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Mussolini takes over Italy's Government
More Info. ~Italy was very unstable after WWI. (Ex. economic and social weaknesses) Mussolini's Government by a dictator took much longer then it did for Hitler. On October 31,1922 Mussolini was announced the 27th Prime Minister of Italy. He kept Italy strong. References:
Howardgeography.wikispaces.com,. 'Howardgeography - Shannon'. N.p., 2015. Web. 9 Feb. 2015. -
Beer Hall Putsch
The Beer Hall Putsch was created by Hitler and his followers and took place in Munich. It was a plan to takeover the Bavarian State Government and also takeover the Weimar Republic.
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Kellogg-Briand Pact
~Known as the Pact of Paris. It was signed by 15 Nations, United States, South Africa, Poland, New Zealand, Italy, Japan, Irish Free Sate, Great Britain, India, France, Germany, Czechoslovakia, Canada, Belgium and Australia. It agreed that any conflict between them must be abandoned by any peaceable means.
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U.S. Stock Market Crash
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~Unemployment has gone up while stock markets went up more than they should of on their value. Wages became lower, the market was in a large number of debt and bank loans couldn't be dismissed. 12,894,650 shares were traded. Machinery couldn't keep up on the trades. Billions of dollars were lost.
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Thebubblebubble.com,. 'Black Monday - The Stock Market Crash Of 1987 |'. N.p., 2015. Web. 11 Feb. 2015. -
Japan Invades Manchuria
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~The League did nothing about the attack by Japan. In 1929 Japan went into depression very hard because Japan was getting very crowded. Manchuria was an easy target for them so they decided to invade them. They went to the nearest town which was Shenyang. They sent explosions to South Manchuria Railway Company.
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Go.hrw.com,. 'GO.HRW.COM'. N.p., 2015. Web. 12 Feb. 2015. -
Hitler becomes Germany's Chancellor
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~President Paul von Hindenburg names Hitler Chancellor of Germany. It marked Germany as a life-and-death turning point. His plan was to make Germany a powerful and a combined one-party Democratic State.
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Educationforum.co.uk,. 'From Chancellor To Fuhrer: Hitler's Rise To Power'. N.p., 2015. Web. 12 Feb. 2015. -
Japan Withdraws from the League of Nations
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~Japan was blamed for events in Manchuria. They got 1(No) out of 42 (yes). They did not like the voting and because they knew Manchuria belonged to them because they reclaimed Manchuria from Russia.
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Japanfocus.org,. 'Japan's Pan-Asianism And The Legitimacy Of Imperial World Order, 1931-1945 | The Asia-Pacific Journal'. N.p., 2015. Web. 12 Feb. 2015. -
Nazi's reach a political majority in Germany
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~They became a dictatorship, which means one person and one party can control a Nation.Germany was a democracy when Hitler became chancellor. During the general election in March 1932 Hitler wanted to support the Nazis.
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Electoralgeography.com,. 'Weimar Germany. Legislative Election 1920 | Electoral Geography 2.0'. N.p., 2015. Web. 12 Feb. 2015. -
First Anti-Semitic Law is passed in Germany
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~Anti-Semitic is short for antisemitism which means to be undetermined against or have hatred of Jews. The laws narrowed down the rights for Jews. Example: There clothing, places they could go, stuff they could do and ect. It seperated the Jews from the Germans.
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Google.com,. 'First Anti-Semitic Law Is Passed In Germany - Google Search'. N.p., 2015. Web. 13 Feb. 2015. -
The night of the long knives (Rohm Purge)
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~The Night of the Long Kinvies known as Rohm Purge and also sometimes called Operation Hummingbird. It took place in Nazi Germany. The Nazi Storm Troopers (SA) helped Hitler to gain power. He demanded hundereds of his Nazi people to be assassinated.
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Covertbookreport.com,. 'Ukraine; Night Of The Long Knives Again? | Northwest Research'. N.p., 2015. Web. 13 Feb. 2015. -
Hitler openly announces to his cabinet he will defy the Treaty of V
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~The new army would include 36 large military units, adding up 550,000 men. There was no effort to stop Hitler. He then later called for a meeting stating he wanted peace.
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Justice for Germans,. 'Did Adolf Hitler Serve The New World Order Agenda?'. N.p., 2013. Web. 13 Feb. 2015. -
Creation of Numbering Laws
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~There were 2 numbering laws that were created. The first one banned German Citizenship to Jews. The 2nd one stated that Jews couldn't marry non-Jews. Instead of referring this as a religious matter, they referred it as a race.
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Italy invades Ethiopia
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~Ethiopia was begging the League of Nations to help them but once again they didn't. In the 1890's Italy unsuccesfully tried to takeover Ethipoia. Mussolini thought that their land was rich in resources.
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Rarenewspapers.com,. 'Italy Invades Ethiopia IN 1935... - Rarenewspapers.Com'. N.p., 1935. Web. 13 Feb. 2015. -
Hitler Militarizes the Rhineland
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~After the Europe Peace Conference in 1925 the Locarno Pact was signed to acknowledge the Treaty of Versailles. Hitler then cancels all promises four years later. He promised he wouldn't invade Rhineland but he breaks his promise.
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Historyplace.com,. 'The History Place - Triumph Of Hitler: Nazis March Into The Rhineland'. N.p., 2015. Web. 13 Feb. 2015. -
Rape of Nanking
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~50,000 Japanese soilders marched to Nanking after they defeated the Chinease in Shanghai. More than 300,000 citizens and soilders out of 600,000 were murdered. It lasted six weeks. It got the name "Rape of Nanking" because so many women were Raped.
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eMusic,. 'Emusic'. N.p., 2015. Web. 13 Feb. 2015. -
Germany Annexes Austria
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~Hitler and the Chanecellor of Austria met in the early year of 1938. They were hoping to set Austria's Independence, but instead the Chancellor was pressured by Hitler to resign. The very next day Hitler got together with German troops to travel to Austria.
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Gloupe.com,. 'Germany's Annexation Of Austria (Anschluss)'. N.p., 2015. Web. 16 Feb. 2015. -
Munich Conference
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~It was an agreement reached by Germany, France, Great Britain and Italy. It allowed Germany to extend the Sudetenland in Western Czechoslovakia.
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Historytoday.com,. 'The Munich Conference | History Today'. N.p., 2015. Web. 13 Feb. 2015. -
Hitler demands the Sudetenland from Czechoslovakia
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~Mussolini and Hitler met to discuss a game plan. They demanded the Czechs to meet and use propaganda.They wanted the Sudetenland from the Czechs. They were quick to take control.
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Holman, Brett, and Brett Holman. 'Tuesday, 27 September 1938 | Airminded'. Airminded.org. N.p., 2008. Web. 13 Feb. 2015. -
Kristallnacht
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~It was a massive attack on the Jews across the German Reich 25,000 Jews were sent to concentration camps.Over 1,000 Synagogues were set on fire with shattered satined glass windows.
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PBS NewsHour Extra,. 'Kristallnacht, 75 Years Later – Lesson Plan | Lesson Plan | PBS Newshour Extra'. N.p., 2015. Web. 13 Feb. 2015. -
Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact
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~Was named after the Soviet Foreign Minister who's name is Vyacheslav Molotov, also after the German Foreign Minister named Joachim von Ribbentrop. It was a non-agression signed among the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany. It stated they wouldn't invade an enemy of eachother or invade one another.
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Seligman.org.il,. 'The Holocaust In Shadova - Šeduva'. N.p., 2015. Web. 13 Feb. 2015. -
Nazi invasion of Poland
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~Is also known as the September Campaign or 1939 Defensive War. 1.5 million German troops invaded Poland. This invasion entered WWII. Germany wanted to expand their country. They over took other countiries without being stopped so they thought no one could stop them then.
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Fold3.com, Nazi. 'Nazi Invasion Of Poland.Jpg - Fold3.Com'. Fold3.com. N.p., 2015. Web. 13 Feb. 2015. -
Einstein’s letter to FDR, “The Manhattan Project”
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~It is said that Einstein's first letter to FDR lead to the first atomic bomb. He gives him help by telling him to get in contact with a group who is involved with chain reaction.
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Restricted Data: The Nuclear Secrecy Blog,. 'A Bomb Without Einstein?'. N.p., 2014. Web. 16 Feb. 2015. -
Evacuation of Dunkirk
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~Code-name was Operation Dynamo, or Miracle of Dunkirk It's when the Allied forces evacuated from the Beaches of Harbor. 330,000 men were trapped and a sitting target for Germany. They are not really sure why Hitler ordered a complete attack.
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The Nuclear Secrecy Blog,. 'A Bomb Without Einstein?'. N.p., 2014. Web. 16 Feb. 2015. -
France Surrenders
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~France surrenders by signing a truce with Germany. More than half of France was already being controlled by the Germans. Geramy was just to powerful for them and they couldn't keep up. They decided it was best to surrender because they knew they wouldn't win the fight with the way Germany was going.
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Psywarrior.com,. 'Standard Allied Safe Conduct Passes Of WWII'. N.p., 2015. Web. 16 Feb. 2015. -
The Battle of Britain begins
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~The Germans air raided the United Kingdom. There original plan was to take over the RAF (Royal Air Force). It was the largest and most supportive bombing during that time.
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Zarzeczny, Matthew et al. 'Top 10 World-Changing Events That Occurred On Holidays - Toptenz.Net'. Toptenz.net. N.p., 2013. Web. 16 Feb. 2015. -
The tripartite Pact
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The pact joined Germany, Italy and Japan (Axis Powers) into WWII. It was an agreement to help each other out during the war to "establish a new order" Later six other countries signed the pact.
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Pixshark.com,. 'Pics For > Tripartite Pact'. N.p., 2015. Web. 16 Feb. 2015. -
Lend Lease Act
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~The act allowed the United States to lend supplies, money and weapons to the Allied Powers but mostly Britain.
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Milestonedocuments.com,. 'Lend-Lease Act - Overview'. N.p., 2015. Web. 16 Feb. 2015. -
Operation Barbarossa
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~Hitler ignores the non-agression pact he signed with the Soviet-Union. Hitler attacks Russia. In the end the Soviets win against the Germans. This was also know as the Battle of Stalingrad.
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Barbarossa, [6]World. 'Gallimaufry: [6]World War II: Operation Barbarossa'. Gallimafry.blogspot.com. N.p., 2015. Web. 16 Feb. 2015. -
Bombing of Pearl Harbor
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~This was an unexpected early morning bombing of Japan to the Pearl Harbor. Over 2,000 Americans were killed. This got the United States involved in the War. It caused a lot of damage and blasting to the large warships.
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Apfn.org,. 'THE PEARL HARBOR DECEPTION'. N.p., 2015. Web. 16 Feb. 2015. -
Creation of the United Nations
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~Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Winston Churchill decided to announce a truce between nations by a military force. They got twenty-six other countries to sign it. This would possibly make self-government for the Countries.
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Jeremy R. Hammond, Voltaire Network. 'The Myth Of The U.N. Creation Of Israel, By Jeremy R. Hammond'. Voltaire Network. N.p., 2011. Web. 16 Feb. 2015. -
The Wannsee Conference and the “Final Solution”
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~It was a gathering of senior officials that were from the Nazi German leadership. It was held to tell executive leaders from departments who are in charge of Jewish related stuff. It was a plan that put Jews into "fit for labor" jobs that they could do and die from.
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Encyclopedia Britannica,. 'Wannsee Conference | Germany [1942]'. N.p., 2013. Web. 16 Feb. 2015. -
Bataan Death March
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~ Japan forced America and the Filipinos to march 65 miles from the Southern end of the Baatan Peninsula to San Fernando. They were seperated into groups of 100 and it took about 5 days for each group to complete.
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Eyewitnesstohistory.com,. 'The Bataan Death March, 1942'. N.p., 2015. Web. 16 Feb. 2015. -
Doolittle Raid
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~It was the first U.S air attack to hit the Japanese Islands during the War. It was to get back at the Japanese for the attack on Peral Harbor. The raid helped imporve Americas self-esteem.
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Nationalmuseum.af.mil,. 'Factsheets : Doolittle Raid'. N.p., 2015. Web. 16 Feb. 2015. -
Battle of Midway
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~It is also known as "battle of the war inhe Pacific" because it was fought near the pacific Island of Midway. Japan wanted to attack Midway but the U.S. surprised Japan and sank 4 of their ships.
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Superhypeblog.com,. 'Smart Data: Business Lessons From The Battle Of Midway | Superhype'. N.p., 2015. Web. 16 Feb. 2015. -
Battle of Stalingrad
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~It was a major battle of the War and one of the bloodiest battles in history. Germany and the Soviets fought for a city called Stalingrad in Southwestern Soviet Union. There were about two million deaths.
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Stalingrad, Battle. 'Battle Of Stalingrad - World War II - HISTORY.Com'. HISTORY.com. N.p., 2015. Web. 16 Feb. 2015. -
Operation Torch
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~The Allied Powers go into North Africa.(Tunisia, Morroco, and Algeria). They capture some of the beaches and the ciies of Oran and Casablanca four days after the invasion.
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Duvall, Robert. 'Operation Torch: The Eastern Task Force - Life Through The Lens Of History'. Life through the Lens of History. N.p., 2014. Web. 16 Feb. 2015. -
Island Hopping (date for Buna-Gona Campaign)
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~Happened after the Battle of Midway. The U.S wanted to conquer smaller islands one by one leading up to get Japan. It was a Pacific War between the Axis powers against Japan.
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Haverfordmwh.pbworks.com,. 'Modern World History Wiki [Licensed For Non-Commercial Use Only] / Island Hopping'. N.p., 2015. Web. 16 Feb. 2015. -
Operation Overload and D-day
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~It is the largest invasion force of history. It brought the land, air and sea forces together from the Allied powers. It brought five naval attacks to the beaches of Normandy, France. It lasted from June to August. More than 4,000 Allied troops didn't make it thrrough the battle out of 156,000 troops.
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Historylink101.com,. 'Pictures Of D-Day, Operation Overlord'. N.p., 2015. Web. 16 Feb. 2015. -
Operation Valkyrie
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~It was the clostest assassination attempt on Hitler. claus von stauffenberg was a German officer. He believed Hitler was leading Germany into being destroyed. It occured when Hitler was at a conference. They had six canceled attempts before this attempt. They wanted to take control of the Government and make peace to end the War.
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Nndb.com,. 'Claus Von Stauffenberg'. N.p., 2015. Web. 16 Feb. 2015. -
Discovery of Majdanek
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~Majdanek was known as one of the largest concentration camps during WWII. It was discovered by the Russians. It was located near Lublin, Poland. The camp was burned down.
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Mail Online,. 'Fury At Plan For New Crematorium Next To The Gas Chambers And Ovens Of Nazi Death Camp Where 80,000 Died'. N.p., 2012. Web. 16 Feb. 2015. -
Battle of Bulge
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~The battle took place in December until January. Hitler tried to split up the Allied armies in Northwestern Europe by surprising Bitzkrieg. Germany attacked the Adrenne Mountains.
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Thenewstalkers.com,. '70 Years Ago This Week The Battle Of The Bulge Started, Veteran, 96, Still Haunted By The Cold'. N.p., 2015. Web. 16 Feb. 2015. -
Hitler’s Suicide
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~Hitler shot himself in the head and by swallowing a cyanide capsule, he commited suicide with his wife Eva Braun. The area this happened in was called the 'Lower Bunker'. no one is sure why he killed himself.
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Barclay, Shelly, and Shelly Barclay. 'Operation Myth: The Soviet Union's Investigation Of Adolf Hilter's Death - Historic Mysteries'. Historic Mysteries. N.p., 2010. Web. 16 Feb. 2015. -
V.E. day
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V-E day is short for Victory Day in Europe. Germany surrenders to the Allied forces because their leader had just killed himself. The president of Germany Karl Donitz gave permission for Germany to surrender.
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:Infoplease.com,. 'V-E Day: May 8, 1945'. N.p., 2015. Web. 16 Feb. 2015. -
Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
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~An American B-29 bomber was the first person to drop the world's first dispose atomic bomb. It immediatly killed 80,000 poeple and later thousands of poeple die from radiation exposure. It killed 90% of the city. The bombing of Nagasaki happend 3 days later. It killed 40,000 people. References: -
V-J Day
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~V-J Day is short for Victory over Japan Day. Japan surrendered completely to the Allied forces which ends WWII.
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Skylighters.org,. 'Skylighters, The Web Site Of The 225Th AAA Searchlight Battalion: The V-J Day Page'. N.p., 2015. Web. 16 Feb. 2015. -
The Nuremberg Trials
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~The trials occured when the Allied forces found out about Hitler's death camps. They put 24 Nazi leaders on trial for creating such destruction against mankind. They are called the Numbering Trials because the trials took place in a town South of Germany called Numbering.
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Nuremberg.law.harvard.edu,. 'Nuremberg Trials Project -- Introduction'. N.p., 2015. Web. 16 Feb. 2015. -
The Japanese War Crime Trials
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~The trial accused 28 military/government officials that commited war crimes during the Second war. It took place in Tokyo, Japan. 25/28 officials were accused guilty. The trials ended November 4th, 1948.Two out of the three who weren't accused died from the length of the trial and the other one was diagnosed insane.
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Quazoo,. 'Tokyo War Crimes Tribunal'. N.p., 2015. Web. 16 Feb. 2015. -
The beginning of the Cold War
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~Started after WWII. It was a struggle between the USA(United States) and the USSR(Soviet Union) It was against political and military terms.
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China Hearsay,. 'A US-China M&A Cold War? Not So Fast'. N.p., 2011. Web. 16 Feb. 2015.
