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The Empire of Japan's Kwantung Army invaded Manchuria on 18 September 1931, immediately following the Mukden Incident.
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Czechoslovakia must surrender its border regions and defenses to Nazi Germany. -
Polish territory divided among Germany, Lithuania, the Soviet Union, and Slovakia Danzig annexed by Germany Kresy annexed by the Soviet Union.
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Paris fell to Nazi Germany on June 14, 1940, one month after the German Wehrmacht stormed into France.
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The Battle of Britain was a major air campaign fought largely over southern England in the summer and autumn of 1940.
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On June 22, 1941, more than 3 million German and Axis troops invaded the Soviet Union along an 1,800-mile-long front, launching Operation Barbarossa.
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On the morning of December 7, 1941, Japan attacked the US naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. -
On the morning of June 4, 1942, aircraft from Japanese carriers attacked and damaged the US base on Midway. -
Stalingrad was one of the most decisive battles on the Eastern Front in the Second World War. -
The Allied invasion of Italy was the Allied amphibious landing on mainland Italy that took place from 3 September 1943. -
The D-Day operation of June 6, 1944, brought together the land, air, and sea forces of the allied armies in what became known as the largest invasion force in human history. -
The Liberation of Paris was a military battle that took place during World War II from 19 August 1944 until the German garrison surrendered the French capital on 25 August 1944. -
It is a small island covering an area of about 8 square miles
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Okinawa Prefecture is located in the southwestern tip of the Japanese archipelago. -
On Victory in Europe Day, or V-E Day, Germany unconditionally surrendered its military forces to the Allies, including the United States. -
The United States bombings of the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on August 6 and August 9, 1945.
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V-J Day, or Victory over Japan Day, marks the end of World War II, one of the deadliest and most destructive wars in history.
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The Nuremberg trials were held by the Allies against representatives of the defeated Nazi Germany.