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Japanese invasion of china
The conflict that broke out when china began full- scale resistance to the expansion of japanese influence in its territory. -
Germany's Invasion of Poland
The german-soviet pact of August 1939, which stated that Poland was to be partioned between the 2 powers, enabled Germany to attack Poland with out the fear of soviet intervention. -
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German Blitzkreig
A german term for "lightning war," blitzkreig is a military tactic designed to create disorganization among enemy forces through the use of mobile forces and locally concentrated firepower. -
Fall of Paris
The battle of France began in 1940 and cnsisted of two operations. The first one was Case Yellowor Fal Gelb and is when the armoured units of Germany cut off allied units which had advanced into the country of belgium at the Ardennes. When the British and the French saw themselves pushed back by the operation, the British evacuated thier BEF or British Expeditionary Force with other French division in Operation Dynamo. -
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Operation Barbarossa
Was the code name for Nazi Germany's invasion of the Soviet union during WWII. -
wannsee conference
In berlin wtih 15 top nazi boreaurats to coordinate the final solution. -
Bataan Death March
After the April 9, 1942, U.S surrender of the Bataan Penisula on the main Philippine island of Luzn to the Japanese during World War ll , the approximately 75,000 Filipino and American troops on Bataan were forced to make an arduous 65-milesmarch to prison camps. The marchers made the trek in intense heat and were subjected to harsh treatment by japanese guards. thousands perished in what became known as the bataan death march. -
VE day
To mark the formal acceptance by the Allies of World War II of Nazi Germany's unconditional surrender of its armed forces. -
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Battle of Midway
Was a decisive naval battle in the Pacific Theater of WWII. -
OperationTorch
Was the British-American invasion of French North Africa during the North African campaign of the 2nd world war. -
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D- Day
The Normandy lands were the landing operations on Tuesday. -
Battle of the Bulge
Was the major German offensive campaign launched through the densely forested Ardennes region of Nallonia in Belguim, France. -
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Battle of IWO Jima
The Battle of Iwo Jima was a major battle in which the U.S. Marines landed on and eventually captured the island of Iwo Jima from the Japanese Imperial Army during World War II -
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Battle of Okinawa
The Battle of Okinawa, codenamed Operation Iceberg, was a series of battles fought in the Ryukyu Islands, centered on the island of Okinawa, and included the largest amphibious assault in the Pacific ocean. -
FDR death
Franklin Delano Roosevelt, commonly known as FDR, was an American statesman and political leader who served as the President of the United States from 1933 to 1945 -
Dropping of the atomic bombs
President Harry S. Truman, warned by some of his advisers that any attempt to invade Japan would result in horrific American casualties.
