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When Japan invaded China
blamed Chinese nationalists for the incident and used the opportunity to retaliate and invade Manchuria -
The Anschluss
a political or economic union, esp the annexation of Austria by Nazi Germany -
invasion of poland
Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union divided the country in accordance with a secret protocol to the German-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact -
The Neutrality Act of 1939
After a fierce debate in Congress, in November of 1939, a final Neutrality Act passed. This Act lifted the arms embargo and put all trade with belligerent nations under the terms of “cash-and-carry.” The ban on loans remained in effect, and American ships were barred from transporting goods to belligerent ports -
The Fall of France
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battle of Britain
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US Oil Embargo on Japan
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The attack on Pearl Harbor
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The Bataan Death March
the captives were beaten, shot, bayoneted, and, in many cases, beheaded -
Battle of Stalingrad
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Battle of Midway Island
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D-Day (Operation Overlord)
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Atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki
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Atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima
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The Yalta Conference
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V-E Day
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Invasion of Czechoslovakia
in order to provoke a German reaction