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The Japanese invaded China, launching the Second Sino-Japanese War. The Japanese Army turned a small accident into a war. Chinese forces were unable to resist the Japanese. The Japanese military was not only better armed and organized but they were also brutal. The Japanese moved south, taking control of eastern China. The Japanese moved up rivers and railroad lines into the interior of China.https://www.histclo.com/essay/war/ww2/camp/pac/china/w2c-inv.html
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over a period of six weeks, the Imperial Japanese Army murdered hundreds of thousands of people in the capital of China at the time Nanking. during this event, 20,000 and 80,000 women were sexually assaulted. Nanking was left in ruins, and it took decades for the city and its citizens to recover from this. and eventually, the capital was moved to Beijing.
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The pact had two parts. An economic agreement provided that Germany would exchange manufactured goods for Soviet raw materials. Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union also signed a ten-year nonaggression pact, in which they promised not to attack the other. this enabled Germany to attack Poland without Soviet intervention. Britain and France, having guaranteed to protect Poland's borders, declared war on Germany.
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Blitzkrieg is a method of offensive warfare designed to strike a swift, focused blow at an enemy using mobile, maneuverable forces, including armored tanks and air support. Most famously, blitzkrieg describes the successful tactics used by Nazi Germany in the early years of World War II, as German forces swept through Poland, Norway, Belgium, and France with astonishing speed and force. and Germany only lost a few soldiers
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as Germany invaded France. The French called for Americas help. but the americans refused to send in armed forces. and as a result many paristans left paris. and as many paristans that stayed were dispairing the rst were cherring as canadian troops came.
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pearl harber was an attack on pearl harbor by japan. before this the us and japan had had increasing issues with japan's relations with china. so japan hpoed the cripple the us fleet so tht they could take control of the pacific but they did not suceed
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Operation Barbarossa was an attack on the soviet union by Germany. this was the crucial turning point in WWII. for its failure forced Nazi Germany to fight a two-front war against a coalition possessing immensely superior resources. Germany had greatly underestimated their enemy
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Nazi officials meet to discuss the details of the “Final Solution” of the “Jewish question. Heydrich proposed transporting Jews to concentration camps in Poland and working them to death
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this was an invasion of Normandy by the allied forces. before this, the British and US forces lost a battle in northern Germany. And it's amazing how much planning went into this.
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Called “the greatest American battle of the war” by Winston Churchill, the Battle of the Bulge was Hitler’s last major offensive in World War II against the Western Front. Hitler’s aim was to split the Allies in their invasion of Germany. The Germans failure to divide Britain, France, and America with the Ardennes offensive paved the way to victory for the allies. this was a very amazing battle.
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after a long and hard 5 years the camps were finally freed and the jews were free and the allied powers finally saw the atrocities of the concentration camps
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both Britain and the US celebrated Victory on VE day. Cities in both nations, as well as formerly occupied cities in Western Europe, put out flags and banners, rejoicing in the defeat of germany.
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the island of Iwo Jima was held by japan and had three airfield that could be used to invade the mainland of japan. during this invasion almost 21,000 japanese were killed. it was inevitabe that japan lost this battle after being crippled by the american forces time and time again.
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after a feared nuclear research lab in nazi Germany, the US decided to research their own. but as Germany was defeated and japan refused to surrender the bombs were dropped.
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it was announced formly that Japan had surrendered unconditionally to the Allies, ending World War II.” The term has also been used for September 2, 1945, when Japan’s formal surrender took place aboard the U.S.S. Missouri, anchored in Tokyo Bay. Coming several months after the surrender of Nazi Germany, Japan’s capitulation in the Pacific brought six years of hostilities to a final and highly anticipated close.
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