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Japenese Invasion of China
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Rape of Nanking
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Germany's Invasion of Poland
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Germany's Blitzkrieg
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Fall of Paris
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Operation Barbarossa
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Pearl Harbor
Japanese fighter planes attacked the U.S. base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.Half of the casualties at Pearl Harbor occurred on the naval battleship USS Arizona, which was hit four times by Japanese bombers. Source: World War II (History.com) -
Wannesee Conference
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Bataan Death March
The Japanese captured the American and Filipino defenders of Luzon. They were forced to march 65 miles from Mariveles, on the southern end of the Bataan Peninsula, to San Fernando. The men were separated into groups of 100. Which caused the Bataan Death March it took each group about five days to complete. Source: World War II (History.com) -
Battle of Midway
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Operation Gomorrah
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Allied Invasion of Italy
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D-day (Normandy Invasion)
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Operation Thunderclap
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Battlle of Iwo Jima
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Battle of Okinawa
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VE Day
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Dropping of the Atomic Bombs
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VJ Day
On August 14, 1945, Japan had surrendered to the Allies which ended World War II. The day is known as “Victoryover Japan Day,” which is known as “V-J Day.” Many V-J Day celebrations stop over the years about their being offensive to Japan,
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Battle of the Bulge
