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After a civil war in China Japan decided to use there strength to invade china. Seeing Chinas Resources the choise to invade was obvious. In reply to the invasion the only thing the League of Nations did was they condemned the aggression. Japan left the League of Nations but still had control the Manchukoto territory.
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In the event of looking for living space hitler invaded Poland. They attacked them from all sides with all ways and took them quickly. In result to the invasion Great Britian and France declared war on Germany. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/germans-invade-poland
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Germanies Bliztrieg or also known as a Lightning War was a way to attack quickly and swiftly. The use of artilary was a main feature in the Bliztrieg pounding the enemy and then moving in. The result of the Bliztreigs were countries would fall quickly, and by using this they took Poland and Belgium at the beggining of the war. http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/blitzkrieg
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Germanies invasion of France was a reach to gain control of more land by Hitler. When France finally fell it started a new war against Great Britian. This was the end of the French armies and the begining of the French Resistance. http://www.history.co.uk/study-topics/history-of-ww2/fall-of-france
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After the Battle for France the Germans turned there eyes towards Great Britian. Ultimatley this war was fought in the air and uultimatly Germany lost because the numbers of the allies were to much. This was a turning point in the war mainly because the amount of time german planes took up fighting this war was missed in other battles like the battles in the Eastern front and Africa. http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-britain
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In his hope to expand and do what Napolean couldn't Hitler sent his armies to the east to invade Russia. He had hoped and planned for this war to end quickly but just like Napolean he was drawn to thin and the war would end. This was key do to the fact that it took alot of trrops to fight there and when they lost they would loose even more soldiers. http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/operation-barbarossa
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When Japan attacked Pearl Harbor they brought America into WWII. Although the attck was devestating this was a huge mistake made on there part. Because of The attacks on Pearl Harbor they triggered a uprising for Americans who wanted to enlist. Thousands enlisted and those who didn't go to the Pacific went to Europe. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attack_on_Pearl_Harbor
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The Wannsee Confrence was a meeting where German officials met and started the concentration camps. In this meeting they talked about what they called the Jewish Problem and discusted how they shoud pinish them. This was a turning point in the war turning from war to genocide. This would be the starting point to millions of deaths. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-wannsee-conference
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When Hitler started his plan to invade russia his three part plan consisted of taking Leningrad, Moskow, and Stalingrad. Although the first two parts of the plan were succesful Stalingrad was a diffrent story when they won. This was a turning point in the war changing the Eastern Front for the Allies Favor. Mrs. Hanefields lectcher and Social 11 book
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Using new radar Technology British airplanes bombed Hamburg, Germany. This was huge because it was a successful advancment for the allies and it helped them win the war. This was a turning point in the war because it bacfired on the bombing of cities. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/operation-gomorrah-is-launched
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Monte Casino was a huge loss and victory for the allied forces. Although the ultimate victory goes to the allies Monte casino was know for the many lossed in the allied army. The final victory of Monte Cassino gave the Allies a advantage from italy. http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battles-of-monte-cassino
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D-day was the start of the main allied attack from the west. On this day allied troops either dropped or landed in Normandy attacking the German frontier. D-day was also the start of the liberation of other countries and the start of new battles on diffrent frontiers. This was a huge change in the war putting troops in western Europe. http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/d-day
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Operation Market Garden was a invasion by the allies that took place after D-Day. This invasion although said to be planned out was not planned well at all putting the allied armour on a road that didnt seem to end. Because of this the the paratroopers that were stranded in Arnhem were not rescued and the invassion ultimatly failed. This was a huge blow to the allies even though they would take that same area later. http://www.historynet.com/operation-
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The Battle of the Bulge was a battle fought on many fronts. Although the battle won by the allies with tanks was the main battle the battle for the Ardenns was a inches war and was a huge factor on the winning of the Battle of the Bulge itself. This was huge with the allies controling the main roads and taking out panzer devissions. https://www.gijobs.com/70th-anniversary-battle-of-the-bulge-through-the-eyes-of-a-survivor/
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Operation Thunderclap was the allied bombing of Dresden. This was a successful operation and was a reason WWII ended. In the bombing thousands of bombs were dropped on this city that had the least amount of bombing in Germany sofar. This was huge showing how far the allied bombers could now go with the new front. http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ww2peopleswar/stories/31/a3765431.shtml
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Iwo Jima was a battle fought for land by the allies. Although this was a huge victory for the allies they lost many troops themselves. The ultimate win over the Japanese on this island gave the allies control of an airfield that was used to win the war. http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-iwo-jima
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This was the last battle for islands in the Pacific. In this battle America destroyde almost everything the Japanese threw at us and we won. this was huge because not only did we destroy much of the Japanese army but we gained control of the new front. http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-okinawa
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The victory in Europe was the end of the war against the Nazi Germany. After years of battles the end of the war had arrived. This was huge because now the allied forces could use the Europe allied troops as reinforcments to Japan. Also the war was over. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/victory-in-europe
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The dropping of the atomic bombs was a statment from America saying we've had enough. The ultimae devestation of the two Japanese cities pushed the japanese government to its knees. This bomb killed thousands and put the Americans at a higher form of war. This brought the end of the war. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/atomic-bomb-dropped-on-hiroshima
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VJ-Day was the end of the war in Japan. This brought to an end the Japanese armies and gave control back to the US. This also brought WWII to an end as both fronts were won by the allies. http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/v-j-day
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