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Invasion of Manchuria
The Japanese invaded Manchuria, started WW2 in Asia -
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Munich Agreement
An agreement between France, Italy, Germany, and Britain.
It was supposed to prevent Hitler from attacking, made it worse -
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Invasion of Poland
Nazis invaded Poland starting WW2 -
Fall of Paris
Nazis invaded France and France fell in less than a month due to blitzkrieg -
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Battle of Britain
Britain was bombed by Nazis for a long time and a little bit of fighting in France. -
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Operation Barbarossa
Hitlers plan to take over soviet union but backfired and led them to lose the war -
Pearl Harbor
Japan attacked the US fleet in Hawaii to prevent them from attacking them later in the war -
Battle of Midway
A strategic battle in the pacific on the island of midway 6 months after pearl harbor. Americans ended up winning and sinking many jap ships. -
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Stalingrad
One of the deadliest battles in WW2. Nazis fought very hard but Stalin kept sending troops and eventually defeated the nazis -
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Invasion of Italy
Allies invade Italy because it was weakest of the Axis powers. Allies faces little resistance and defeated them. -
D-Day
Allies group up and invade Normandy France. Allies take the beach and liberate France. -
Liberation of Paris
Battle took place until Germany surrenders the capital of France to allies. -
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Battle of Iwo Jima
This was one of the deadliest battles in the marine corps in history. Once captured it was used as a emergency landing area for American troops -
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Battle of Okinawa
This battle was the last major battle of WW2. Very bloody battle once again. Many major commanders committed suicide. -
VE day
VE stands for victory in Europe. Germany surrendered to allies and ended WW2 in Europe. -
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
The US dropped 2 atomic bombs, one on Hiroshima and one on Nagasaki. Killed many civillians and helped end the war in Japan. -
VJ day
Marks the victory in Japan and the end of WW2 -
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Nuremberg Trials
These trials were held by the allies to prosecute the Nazi representatives for their war crimes they committed during WW2