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Second Sino-Japanese War
In need of materials, Japan invades China, which starts the war in the Pacific. -
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Nanking Massacre
The Japanese army killed between 40,000 to 300,000 Chinese civilians and comitted widespread rape and looting. -
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Battle of the Atlantic
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Creation of Warsaw Ghetto
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Operation Barbarossa
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Pearl Harbor
On a Sunday morning, Pearl Harbor was attacked by Japanese planes without warning. Causing the U.S. to declare war on Japan and become actively involved in WW2. -
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Battle of Wake Island
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Wannsee Confrence
A meeting of senior officials in Nazi Germany were they discussed the question of the ¨Solution of the Jews' -
Bataan Death March
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Battle of Midway
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Battle of Guadalcanal
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Battle of Stalingrad
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Battle of Alamein
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Operation Torch
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Warsaw Ghetto uprising
Jewish resistance in the Warsaw ghettos rebelled against Nazi Germany. About 13,000 were killed and 56,885 people were deported. -
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Allied Invasion of Italy
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Battle of Monte Cassino
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D-Day
Allies inavde Normandy -
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Liberation of Concentration Camps
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Operation Market Garden
An unsuccessful Allied military operation fought in Netherlands and Germany. -
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Battle of the Bulge
Major German offensive campaign used primarily to capture the harbor of Antwerp. -
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Battle of Iwo Jima
U.S. captures the island of Iwo Jima from Japan in this battle. -
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Battle of Okinawa
An island used as a U.S. base to plan for the invasion of Japan. Only 340 miles away from Japan. -
V-Day
Nazi Germany surrenders to the Allied powers and marks the end of WW2 in Europe. -
Potsdam Declaration
A statement that called for a surrender of the Japanese armed forces. If they did not surrender Japan would face "prompt and utter destruction." -
Hiroshima
The U.S, drop the atomic bomb on Hiroshima killing between 90,000 and 166,000 thoasand people. -
Nagasaki
3 days after Hiroshima, another A-bomb was dropped on Nagasaki killing between 39,000 and 80,000 people. -
VJ Day
News of Japans surrender is announced to the world. -
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Nuremberg Trials
Prosecution of the leaders of Nazi Germany
