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Japan controlled large sections of China. They sought to obtain raw materials to fuel its growing industries. Which led to war crimes against the Chinese becoming commonplace. Source -
German's used new technology in order to create a new form of warfare. There were tanks and aircrafts from germans everywhere. It shaped how armies fought for the remainder of the war. Source
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Germany takes over Paris in 1940. France signed and armistice with Germany which set up a puppet state. After four years, Paris wasn't under Germany's control. Source -
Japan had bombs the US Navy base in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. They did this because they were tired of the US trade embargoes. As a result, global conflict had commenced and Germany declared war on the US. Followed by Japan invading the Philippines. Source -
15 High ranking Nazis and German government officials gathered to discuss the final solution of the German question. They discussed the systematic, deliberate, and physical annihilation of European Jews. It resulted in the mass murder of Jews. Source -
It was a battle between the U.S. Navy and the Imperial Japanese Navy. It had occurred 6 months after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. The U.S. Navy's victory over Japan diminished their hopes of neutralizing the United States. Source
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It was a brutal military campaign between Russian forces and Nazi Germany. The reason behind the battle was that Hitler had tried to control Stalingrad for propaganda purposes. Nearly 2 million were killed or injured as a result. Source
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Allies began their invasion of Italy with little resistance. This led to Mussolini being forced to resign and later arrested. This made it easier for the Allies to win the war without interference from Italy. Source -
Forces landed on five Normandy beaches. Aircrafts supported arial defense while bombing German defenses. It caught Germany by surprise and prevented them from being able to counter-attack. Cherbourg and later Paris was liberated as a result. Source -
It was the greatest American battle of the war which had lasted 6 weeks. The goal of Hitler was to split the allies in their drive towards Germany. Due to the failure by Germany, it became easier for the allies to achieve victory. Source
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A military campaign between U.S. Marines and and the Imperial Army of Japan. America had attacked Japan because their defenses were down. The end result having killed 28000 soldiers. Source
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American people had entered the Bavarian town of Dachau where they found many dead people and barely alive people. They had fed the people that remained there but they could not handle it due to their condition. They had needed to be nursed before they were able to be brought elsewhere. Source -
Great Britain and the United States celebrated Victory in Europe Day. This day marks the day when German forces laid down their arms. They put out flags and banners to rejoice in the defeat of the Nazi war machine. Source -
America dropped the bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima which immediately killed 80000 people. Tens of thousands dying more due to the radiation. 3 days later, There was another bombing of Nagasaki which killed 40000 people. This was done so that the Japan emperor would surrender. Source
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On August 14th, Japan announced that it had surrendered from the war. This had ended World War II. Since then, August 14th and the 15th have been known as Victory over Japan Day. Japan surrendered due to the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Source