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Rape of Nanjing. Around 200,000-300,000 Chinese were massacered.
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Thousands of Jewish buisinesses and synagogues were damaged. 100 jews killed, and 26,000 were sent to concentration camps.
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Used the Blitzkreig method. Was very fast, allows Germany to take over Poland by the end of the month.
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Was called Sitzkreig, also known as the Phony War.
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Germany takes over Denmark, and Norway.
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Attacked through the Ardennes Forest in Northern France. France used a tecnique called the Maginot Line, which was a bunch of obstacles, and weapons. In Dunkirk 340,00 Allied troops escape.Netherlands and Belgium fall to Germany. By the end of June France surrenders to Germany.
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Japan attacks Peal Harbor
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16 American bombers attacked Tokyo. Didn't do major damage to Japan.
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Allied forces crossed the English Channel. By sunset the British and US Soldiers had broke through Hitler's Atlantic wall on the coast of Normandy.
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FDR wins election of 1944. Unprecedented 4th term!
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Roosevelt,Churchill,Stalinmetto plan for postwar peace.
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Volcanic island 750 miles south of Tokyo Cave Network – Bloody Fighting
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Killed nearly 84,000, rivers boiled
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Island 350 miles from Japan.Largest landing force in Pacific history.Japanese did not challenge landing, retreated to South
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FDR dies suddenly. Vice President Harry Trumen takes over.
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Hitler commits suicide. With his girlfriend, after getting married. Drink Iodine, and shoots themselves along with their dog.
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Germany Surrenders, ending World War II
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Marked the formal end of the war in Europe.
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Enola Gay – Paul Tibbets. 80,000 killed
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Soviets join the war against Japan
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Over 40,000 killed.
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Emperor Hirohito surrendered over the radio. VJ Day
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Surrendered in a ceremony aboad the U.S.S Missouri. Ending World War II.
