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After the Japanese invaded Manchuria and established a sort of government, they then attacked Shanghiai. These acts led to a war between the Chinese and the Japanese on July 7th, 1937. It resulted in many Chinese deaths and violent acts down the line. http://www.history.co.uk/study-topics/history-of-ww2/sino-japanese-war
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During the Japanese invasion of China the rape of Nanking also occured. It was also known as a massacre
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Towards the start of WWII, Germans attack Poland from the air. This is what Hitler called the "Blitzkrieg" strategy, which was how he planned on starting the war. This was followed up by Germans bombing enemy's to destroy all of their resources. All of this led of to the Holocaust. http://www.history.co.uk/study-topics/history-of-ww2/sino-japanese-war
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Blitzkrieg is a type of warfare meaning lightning warfare. It was used to cause disorganization. When this took place in Poland there was rapid bombing to destroy the enemy's army and weapons. This was conducted by Hitler and after their plan was successful it led to the holocaust.
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This is the invasion of the Soviet Union. Over 3 million German soldiers participated in this with 3 thousand tanks. This battle did not go well for the Germans as they seriously underestimated the Soviet Union. Due to their miscalculations and weather calculations the Germans had to retreat.
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Japanese bombers attacked the Pearl Harbor naval base in Hawaii. It was a victory for the Japanese.This led to President Roosevelt delivering the Infamy Speech, telling Americans what happened.
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This is when the Nazi leaders met to discuss what is called "The Final Solution". The goal was to find "a solution to the Jewish question". They came up with the idea of work camps and although they never used the word "extermination" it was clear that was the goal.
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In a very short amount of time the British dropped 2,300 tons of bombs on Hamburg. The British attacks on Hamburg lasted until November that year. This to Hitler and other Germans meant it was almost the end of the war, as they suffered many deaths.
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The Allied forces of Britain, America,Canada, and France attacked German forces in Normandy. Now known as D-day invasion of Normandy. It was almost canceled due to the weather.
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The idea was to bomb the cities eastern front. The success of their bombing was dependent on the weather. They ending up bombing and many died.
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The Americans invaded Iwo Jima, which is near a Japanese coast. If Americans gained control of the island the could use it for emergency landing places fro damaged planes. It took Americans over a month to claim the island but eventually it happened.
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The battle was won by the allies. It is now Japanese territory. Although there are still American naval bases there.
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Great Britain and U.S both celebrate victory in Europe day. Things were not going well for the Germans. They eventually surrendered to Soviet forces.
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American forces bombed the Japanese city Hiroshima. One of the bombs happened to be named "Little boy". The bombing were meant to be the end of WWII. When the Japanese surrendered the war was finally over.
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It was announced just 12 days after dropping the atomic bombs the Japanese surrendered. The day was called "Victoryover Japan Day" or VJ day for short. President Harry Truman announced the news to the white house.
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This was the largest battle during WWII. It was the German's attempt to split British and American Armies in France up. They had come names like "Watch on the Rhine" and "Autumn mist".
There were a lot of losses on both sides, but unlike the American forces, German's could not make up.
http://www.historynet.com/battle-of-the-bulge
