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Invasion of Manchuria
the armies of Japan and the Soviet Union clashed in the area of the Khalkin Gol river in Manchuria -
Munich Agreement
Czechoslovakia must surrender its border regions and defenses the so-called Sudeten region to Nazi Germany -
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Invasion of Poland
Polish casualties numbered 66,000 died, the European map and the country was partitioned three times -
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the invasion of France
capture and subjugation of not only France but three other countries Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Belgium. -
Battle of Britain
British victory in the Battle of Britain was decisive, but ultimately defensive in nature -
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Start of Operation Barbarossa
code name for the German invasion of the Soviet Union -
Pearl Harbor
The Japanese intended the attack as a preventive action to keep the United States Pacific Fleet from interfering with its planned military actions in Southeast Asia against overseas territories of the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and the United States. -
Midway
the outnumbered U.S. Pacific Fleet succeeded in destroying four Japanese aircraft carriers with the loss of only one of its own, the Yorktown -
Stalingrad
Both the Soviet Union and Germany stopped at nothing in order to achieve victory -
Invasion of Italy
Allied forces sustained 2,009 killed, 7,050 wounded, and 3,501 missing while German casualties numbered around 3,500 -
D-Day
brought together the land, air, and sea forces of the allied armies in what became known as the largest invasion force in human history -
Liberation of Paris
brought together the land, air, and sea forces of the allied armies in what became known as the largest invasion force in human history -
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Iwo Jima
nearly 7,000 U.S. Marines were killed. Another 20,000 were wounded. Marines captured 216 Japanese soldiers; the rest were killed in action. -
Okinawa
a victory for the US but resulted in massive casualties on both sides -
V-E Day
Germany unconditionally surrendered its military forces to the Allies, including the United States -
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
they were bombed by the U.S. -
VJ - Day
Japan had surrendered unconditionally, war-weary citizens around the world erupted in celebration. -
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Nuremberg Trials
uncovered the German leadership that supported the Nazi dictatorship