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The Japanese invaded China on July 7th, 1937. The attack clash started because of the invasion of Manchuria. The Japanese murdered around 6 million Chinese people.
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The rape of Nanking was an episode of mass murdering and rape by Japanese troops to the residents of Nanking. Around 50,000-300,00 people were murdered and raped.
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The invasion of Poland by Germany was when Nazi leader Adolf Hiter claimed the invasion was a defensive action. But the other countries didn't see this as a defensive action and declared war on Germany Starting WWII.
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The Germans used a military tactic called blitzkrieg also known as "lightning war" Germans used mobile forces such as tanks, airplanes, and artillery. The Germans used this tactic to preserve Soldiers and Ammo.
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The attack on Pearl Harbor was when then Japanese airforce and navy attacked the U.S troops at pearl harbor, They used airplanes to drop bombs and ships with torpedos to attack the U.S troops. This lead to The united states joining WWII.
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The Bataan Death march was when the Japanese forced nearly 75,000 American and Filipino prisoners to march 80 miles on the Bataan Peninsula. The death marches were ordered by Auschwitz to Loslau /Gliwice.
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The Warsaw ghetto uprising was a violent revolt that pushed 400,000 jews into one confined area of around a little over one square mile. The Nazis controlled how much food was brought in to the jews and if they were caught trying to escape they were shot on sight. Disease and starvation Killed thousands each month.
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D-day was when the allied forces invaded Normandy in operation Overlord. over 5,000 ships, 11,000 airplanes, and over 150,000 soldiers were fighting. They faced over 200 yards of beach before they reached any protection.
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The battle of Iwo Jima was an epic military campaign between U.S marines and The imperial army of Japan. The japans army was so crippled after WW1 that they were unable to fight back and defend the land.
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The Battle of Okinawa was A major battle of the Pacific war fought on the island of Okinawa, The battle of Okinawa was the last major war and the bloodiest, more than 180,000 troops descended on the Pacific island of Okinawa.
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The Liberation of concentrations camps was a time when All jews held captive were set free. American forces set over 20,000 people free at Buchenwald.
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VE Day or Victory in Europe Day is a time when The u.s and britian celebrate the victory over germany.
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The dropping of the atomic bomb was when the U.S dropped a second bomb on Nagasaki. The Japanese Finally surrendered.
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VJ Day or Victory over Japan was when The Japanese finally surrendering to the allies because The U.s Dropped another bomb on Hiroshima Ending the war.
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The battle of the Bulge was a time when adolf hitler had attempted to split the allied armies in northwest europe using the Blitzkrieg tactic.
