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Withing several months Japan was able to take control of the entire province. Withing Manchuria Japan established its own state called Mukden
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Hitler who joined the struggling Nazi Party ended up being the leader and taking power of all of Germany. Hitler became a Dictator who was extremely racist.
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They were a series of laws that prevented the United States arm sales and loans to nations who are at war. With this law they found many loop holes that they could get around.
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Lead by General Francisco Franco, a group of spanish army officers rebelled against the Spanish republic. This war did not just arouse people in Spain, but all over the world
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Japan launched a suprise attack to seize control of China. It only took months for them to get a nice piece of China
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The Munich Agreement is what gave Hitler the Sudetenland. He said in this agreement that it would be that last piece of land that he would claim
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Not long after Hitler got the Sudentenland he went for the rest of Czechosloivakia. Hitler said that the Czechs were abusing the Sudenten Germans and began putting troops on the border
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In order for Hitler to get what he wanted he signed a pact with the Soviet Union. This pact said that the USSR and Natzi Germany would not invade each other.
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After the Non-agression pact was signed the USSR and Germany invaded Poland. They each invaded from different sides and only took their portion of Poland
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After Pearl Harbor Hitler order U-Boats to raid against American Ships along the East Coast. Within the first four months U-Boats sank 87 American Ships
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While the war was being called a Phony War Hitler launched a surpise invasion. His reason for the invasion was to protect (those countries') freedom and independence.
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Germany entered into France by first going through Belguim. France was not ready for the attack of the Germans. It only took a few days before Hitler handed over the terms of surrender to the French
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This was a battle all done in the air. The Germans surrendered, but still conutined to bomb
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The Lend-Lease Act was a way around being netural and still helping. It stated that The United States for lend or lease arms and other supplies to" any counrty whose defense was vital to the United States"
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A declaration of principles in which the United States and Great Britian set forth their goals in opposing the Axis powers. Both countries pledged; collective security, disarment, self-determination, economic cooperation, and freedom of the seas.
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On the morning or December 7, 1941 about 180 Japanese warplanes launched and were sent for their first targert, Pearl Harbor. For an hour and a half Japenese planes bombed undisturbed.
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Lieutenant Colonel James Doolittle led 16 bombers in to attack Tokyo and other cities in Japan. This attack lifted american spirts and damped the spirts in Japan
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It was the turning point of the war in the Pacific. Soon after this war the Allies began to island hop.
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The Germans were fighting in the Soviet Union when the bitterness of winter stopped them. Durning the battle, the Soviets lost 1,100,000 soidlers.
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General Dwight D. Eisenhower lead the Allied troops into North Africa. He lead about 107,000 troops in.
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After the King was stripped of all his powers and Hitler was determinded to stop the allies. They faught until Germany itself was close to a collapse.
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Bad weather delayed it. After midnight many soidlers parachuted down. This was the largest land-sea-air operation in army history
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General George Patton and his Third Army reached Paris and two days later they liberated the Capital. The capital had finally been free after 4 years of German control
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Japanese pulled out a new tactic kamikaze. They were suicide-plane attacks.
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Hitler tried to break the Allied supplt line but he couldn't. By the time it was over the Germans had been pushed back.
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For 8 days 3 leaders discussed the fate of Germany. Stalin wanted Germany split into zones and occupied by the allies.
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This was a critical battle for the United States. By the end only 200 Japanese survived.
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The Japanese had a huge loss compared to the Americans in this war including 2 generals who commited sucide. Many kamikaze attacked were let out as well
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After being re-elected for his fourth term FDR passed, FDR Died from a stroke.
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Marked the end of the war for Europe. It was a day of celebration, Germany finally surrendered.
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The first atomic bomb, whose name was little boy, was dropped. about forty-three seconds later almost every building collapsed.
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The siting of the second atomic bomb. The name of this atomic bomb, was fat man. It was dropped 3 days after little boy.
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After fighting on the Pacific for about 4 years Japan finally surrendered. This was a day similar to V-E Day that was full of excitment.
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The remaining 24 Nazi leaders were put on trial for crimes against humanity, peace, and war crimes. The trials were held in Germany
