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Munich Conference
Here the leaders of Great Britain, France, and Italy agreed to allow germany to annex certain areas od czechoslovakia. -
Non-Aggresion Pact
Nonaggression pact between Germany and the Soviet Union that was concluded only a few days before the beginning of World War II. Agreed to not take millitary action on each other for the next ten years. -
Germany Invades Poland
Joint invasion of poland by Germany, The soviet union and a small slovak contingent that marked the beginning of World War II in Europe. -
Blitzkreig
A millitary tactic designed to create disorganization among enemy forces through the use of mobile forces and concentrated firepower. -
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Battle of Britain
The second world war air campaign brought on by the German air force. This battle was the first major campaign to be fought entirely using air forces. Largest and most sustained aerial bombing campaign to that date. -
Lend-Lease Act
An act to promote the defense of the United States. Under which the US supplied other countries with food, material, and other supplies. -
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Operation Barbarossa
Operation barbarossa was the code name for nazi germanys invasion of the soviet union during World War II, commencing on June 22,1941. -
Japan invades china
The kwantung army of the empire of japan invaded Manchuria immediately following the mukden accident. this occupation lasted until the end of World War II. -
Pearl Harbor
Suprise millitary attack conducted by the imperial japanese navy against the united states naval base located in Pearl, Harbor. The attack led to the United States entry in to World War II. -
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Bataan death march
Forcible transfer to camp odonell by the imperial japanese army. The march began after the three month battle of bataan in the Phillipines during World War II. Many American prisoners of war died before they could reach their destination. -
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Battle of Midway
Crucial and decisive naval battle in the pacififc theatre of World War II. Damage on the japanese naval fleet proved irreparable. -
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Battle of Stalingrad
Major battle of World War II in which nazi Germany and its allies fought the Soviet Union for the control of the city of Stalingrad, in southern Russia, on the eastern boundary of Southern Europe. -
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The Holocaust
The persecution and murder of six million jews by Adolf hitlers leading party the Nazis. This sparked an era of mass extermination and labor camps. -
D Day
Seaborne landing operations of the allied invasion of Normandy in operation overlord during World War II. -
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Battle of the Bulge
Major German campaign, action was taken through Belgium, France toward the end of wwII. The surprise attack caught the allied forces completely off of their guard. The United States had the highest amount of casualties. -
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Battle of Iwo Jima
Major battle in which the United states armed forces landed and eventually captured the island of Iwo Jima from the japanese imperial army during World War II. -
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Battle of Okinawa
Fought on the Ryukyu Islands and included the largest amphibious assault in the pacific war during World War II. -
V-E Day
Marked the formal acceptance bu the Allies of World War II of nazi germanys unconditional surrender of its armed frorces. It thus marked the end of World War II in Europe. -
Bombing of Hiroshima
During the final stage of the Second world war, the united states dropped atomic bombs on the japanese cities of hiroshima and nagasaki. Remained as the only use of nuclear weapons for welfare in history.These two bombings killed at least 129,000 people. -
Bombing of Nagasaki
During the final stage of the Second world war, the united states dropped atomic bombs on the japanese cities of hiroshima and nagasaki. Remained as the only use of nuclear weapons for welfare in history. These two bombings killed at least 129,000 people. -
VJ Day
The news of Japans surrender was announced to the world. This sparked spontaneous celebrations over the final ending of World War II. A formal surrender cermony was performed in Tokyo, Bay japan aboard the battleship Uss Maine. -
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Warsaw Pact
Also known as the treaty of friendship. It was a collective defense treaty among eight communist states of central and eastern europe in existence during the cold war.