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joint attack on the Republic of Poland by Nazi Germany, the Slovak Republic, and the Soviet Union; which
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to defend the balance of power in Europe and safeguard Britain's position in the world.
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provide our Nation with a structure and a system of guidelines which will provide the most prompt, efficient, and equitable draft possible, if the country should need it.
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it kept Nazi materials of war focused on Britain, steeled the will of the British people to find the war to the end, and demonstrated that the Nazis were not invincible
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The evacuation boosted morale
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expanded their political alliance into a military one by signing the Pact of Friendship and Alliance.
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ended the debate over American intervention in both the Pacific and European theaters of World War II
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this act set up a system that would allow the United States to lend or lease war supplies to any nation deemed "vital to the defense of the United States."
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brought the United States into World War II, as it immediately declared war on Japan
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It was the world's first carrier-vs. -carrier battle, and the first naval battle in which neither side's ships sighted the others
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stopped the growth of Japan in the Pacific and put the United States in a position to begin shrinking the Japanese empire
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intended to draw Axis forces away from the Eastern Front, thus relieving pressure on the hard-pressed Soviet Union.
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led directly to the fall of Italian dictator Benito Mussolini and the surrender of the Italian government to the Allies.
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It led to the liberation of France, denying Germany any further exploitation of that country's economic and manpower resources.
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Germans were surprised and didn't have time to dismantle the camp
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marked the last German offense on the Western Front
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it divided Germany and Berlin into four allied zones
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to mark the end of World War II in Europe
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the first instances of atomic bombs used against humans, killing tens of thousands of people, obliterating the cities, and contributing to the end of World War II
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the first instances of atomic bombs used against humans, killing tens of thousands of people, obliterating the cities, and contributing to the end of World War II
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marks the end of World War II, one of the deadliest and most destructive wars in history
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to bypass the Maginot line and to give some room for manœuvre to the German army.