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German invasion of Poland
Who? Germany, Poland
Where? Poland
What?Germany invaded Poland
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WWII
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Battle of the Atlantic
Who? Allies and Axis Powers
Where?Northern region of the Atlantic Ocean
What?The Allies and Axis powers were fighting for control of the Atlantic Ocean
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Bombing of Pearl Harbor
Who? United States and Japan was involved with the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Where? This happened in to cities of Japan Hiroshima and Nagasaki
What?The US bombed Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
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The Bataan Death March
Who?US, Japan and Philippines
Where?Bataan Peninsula
What?Filipino and American troops were forced to march to prison camps.
Why?Japan started to invaded the Philippines after Pearl Harbor. They invaded Manila which led US-Filipino army to go to the Bataan Peninsula. -
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Battle of Coral Sea
Who?US, Australia, Japan, US
Where?Coral Sea, Solomon Islands, New Guinea
What? Japanese planned to invade Port Moresby and bomb Australia from there
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Battle of Midway
Who?Japanese and Americans
Where?Pacific Ocean
What?Japanese and Americans had a Navy attack against Japanese which was a turning point in the war.
Why?Japanese had planned to destroy US Pacific Fleet. -
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Battle of Guadalcanal
Who?Allies, Japanese
Where?Island of Guadalcanal
What?Used to take island of Tulagi
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Allied invasion of North Africa (Morocco and Algeria)
Who? Allied, US, UK
Where?Algeria, Morocco, French protectorate in Morocco
What?Operation Torch was when the British and Americans joined to cause invasion.
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Invasion of Normandy
Who?Allied nations and German forces
Where?Normandy
What?The German troops help to invade Normandy
Why?German forces tried to invade Normandy. -
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Battle of the Bulge
Who?German, Allied
Where?Ardennes, Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg
What?German campaign launched through Ardennes region in Belgium, France, and Luxembourg
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Battle at Iwo Jima
Who?US, Japan
Where?Island of Iwo Jima
What?IT was a air and naval bombardment from the US
Why?US attempt to capture Iwo Jima from Japanese Imperial Army. -
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Battle of Okinawa
Who? Allied , Japanese
Where? Okinawa
What? Was caused because of the attempt of the invasion of Okinawa
Why?It was the Largest assault in the Pacific War, and last battle of the Pacific War -
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Liberation of Dachau and Buchenwald and the Bombing of Hiroshima/ Nagasaki
Who?US, Poland,British, Germany, Japan, Hiroshima/ Nagasaki
Where?Poland, Germany, Hiroshima/ Nagasaki
What?Liberation of concentration camps.... Atomic Bombing was caused
Why?The liberation of people in concentration camps...end the attempt to invade Japan -
V-E Day
Who?Great Britain and US and some Western European cities.
Where?In those places also.
What?They celebrated the Victory in Europe they put out flags and banners.
Why?They celebrated because of the defeat of the Nazi.