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Japan was running low on supplies and invaded Manchuria. This invasion broke some rules from the league of nations.
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Hitler was making promises to the country of Germany and tried to take power politically. After a while, he was assigned as Chancellor by President Paul von Hindenburg.
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Being one of the only two independent African nations, Ethiopia was attacked by the Italians. The Italians also committed many atrocities against the African people.
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This was a conference in which the leaders of Great Britain, France, and Italy agreed to allow Germany to obtain some areas in Czechoslovakia. For receiving this land Hitler had said to not try and attack other countries for more terrain.
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The night of the broken glass was a hunt against all Jew people. the German authorities didn't intervene.
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A pact between Russia and Germany signed in Moscow, Russian. This pact agreed for them to take no military actions against each other.
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Germany decided to invade Poland after receiving its terrain before. Britain and France decided to help Poland.
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Shortly after France declared war on Germany, Germany started invading France and the low countries. Germany invaded through the deep forest with tanks leaving the French surprised.
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This was a battle in which the British Air Force defended the UK against the German Air Force. This battle was said to be the first major military campaign fought by only the Air Forces.
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This was a military strike by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service against the U.S. This attack occurred while The U.S. and Japan were both officially engaging in diplomatic negotiations to restore peace in Asia.
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This was an event when the Japanese Imperial Army forced thousands of Allied soldiers (Americans and Filipinos), were forced to march around 80 miles across the Bataan peninsula. Many of the soldiers died due to the harsh treatment received.
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This was an American successful defense against the Japanese attack against Midway Atoll. This battle also changed the tide of the war between Japan and the U.S. on the American's favor.
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A Russian territory that managed to successfully defend against the German. This marked the turning tide of the war in favor of the Allies.
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Also called Operation Overlord or D-Day. This was the largest seaborne invasion in history.
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This was the last major German offensive invasion on the Western Front. This was also the biggest battle the Americans fought during the war.
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This was a meeting between some of the major Allied powers. This meeting was made for the purpose to reorganize Germany and Europe in the postwar period.
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A battle in which the U.S. invaded two islands of Japan and were successful. The Japanese had dug many tunnels and hid artillery weapons everywhere.
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This commemorates the unconditional surrender of Nazi Germany. This was also a celebration of the victory of Europe.
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The U.S. launched two nuclear bombs on Japan. After the second bombing, Japan decided to surrender.
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This is the victory over Japan day in which the imperial Japanese army surrendered. This also marked the end of WWII.
