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Japanese invasion of China/Manchuria
To gain control Japan decided to lead an attack on china. This invasion took a year. However the outcome was Japan won, gained control, and gained resources. -
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Holocaust
the mass murder of some 6 million European Jews as well as members of some other persecuted groups, such as Gypsies and homosexuals, by the German Nazi regime during the Second World War. -
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Invasion of Poland
This attack was the start of WWII. Hitler ordered 1.5 million troops to attack Poland and conquer their land. His goal were to take over Poland and colonize Germany to make Concentration camps and to also capture the Jewish. This take over lasted a month. -
Pearl Harbor
The Japanese did a surprise attack on Honolulu, Hawaii. The Japanese destroyed tons of ships, airplanes, and lifes. This was a very tragic and sad day In America. -
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Battle of Midway
the United States won against Japan in one of the most decisive naval battles of World War II. Thanks in part to major advances in code breaking, the United States was able to damage Japanese Navy. An important turning point in the Pacific campaign, the victory allowed the United States and its allies to move into an offensive position. -
D-Day
156,000 American, British and Canadian forces landed on five beaches along a 50-mile stretch of the heavily fortified coast of France’s Normandy region. The invasion was one of the largest amphibious military assaults in history and required extensive planning. -
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Battle of the Bulge
Adolph Hitler attempted to split the Allied armies in northwest Europe by means of a surprise blitzkrieg thrust through the Ardennes to Antwerp. Caught off-guard, American units fought desperate battles to stem the German advance -
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Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Atomic bombs have been used only twice in war both times by the United States against Japan at the end of World War II.
