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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
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Japanese army marched into China and murdered 300,000 out of 600,000 civilians and soldiers www.history.com
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German Luftwaffe bombed Polish airfields. German warships attacked Poish naval forces in the Baltic www.history.com
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military tactic designed to create disorganization among enemy forces. www.history.com
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German invades France www.historyplace.co.uk
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Barbarossa's opening month, Germanies armies were bit deep into Soviet territory www.history.com
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hundreds of Japanese fighter planes attacked the American naval base at Pearl Harbor near Honolulu. www.history.com
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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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United States defeats Japan in naval battle www.history.com
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Nazi officals met to discuss the "Final Solution"' www.history.com
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British bombers raid Germany www.history.com
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American, British, and Canadian forces landed on five beaches along Frances Normandy region www.history.com
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German offensive is launched against the allies www.history.com
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proposal was to bomb eastern most cities of Germany www.ww2today.com
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American soldiers make their first strike on the Japanese home islands www.history.com
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Allied forces invade the island of Okinawa and engage the Japanese in the bloodiest battle of Pacific War. www.history.com
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as allied troops move across Europe, they encounter the horror of thousands of prisoners in Nazi camps www.ushmm.org
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Victory in Europe Day officially announced the end of ww2 in Europe. www.historylearningsite.co.uk
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atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima www.history.com
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Japan surrenders to the allies www.history.com
