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Japan invaded Manchuria in China ,it occupied Beijing.From there,it continued its expansion throughout the Pacific.
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It also took posseson of Albania
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France and Great Britain decided not to get involved
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Germany developed a policy of territorial expansion aimed at creating a vast Empire(Third Reich)of land inhabited by Germanic peoples.
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Was convened by Hitler following protests by France,Great Britain and other powers over his policy of expansionism.It ended with the democracies accepting Hitler's promises to expand no further
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Both powers,ideological and political enemies,wanted to postpone confrontation
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Hitler launched this operation and attacked Rusia,quickly reaching the gates of Moscow and Leningrad.This was an extremely significant event as,in response,the USSR joined the Allied forces in the battle against the Axis powers.
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The German assault on Stalingrad was Hitler's first major failure.
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The liberation of Europe was hastened by the Normandy landings by British and American troops which brought many soldiers and weapons into France.
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The Americans had reconquered most of the territories occupied by the Japanese.A new weapon was used:the atomic bomb,which were dropped in Hirosima and Nagasaki in August 1945.
