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the armies of Japan and the Soviet Union clashed in the area of the Khalkin Gol river in Manchuria
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Czechoslovakia must surrender its border regions and defenses the so-called Sudeten region to Nazi Germany
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Polish casualties numbered 66,000 died, the European map and the country was partitioned three times
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capture and subjugation of not only France but three other countries Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Belgium.
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British victory in the Battle of Britain was decisive, but ultimately defensive in nature
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code name for the German invasion of the Soviet Union
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The Japanese intended the attack as a preventive action to keep the United States Pacific Fleet from interfering with its planned military actions in Southeast Asia against overseas territories of the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and the United States.
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the outnumbered U.S. Pacific Fleet succeeded in destroying four Japanese aircraft carriers with the loss of only one of its own, the Yorktown
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Both the Soviet Union and Germany stopped at nothing in order to achieve victory
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Allied forces sustained 2,009 killed, 7,050 wounded, and 3,501 missing while German casualties numbered around 3,500
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brought together the land, air, and sea forces of the allied armies in what became known as the largest invasion force in human history
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brought together the land, air, and sea forces of the allied armies in what became known as the largest invasion force in human history
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nearly 7,000 U.S. Marines were killed. Another 20,000 were wounded. Marines captured 216 Japanese soldiers; the rest were killed in action.
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a victory for the US but resulted in massive casualties on both sides
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Germany unconditionally surrendered its military forces to the Allies, including the United States
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they were bombed by the U.S.
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Japan had surrendered unconditionally, war-weary citizens around the world erupted in celebration.
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uncovered the German leadership that supported the Nazi dictatorship