign in Germany during World War 2 that took place from December 16, 1944- January 25, 1945. This happened because Hitler and the Nazi party wanted to split the Allies and get them to be apart of Germany. This was an effect. This battle was named the costliness fought by the US Army which suffered over 100,000 casualties. https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-battle-of-the-bulge
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In 1945 the Soviets liberated Auschwitz, the largest killing center and concentration map in January of 1945. After this happened some survivors lived in camps worldwide. Some impacts were the Nazi party was still around even after World War II. https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/liberation-of-the-concentration-camps
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The Battle of Iwo Jima was a battle fought during World War 2 with the Navy landing and the United States Marine Corps. They captured the island of Iwo Jima from the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II. Fun fact! This was important because the president wanted to see how long and how hard Japan would fight for their island. https://www.history.navy.mil/research/library/online-reading-room/title-list-alphabetically/b/battle-for-iwo-jima.html
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VE is better known as the Victory in Europe of 1945. This was a celebration celebrating the surrenderance of Germany during World World II. This happened because Germany surrendered. The impact on this event was the end of World War II. Minister Winston Churchill declared victory and administered the event. https://www.defense.gov/Experience/VE-Day/
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The Potsdam Declaration was a term and agreement of Japan surrendering from World War II. It was also a conference to discuss the end of World War II. President Harry Truman issued it. This was good thing the Allies surrender also. https://www.britannica.com/topic/Potsdam-Declaration
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Dropping of the Atomic Bomb of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The American B29 bomber Enola Gay attacked Hiroshima, Japan. The bombings killed over 200,000 people. This happened because they wanted to get Germany to surrender. Many historians argue that this was the end of World War II. An impact from this was many survived suffered from things like cancer, etc. https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/atomic-bomb-hiroshima#:~:text=On%20the%20morning%20of%20August,the%2
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VJ Day or “Victory Over Japan Day” was the day Japan surrendered in World War II. An important effect of this was to bring World War II to an end. This happened because the Allies accepted the Nazi Party official surrender. VE day and VJ day are two separate events.https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/v-j-day#:~:text=Reaction%20to%20Japanese%20Surrender,-In%20Washington%20on&text=This%20is%20the%20day%20when,or%20%E2%80%9CV%2DE%20Day.%E2%80%9D)
