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Second Sino-Japanese War
The Second Sino-Japanese War was a war predominantly fought by the Republic of China and the Empire of Japan. The Japanese used the Mukden Incident as an excuse to go and invade China. The war was fought for many years but resulted in China's victory over the Japanese. -
Rape of Nanjing
Otherwise known as the Nanjing Massacre, the Rape of Nanjing was a period of mass murder and rape committed by the Imperial Japanese troops against the residents of Nanjing during the Second Sino-Japanese War. -
Anschluss
The Anschluss was the annexation of Austria to Nazi Germany in 1938, before the war. It took place after Germany excluded Austria and German Austrians from the Prussian-dominated German Empire. -
Blitzkrieg
The Blitzkrieg was used as a military doctrine where they used rapid, overwhelming force in a surprise attack against the enemy. It was used during the war, first used in the 40s. -
Women in World War II
Women were a figurehead of the war, taking on men's jobs while they were fighting, as well as some fighting in the war themselves. There were plenty of influential figureheads during this time, one of which being Rosie the Riveter. -
Genocide
Genocide wasn't an uncommon thing during the times of the war, unfortunately. During many aspects of it, there was mass murder and genocide all around. A genocide is described as the deliberate killing of a large number of people from a particular nation/ethnic group. We see examples of this through the extermination camps where they deliberately killed thousands, if not millions of Jews. -
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Battle of Dunkirk
The Battle of Dunkirk was a battle during the time of World War II. It was a war between the Allies and Nazi Germany, fought on the French port; Dunkirk. -
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Battle of Britain
An airstrike battle between Britain and Germany. The Royal Air Force defended Britain against attacks from Nazi Germany. -
D-Day
The day the allied forces invaded northern France by landing on a beach in Normandy. It took place almost immediately after the US entered into the war. -
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Operation Barbarossa
Also known to others as the German invasion of the Soviet Union, was the invasion of the Soviet Union by Germany, and some of the Axis allies during the War. -
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Battle of Moscow
The Battle of Moscow was a seven-month long war taking place in the Eastern Front during World War II. It was the last straw that ended Germany's invasion of the Soviet Union with the Soviet's claiming victory. -
Pearl Harbor
The attack of Pearl Harbor took place on December 7th, 1941. It was an attack from Japanese Air Forces who dropped bombs on the Pearl Harbor naval base in Honolulu, Hawaii. -
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Invasion of Italy
The Invasion of Italy was the invasion by Allied powers during the early stages of World War II. This resulted in the successful invasion of Sicily. -
Kamikaze
Kamikaze is a defense used by the Japanese during the times of the war. It involves using a plane as a weapon, a suicide mission in a way. -
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Hiroshima & Nagasaki
Nagasaki and Hiroshima are towns in Japan. As an act of revenge played out by the US, on the days of August 6, 1945 through August 9th, 1945, the US dropped atomic bombs on these towns.