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The Japanese Industrial Revolution caused Japan to hunt for new resources. This led Japan to invade Manchuria & by 1933 they controlled 1/4 of China.
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Hitler became Chancellor of Germany in 1933. He promised to help the economy of Germany & promised to build up the German military.
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The only independent nation in Africa was Ethiopia & was eventually invaded by Italy in 1935. Ethiopia started pleas to the League of Nations, but they did not stop Mussolini's invasion.
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The British & Frence prime ministers agreed to Hitler's demands. This is known as appeasement & led to Hitler invading Czechoslovakia.
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It is known as the night of broken glass. Was when German Nazi's attacked Jew's & their property.
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The Non-Aggression Pact was between Hitler & Stalin. It eliminated danger of a Soviet invasion from the east.
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France & Britain pledged their support to Poland. Germany invaded Poland using Blitzkrieg, which was a fast, concentrated air & land attack.
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France thought that the Maginot Line would stop an invasion by Germany. Germans surround British & French soldiers at Dunkirk.
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Hitler ordered bomb raids on Great Britain. The German air force attacked Britain night after night.
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Stalin wanted this city held at all costs during the Battle of Stalingrad. After 6 months, the Soviet Union defeated Germany.
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The Japanese attacked a US naval fleet in Hawaii. It was "a day that will live in infamy."
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The Invasion of Normandy was part of D-Day. The Allies landed on the beaches of Normandy, France to get France back from Germany.
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In 1945, the US & USSR met in the German capital of Berlin. Victory in Europe Day was then announced.
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Japan would fight to the last man & not surrender. So, the US dropped 2 Atomic Bombs on Hiroshima & Nagasaki.
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Japan surrenders in 1945 & they are put under the control of General McArthur. Victory in Japan Day is announced in September.
