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Japan invades China (manchuria)
When the Kwantung Army of the Empire of Japan invaded Manchuria immediately following the Mukden Incident. -
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The Holocaust
Was a systematic, state-sponsored mass persecution and murder of six million Jews by the Nazi regime (Hitler) and its collaborators. -
Munich Conference
The leaders of Great Britain, France, and Italy agreed to allow Germany to annex certain areas of Chechoslovakia. -
Non- Aggression Pact
Between Germany and the Soviet Union that was concluded only a few days before the beginning of WWll. It divided eastern Europe into German and Soviet spheres of influence. -
Germany invades Poland
German forces invaded Poland from the north, south and west the morning after the Gleiwitz incident. -
Blitzkrieg
A German term for "lightning war", is a military tactic designed to create disorganization among enemy forces through the use of mobile forces. -
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Battle of Britain
The second World War air campaign waged by the German Air Force against the United Kingdom during the summer and autumn of 1940. -
Lend-Lease Act
It provided that the president could ship weapons, food, or equipment to any country whose struggle against the Axis Powers assisted U.S defense. -
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Operation Barbarossa
Was the codename for Nazi Germany's invasion of the Soviet Union during WWll. About 4 million soldiers of the Axis Powers invaded Soviet Russia along a 2,900 kilometer front, the largest invasion force in the history of warfare. -
Pearl Harbor
A surprise military strike conducted by the Imperial Japanese Navy against the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor. -
Bataan Death March
Prisoners were stripped of their weapons and valuables, and were told to march to Balanga, the capital of Bataan. The Japanese army officer's intentions were to kill many of the prisoners. -
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Battle of Midway
Was a crucial and decisive naval battle in the Pacific Theatre of WWll. -
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Battle of Stalingrad
Was the first major battle of WWll in which Nazi Germany and its allies fought the Soviet Union for control of the city of Stalingrad in Southern Russia. -
D-Day
More than 160,000 Allied troops landed along a 50 mile stretch of heavily- fortified French coastline, to fight Nazi Germany on the beaches of Normandy, France. -
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Battle of the Bulge
Was a major German offensive campaign launched through the densely forested Ardennes region of Wallonia in Belgium, France. -
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Battle of Iwo Jima
Was a major battle in which the United States Armed Forces landed and eventually captured the island of Iwo Jima from the Japanese Imperial Army during WWll. -
Battle of Okinawa
codenamed Operation Iceberg; after island hopping, the allies were approaching Japan and planned on using Okinawa as a base for air operations on the planned invasions of Japanese mainland. -
V-E Day
Victory in Europe Day; the formal acceptance by the Allied powers of Nazi Germany's unconditional surrender of its armed forces. This marked the end of WWll in Europe. -
The bombing of Hiroshima/Nagasaki
The United States dropped two atmoic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, which killed at least 129,000 people. It remains the only use of nuclear weapons for warfare in history. -
V-J Day
Victory over Japan Day; Japan surrendered, in effect ending WWll. -
Warsaw Pact
was a collective defense treaty among eight communist states of Central and Eastern Europe in existence during the Cold War.