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Japanese Invasion of Manchuria
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Japanese_troops_entering_Tsitsihar.jpg/300px-Japanese_troops_entering_Tsitsihar.jpg
Desc: Japanese troops invade Manchuria, China in an aggressive expansion campaign, establishing Manchukuo
sig: beginnings of japanese agressive behavior and exansions, will eventually lead them to become more and more hostile toward other countries -
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The Holocaust
http://endgenocide.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2015/01/holocaust.jpg
Desc: The systematic and disgusting genocidal elimination of Jews, gypsies, mentally disabled, communists, slavs, POWs, polish, free masons, jehovahs witnesses, homosexuals. The death toll numbered from 6-11 million
sig: Hitler created the largest and deadliest genocide in all of history, scarring the human race forever and everyone touched by it. -
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German Invasion of Poland
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cf/Battle_of_Poland.png desc: Germany invades Poland with the Soviet Union, initiating World war II
Sig: This started the entire war. -
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The Fall of France
http://www.holocaustresearchproject.org/nazioccupation/images/Hitler%20in%20Paris%20sm.jpg Desc: Germany conquers and occupys France, demoralizing the allies in Europe
sig: major victory for the axis powers, with France out of the war Germany could go on to invade Europe, this greatly demoralized the allies in Europe. -
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Battle of Moscow
https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/d8/ac/52/d8ac523d356d2d5ec9045d25eee3eea6.jpg Desc: The name of the Battle of Moscow is given to two periods of strategic fighting between the Russians and the Germans which ended in a strategic USSR victory.
Sig: Germans attempt at invading the soviet capital failed, given a huge bolster of moral to the soviets. -
Pearl harbor
Desc: Surprise attack on American fleets stationed in Pearl Harbor by the Japanese, causing 2,403 American casualties and damaging the fleet
Sig: American entrance into WWII. America would then bolster the allies strength on both fronts -
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Battle of Midway
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b3/SBD-3_Dauntless_bombers_of_VS-8_over_the_burning_Japanese_cruiser_Mikuma_on_6_June_1942.jpg Desc: The Battle of Midway was a major decisive victory for the US, the US destroyed the majority of the japanese fleet of ship.
Sig: major turning point in the war, most of the japanese fleet is sunk -
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The Manhattan Project
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/Trinity_shot_color.jpg/300px-Trinity_shot_color.jpg Desc: The manhatten porject was a research and development program that created the first nuclear weapons
Sig: This program allowed the United States to achieve a unconditional surrender from Japan after the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. -
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Battle of Stalingrad
https://cdn4.img.sputniknews.com/images/18067/02/180670225.jpg Desc: Soviet forces successfully defend against German forces for control of the city.
sig: major battle of WWII, decisive soviet victory -
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Invasion of Normandy
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Into_the_Jaws_of_Death_23-0455M_edit.jpg/300px-Into_the_Jaws_of_Death_23-0455M_edit.jpg
Desc: United Allied invasion on the northern beach of Normandy, france, in an attempt to free France from axis control.
sig: largest amphibious invasion in history. Allied victory allowed them to push Germany out of France -
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Liberation of Paris
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Crowds_of_French_patriots_line_the_Champs_Elysees-edit2.jpg/300px-Crowds_of_French_patriots_line_the_Champs_Elysees-edit2.jpg Desc: French resistance forces teamed up alongside american forces in order to liberate Paris and make a joint strike.
Sig: major victory for the allied forces. major turning point in the European front -
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Battle of the bulge
http://www.newhistorian.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/German-Troops-at-the-Battle-of-the-Bulge.jpg Desc: Germany attempted to split allied forces in northwest europe by use of surprise blitzkrieg sig: Last major German offensive campaign of WWII -
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Battle of Iwo Jima
http://www.iwojima.com/bond/lflage.gif desc: Major battle in the island hopping strategy for the Americans, Americans had to capture the island, and 3 airfields.
sig: the 5 week battle was one of the fiercest battles of WWII and resulted in the deaths of thousands of people. -
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Battle of Okinawa
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Ww2_158.jpg/300px-Ww2_158.jpg Desc: a large scale battle between the USA and the Japanese occurred here. America needed to capture these islands for their island hopping strategy, which would ultimately end with a invasion of Japan.
Sig: Included the largest amphibious assault in the pacific theater, and was a major win for the Americans -
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Battle of Berlin
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Desc: The battle of Berlin was the last major battle in the European front, led by soviet forces against the Germans, they took Berlin and Hitler commmitted suicide -
Atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima
Desc: in order to bring about a quick end to the war the United States dropped its nuclear bombs on the city of Hiroshima, and three days later, a second bomb was dropped on Nagasaki.
sig: The dropping of the atomic bombs forced Japan into surrendering, bringing about the end of the war.
