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Japan Invades China
The Japanese invade CHina by starting with invading Manchuria. This invasion sparked the China V. Japan War which lasted for 5 months. -
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The Holocaust
Gernmany ruler Adolf Hitler, blammed the jewish race for all of germanys problems. Of the nine million Jews who had lived in Europe before the Holocaust almost 2/3 were killed. -
Munich Conferance
The agreement was decided at a conference held in Munich, Germany, among the bigger powers of Europe, without the country of Czechoslovakia. -
Non Agression Pact
Germany and Soviet Union signed the non aggresion pact which said they would take no military action againest each other. -
Germany Invades Poland
This marked the beginning of WWII. Axis and Soviet victory -
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Battle of Britain
The Bttle of Britain was given the name "Air Battle of England". The Battle was fought in United Kingdoms Airspace. Was foguht between the BRitish and Germans. -
Lend-Lease Act
Provided US miltray aid to foreign nations during WWII. The act authorized the president to transfer arms or any other defense materials. -
operation Barbarossa
Hitler invaded the Soviet Union, the invasion covered two thousand miles major turning point in WWII -
Attack on Pearl Harbor
The Japanese attacked the US naval base. On the Island of Honolulu. The bombing of the naval base by the Empire of Japan is what brought the US into World War II. -
Wannsee Conference
Meeting of Nazi Germanys senior officials. Held in the suburb of Wansee in Berlin. Legalized the discerimination of jews. -
Bataan Death March
Japanese, marched 76,000 prisonors into captivity along aroute of death the journey was 60 miles. 12,000 american soliders were among those who marched. -
Battle of Midway
Battle was fought at Midway Atoll between the United States and the Empire of Japan. Six months after the attack on Pearl Harbor. -
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Battle of Stalingrad
Battle where the Nazi Germans fought the Soviet Union for control of the city od Stalingrad. Considered the turning point of WII. -
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 stretch of heavily fortified French coastline more than 160,000 Allied troops landed. Ready to fight the Nazi Germans on the beaches of Normandy. -
Battle of the Buldge
Battle was fought in Belegium. German offensive battle, toward the end of the war Allied victory. -
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Battle of Iwo Jima
Us captured the isalnd of Iwo Jima fromt he Empire of Japan. It was some of the bloodiesy 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 Warfront. Allies were once again victorious againest the Japanese. -
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 Britain. -
Bombing of HIroshima/Nagaski
An American B-29 bomber dropped the worlds first atomic bomb on Hiroshima. 80,000 Japs were immediatly killed many more were later killed by the affects of radiation. -
V-J Day
V-J Day is a name chosen for the day on which Japan surrendered, in effect ending World War II. -
Warsaw Pact
Was signed in warsaw, included the Soviet Union. Albania Poland Romania Hungary East Germany Czech and Bulgaria as members. Member States to come to the defense of any member attacked by an outside force.