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Japan invaded Manchuria because it was an area rich in iron and coal and to solve economic problems and to protect japanse business interests.
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A border incident between Ethiopia and Italian Somalil and that December gave Benito Mussolini an excuse to intervene. Rejecting all arbitration offers,
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"Games of the XI Olympiad" was an international multi-sport event that was held in 1936 in Berlin. Berlin hosted the Games. It marked the second time the International Olympic Committee gathered to vote in a city that was bidding to host those Games.
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The annexation of Austria into Nazi Germany
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Leaders of Nazi Germany, Great Britain, France and Italy signed an agreement that allowed the Nazis to annex the Sudetenland.
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German forces bombard Poland on land and from the air as Adolf Hitler seeks to regain lost territory and ultimately rule Poland
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The battle of Britain was a combat of the second world war when the Royal Air Force defended the United Kingdom against the German Air Force
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Also known as the Berlin Pact. It was an agreement between Germany, Japan and Italy signed in Berlin by, Joachim von Ribbentrop, Saburō Kurusu and Galeazzo Ciano.
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The Four Freedoms were goals by President Franklin Roosevelt. He proposed four fundamental freedoms that people "everywhere in the world" ought to enjoy: Freedom of speech
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It was the principal means for providing U.S. military aid to foreign nations during World War II.
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"Operation Barbarossa"
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The Atlantic Charter was a pivotal policy statement that defined the Allied goals for the post-war. It was drafted by British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt at the Atlantic Conference
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"A date which will live in infamy." On that day, Japanese planes attacked the United States Naval Base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii Territory. The bombing killed more than 2,300 Americans. The attack sank or beached a total of twelve ships and damaged nine others. 160 aircraft were destroyed and 150 others damaged.
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The United States Navy defeated a Japanese attack against Midway Atoll.
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A meeting between Franklin Roosevelt and Winston Churchill. Was held at the Anfa Hotel in Casablanca. Held January 14 to 24, 1943
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The Tehran Conference was a meeting between President Franklin Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, and Joseph Stalin in Tehran, Iran, between November 28 and December 1, 1943.
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Western Allies of world war 2 launched the largest amphibious invasion.also establish a part of the operation overlord after a successful "D-Day" the first day of the invasion
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The Battle of the Bulge (16 December 1944 – 25 January 1945) was the last major German offensive campaign of World War II. At the end of the of the 41-day offensive, 19,000 American soldiers were dead. The British Army lost 1,400 lives. Total allied casualties are estimated at 110,000 - making it the bloodiest battle for American troops in all of World War II.
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"Crimea Conference" held from February 4 to 11, 1945, was the World War II meeting of the heads of government of the United States, the United Kingdom and the Soviet Union, represented by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Premier Joseph Stalin, respectively, for the purpose of discussing Europe's post-war reorganization.
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The battle of lwojima was a major battle in which the U.S Marines Corps landed on and eventually captured the island from japanese imperial army
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The battle of okinawa code name Operation iceberg was a series of battles fought in the Japanese Ryukyu island
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Germany surrendered to the Allies, bringing an end to the European conflict in World War II
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President Harry S. Truman, warned that any attempt to invade Japan would result in horrific consequences. On August 6, 1945, the American bomber Enola Gay dropped a five-ton bomb over the Japanese city of Hiroshima
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The United States dropped nuclear weapons on the japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki during the final stage of world war 2. consent came from United Kingdom as outlined in the Quebec Agreement
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Japanese announced that Japan surrender unconditionally to the Allies effectively ending World War 2.
