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The Japanese invaded Manchuria, China in order to establish a "puppet state"
The held onto the "puppet state" until the end of the war -
Hitler was made chancellor and after two months was made president. He continued to gain power over the government.
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A pact between European powers and Nazi Germany, stating that Germany will not finish taking over Czechoslovakia in return of a piece of territory called Sudetenland.
It was a failed act of appeasement. Germany invaded Czechoslovakia the next year. -
A series of attacks against Jews in Germany and Austria
Killing thousands of Jews and destroying businesses and homes -
Germany invaded Poland marking the beginning of WWII
The invasion ended with Germany and the Soviet Union both controlling parts of Poland. -
The defense and evacuation of British and allied forces in France.
Over 330,000 British and allied troops were rescued. -
Surprise military attack on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii conducted but Japanese forces, thus leading the US to declare war and officially join WWII
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Japanese marched between 60,000 and 80,000 American and Filipino soldiers on a 60mi trek to Camp O'Donnell. The soldiers were beaten and ravaged and killed, or they would die of starvation and dehydration.
Tens of thousands of soldiers died, very few escaped. -
One of the most important naval battles in WW2
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US Army troops took control over the five brigades in Normandy France.
This was a major turning point in the war, the allied forces gained a foothold in the war. -
It was the last major battle of WW2 between the allied forces and the axis powers.
Germany was defeated by the Allied forces after a month of fighting. -
WWII Conference held between heads of the government of the US, UK, and the Soviet Union. Held to discuss post war reorganization. It was one of the "big three" conferences.
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Victory over Europe! The formal acceptance by the Allies of Nazi Germany unconditional surrender of their Armed Forces!
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The first use if a nuclear weapon, used to get Japan to surrender.
A uranium gun-type atomic bomb called "little boy" was dropped on the city of Hiroshima and it killed 90-166 thousand people. -
The Japanese surrender and WWII ends
