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Jews and other non Aryan peoples were put into concentration camps until they were killed or died of starvation.
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This invasion is a big part of the reason why WWII was started. The Germans invaded Poland to make more living space for the German people.
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Military conflict between Finland and Soviet Union, because Stalin wanted to claim Finish territory
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In 6 weeks from May 10th Germany defeated Allied forces with mobile operations. Brought land operations on the western front to an end until June 6th of 1944.
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Replaces Neville Chamberlain as British prime minister because of loss in confidence vote in House of Commons
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RAF Fighter Command claimed victory over German Luftwaffe.
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Hitler takes over the Balkan peninsula to aid Italy by attacking Romania and Bulgaria.
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Principle means for providing military aid to foreign nations during WWII.
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Code name operation Barbossa. Largest German military operation of WWII. Stooped due to harsh Russian winter conditions.
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Japanese bombers bombed the Hawaiian naval base Pearl Harbor in retaliation to the US cutting off their oil supply.
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The Japanese were sent to Internment camps for their "safe keeping" and so we knew they were not spies. Whilst this was happening people were ravaging their homes.
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Naval battle in the Pacific Theater. Known as the most stunning and decisive blow in naval warfare.
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An island in the Solomon islands. US vs. Japanese.Objective was to deny the Japanese use of the routes to threaten Allied supply routes.
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Battle where Nazi Germany and it's allied forces fight against the Soviet Union for control of the city Stalingrad. Marked as one of the bloodiest battles in history.
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Battle that marked the watershed of the western desert campaign.
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Strategy meeting of Joseph Stalin, Winston Churchill, and F.D.R after the Soviet invasion of Iran to discussing opening a second front against Nazi Germany
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US invades French beach of Normandy to try and push German forces out of France. Many thousand US casualties, but overall a victory for the allied forces.
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Meeting of the head of US, UK, and Soviet Union to discuss post war Europe re-organization.
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Died and left Vice President Harry S. Truman in charge of WWII fighting.
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Mussolini was shot by the communist partition Walter Audisio
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Hitler killed himself by gunshot. His body was supposedly burned from his commands before his death. His wife joined him by taking a cyanide.
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Conference held between UK, US, and Soviet Union to discuss post war order, peace treaty issues, and counteracting the effects of the war.
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The US dropped the atomic bomb called "Little Boy" on Hiroshima. 3 days later they dropped the atomic bomb "Fat Man" on Nagasaki.
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Wanted to demilitarize Japan. Institute democratic government. Stripped Emperor of military powers.
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The United Nations was formed to try and develop peace throughout the world and prevent further world wars.
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A series of military tribunals to punish those who were responsible for actions during the Holocaust.
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War of words and threats between the Soviet Union and the US. The US were challenging the Soviet Unions powers.
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An act to promote world peace and the general well-fare of the US
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US soldiers flew over Berlin and dropped supplies to the people.
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A wall that physically and ideologically split Berlin.
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Confrontation between the US and the Soviet Union concerning American missile deployment in Italy and Turkey. Soviet Union retaliates with threats of launching Missiles from Cuban waters.
