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Conflict that broke out when China began a full scale resistance to the expansion of Japanese influence in its territory. Divided into three phases, a period of rapid Japanese advance until the end of 1938, a period of virtual stalemate until 1944 and final period when allied counterattacks, principally in the pacific and on Japans home island this brought about Japan surrender
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Germany strategy was to defeat its opponents in a series of campaigns. This required the concentration of offensive weapons(such as tanks and planes). Those forces would drive a breach in the enemies defenses.
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Their major combat operation were largely ineffective because their manpower and resources were depleted from ww1. The Blitzkrieg was not something everyone was ready to defend themselves against. Some people had a chance to flee other didn't have luck
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Surprised military strike by the imperial Japanese Naval Air Service upon the United States against the base at Pearl Harbor. This was to keep the United states Pacific fleet from interfering with its planned military actions. They were going after the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and the United States.
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The "Final Solution" was the code name for the systematic, deliberate, physical annihilation of the European jews. To inform and secure support from government ministries and other interested agencies. To disclose to the participates that Hitler himself had tasked Heydrich and the RSHA with coordinating the operation.
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The U.S Navy victory in the air-sea battle. It was a successful defense of the major base located at Midway island. This in hopes of neutralizing the United States as a naval power and effectively turned the tide of WW2
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Montgomery 8th army began its invasion of the Italian mainland. It was a successful and gave complete control of the Western Mediterranean which paved a way for the attack and ended the rule of Mussolini. Italian government agreed to surrender to the Allies
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The Allied forces Britain, American, Canada and France attacked Germany forces on the coast of Normandy, France. There were over 150,000 soldiers. The allies attacked and it became a victory that became a turning point for WW2
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Hitlers aims was to split the allies in their drive towards Germany. The allied line took on the appearance of a large bulge giving rise to the battles name. The battle proved to be the costliest ever fought by the U.S. army which suffered over 100,000 casualties
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The soviets liberated Auschwitz the largest killing center and concentration camp around this time. Some people were burned alive while others were living in barracks. The food they were offered sometimes make them ill
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American forces invaded the island and the ensuing Battle of Iwo Jima lasted for 5 weeks. In some of the bloodiest fightings of the WW2 it's believed that all but 200 or so of the 21,000 Japanese forces on the island were killed. This includes as were almost 7,000 marines
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Allies celebrated the defeat of the Nazi Germany and the end of Adolf Hitler. This formally recognising the end of second world war in Europe.
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Issued by the United States, Great Britain and China for the unconditional surrender of Japan. The declaration was made at the Potsdamn cnference near WW2
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The United States detonated two nuclear weapons over the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The two bombings killing between 129,000 and 226,000 people. Most were citizens and remained the only use of nuclear weapons in armed conflict
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The day Japan surrendered to the allies. Came months after Nazi Germany surrender ending the six years of war.