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Japan invades China
The Japanese invade China by starting with invading Manchuria. This invasion sparked the china Japan war which lasted for 5 months -
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Holocaust
Germany dictador Adolf Hitler, blammed the Jewish race for all of Germanys problems. Of the nine million Jews whop had lived in Europe before the Holocaust about 2/3 were killed -
munich confrence
The agreement was decided at a confrence held in Munich. Germany, among the biger powers of Europe without the country of Czechoslovakia -
non aggresion pact
Germany and soviet union signed the non aggresion pact which said they would take no military action against each other -
germany invades poland
this marked the begining of ww2. Axis and Soviet victory -
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battle of Britian
The battle of Britian was given the name "Air battle of England".The battle was fought in United Kingdom Airspace. Was fought between British and Germans. -
lend-lease act
provided US military aid to foreign nations during WW2.The act authorized the president to transfer arms or any other defense materials -
operation Barabossa
Hitler invaded the soviet union. the invasion coverd two thousand miles. major turning point in WW2. -
Pearl Harbor
The Japs attacked the US naval bas in Hawaii. Then entire pacific fleet was destroyed.The US enterd war with the empire of Japan the next day. -
Wannsee Confrence
Meeting of Nazi Germanys senior officials. Held in the suburb of Wansee in Berlin. Legalized the desimination of the Jews. -
bataan death march
Japs marched 76,000 prisoners into captivity along a route of death.the journey was 60 miles. 12,000 american soldiers were among those that marched. -
Battle of Midway
Battle was fought at Midway Atoll between the US and the empire of Japan. Six months after the attck on Pearl Harbor -
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Battle of Stalingrad
Battle where the Nazi Germans fought the soviet Union for control of the city of Stalingrad. Considered the turning point of ww2 -
blitzkrieg
Also known as lightning warfare. where the Germans would storm with a spearhead of tanks and close air support -
D-Day
along a 50 mile stratch of heavily fortified French Coastline more than 160,000 Allied troops landed. Ready to fight te Nazi Germans on the beaches of Normandy. -
battle of the bulge
German offensive battle. Toward the end of the war.Allied victory.fought on the battle line in Belgium. -
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Battle of Iwo Jima
US captured the island of Iwo Jima from the Empire of Japan. It was some of the bloodiest fighting in the war in the Pacific during ww2. The Marines dominated the Japanese during this battle. -
battle of okinawa
last and biggest battle of the pacific war front. Allies were once again victorious against the japs. -
V-E day
this is when German troops finally laid down their arms. more than 13,000 British POWs were released and sent back to great Britian. -
Bombing of Hiroshima/Nagasaki
An American B-29 bomber dropped the worlds first atomic bomb on Hiroshima. 80,000 Japs were immediately killed. many more were later killed by the affects of radiation -
V-J Day
V-J Days is a name chosen for the day on which Japan surrendered. In effect ending ww2 -
warsaw pact
was signed in Warsaw, included the Soviet Union, Albania, Poland, Romania, Hungary, East Germany, Czechoslovakia, and Bulgaria as members. member states to come to the defense of any member attacked by an outside force