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Huge and long-lasting economic downturn that affected the entire world.
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The Jews were captured and put in concentration camps. Over 6 million Jews were murdered.
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Nazis violently attacked thousands of Jews in the streets of Third Reich.
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German tanks invaded Poland. Prompted by this event, Britain and France declared war on Germany.
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France had been defeated by the Nazis. The red, white, and black swastika flag flew over Paris.
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Japan bombed Pearl Harbor, Hawaii in a surprise attack. Hundreds of Japanese bombers destroyed 18 American navy ships
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This invasion was a masterful coordination of Allied land, sea, and air power. German defenses invaded Normandy.
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He killed himself in the bunker in Berlin, Germany.
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The remaining German forces surendered bringing victory in Europe.
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Series of 13 trials that were designed to put Nazi war criminals to justice. Adolf Hitler committed suicide before his trial.
