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Japanese invasion of China
Japanese claimed the Chinese troops fired on them at the Marco Polo Bridge near Beijing. They used this as an excuse to invade China. www.history.com -
Rape of Nanking
Japanese army marched into China and murdered 300,000 out of 600,000 civilians and soldiers www.history.com -
Germany's invasion of Poland
German Luftwaffe bombed Polish airfields. German warships attacked Poish naval forces in the Baltic www.history.com -
German Blitzkrieg
military tactic designed to create disorganization among enemy forces. www.history.com -
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Operation Barbarossa
Barbarossa's opening month, Germanies armies were bit deep into Soviet territory www.history.com -
Pearl Harbor
hundreds of Japanese fighter planes attacked the American naval base at Pearl Harbor near Honolulu. www.history.com -
Bataan death march
approximately 75,000 Filipino and American troops on Bataan were forced to make an arduous 65-mile March to prison camps www.history.com -
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D-Day (Normandy) Invasion
American, British, and Canadian forces landed on five beaches along Frances Normandy region www.history.com -
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Battle of Iwo Jima
American soldiers make their first strike on the Japanese home islands www.history.com -
Battle of Okinawa
Allied forces invade the island of Okinawa and engage the Japanese in the bloodiest battle of Pacific War. www.history.com -
Liberation of concentration camps
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VE Day
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