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The German occupation of Czechoslovakia began with the annexation of Sudetenland. Invasion of Czech lands which ended in 1944 extended to all parts of Czechoslovakia.
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A naval base near Honolulu, Hawaii was attacked by Japanese forces causing more than 2,400 American deaths. shttps://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/pearl-harbor -
The Philippines was attacked by Japan nine hours after the attack on Pearl Harbor.
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Established during WWII by president Roosevelt for the executive order 9066, a policy where Japanese or Japanese-Americans would be put into these isolation camps.
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U.S. Navy's victory in the air-sea battle in a successful defense of a major base located at Midway Island and effectively turned the tide in WWII in the Pacific.
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First major offensive and decisive victory for the Allies in the Pacific. With Japanese troops stationed in the Solomon Island, the U.S. marines launched a surprise attack and took control of a Japanese base that was under construction.
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Major battle between German and Soviet troops and ended with an entire German army surrendering.
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Largest invasion in the history of warfare. Landing operations of the Allied forces as part of Operation Overlord.
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The Big Three all agree that Germany's surrender would be divided into 4 post-war zones controlled by the U.S., British, French, and Soviet military forces.
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The Japanese used this attack to get closer to Hawai'i, its described as the crossing of an ocean by shorter journeys between islands.
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Millions of people gathered in East Berlin in a protest and because of the mass of people the wall dividing East and West Germany crumbled.
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Burrowed away in an air-raid shelter, Hitler consumed cyanide pills and then shots himself with a pistol.
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In hopes of making an atomic bomb, after 27 months they dropped the first atomic bomb for testing in Los Alamos, New Mexico.
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Held near Berlin this was the last meeting between The Big Three, the leaders arrived at many agreements on the German economy, war criminal punishments, land boundaries, and reparations.
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Hiroshima became the first city in the world to be hit by an atomic bomb, it caused millions of deaths and injuries and also thousands of lives after the bombing.
https://www.britannica.com/place/Hiroshima-Japan