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Japanese invasion of China
Japanese and Chinese nationalist troops fought at Lukouchiao, near Beijing. Japan invaded China, and its troops quickly occupied most of Northern China and soon progressed southward. This all happened because Japan was searching for one of their soldiers. This event killed as many as 300,000 Chinese civilians and Japanese https://www.britannica.com/event/Second-Sino-Japanese-War -
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German Blitzkrieg
German troops invaded Poland triggering the start of World War II. In reply to Germany's aggression, Great Britain and France declared war on Nazi Germany. Hitler had attacked Poland because he wanted Germans to live there given that in World War I, Germany lost land after taking the blame of the start of World War I. The bombings on the Polish Capital,Warsaw, brought the capital to ruins. https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/blitzkrieg-lightning-war -
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Fall of Paris
Germany invaded and the Maginot line fortresses fell one by one, however, some help until July. Paris had been destroyed by Germany for hitler was greedy and desired more power, as well as the fact that Paris was, smaller, less intellectually smart, and had fewer to participate in the army. The affect of the Fall leaded to the first war between Britain and Germany.
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Pearl Harbor
The surprise attack in Hawaii by the Japanese army. Japan took action by attacking Hawaii, because of selfish political interests, the scarcity of their public resources, and americas embargo policy. The attack affected us by forcing the end of our nations isolationism.https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/pearl-harbor -
Wannsee Conference
This Conference was a meeting of senior government officials of Nazi Germany leaders, held in the Berlin suburb of Wannsee. A meeting of german officials discussing the “Final Solution of the Jewish Question”. Mas number of Jews were slaughtered and killed.
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Battle of Midway
Brought the Japan navel forces and the USA to a turning point in the military struggles. It was a attempt to gain territory in east Asia and south west pacific eliminating the US. Stopped the growth of Japan in the Pacific and put the US.
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Battle of Stalingrad
The Soviet Union inflicted defeat on the German Army, after Germany tried to take over Russia. This happened because of South Russias proximity to the Volga River, which would allow German forces to cut off sources of trade and military deployment. This stoped Germany from spreading in the Soviet Union. https://www.britannica.com/event/Battle-of-Stalingrad -
Warsaw ghetto uprising
the largest Jewish ghetto in German, however, by late summer 1942 it was clear to many ghetto inhabitants that deportations from the ghetto meant almost certain death. This uprising brought many jews together in terrible and disgusting living conditions. Brought a lot of death onto the jews of Germany.
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D-Day (Normandy Invasion)
So much went wrong for the Allies that day. The paratrooper drops were scattered all over the invasion zone amphibious invasion in military history but this was the largest amphibious invasion in military history. The goal was to invade Germany, drain their resources, and cut off military sites.
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Battle of Bulge
This was the last major Germany attack on the West front during wwII. Hitler hoped that the German counter-attack would surround the British and American armies and distract the Allied offensive against Germany. Losses on the German side prevented Germany from resisting the advance of Allied forces following the Normandy Invasion.
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Liberation of the Concentration Camps
This was a Nazi concentration camp and extermination camp in occupied Poland where more than a million people were murdered as part of the Nazis' "Final Solution" to the Jewish question. The goal here was to kill all the jews so there would be no diversity. This affected Germany and the Jewish population by tons.
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Battle of Iwo Jima
U.S. Marines invaded Iwo Jima on February 19, 1945, after months of naval and air bombardment. The Japanese defenders of the island were dug into bunkers deep within the volcanic rocks. This was important as an air base for fighter escorts supporting long-range bombing missions against mainland Japan. Taking the island meant more than a symbolic capture of the Japanese homeland.
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VE Day
Victory in Europe Day is the day celebrating the formal acceptance by the Allies of World War II of Germany's unconditional surrender of its armed forces. This was to mark the end of World War II in Europe. The affect lead to the defeat of German Nazi forces.
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Dropping of the Atomic Bombs
The United States detonated two atomic bombs over the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki respectively. It looked increasingly likely that the United States would have to commit itself to a land invasion, which could have claimed many American lives. This killed an estimated 140,000 people in Hiroshima and changed the global power equation significantly. -
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VJ Day
This day marks the end of World War II, one of the deadliest and most destructive wars in history. Many men and women were reunited with their loved ones, and all celebrated the victory of the war. This affected many families in the 40s.
https://www.loc.gov/classroom-materials/united-states-history-primary-source-timeline/great-depression-and-world-war-ii-1929-1945/world-war-ii/#:~:text=On%20May%208%2C%201945%2C%20Germany,War%20came%20to%20an%20end.