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Japanese invasion of China
This was known as the Second Sino-Japanese War, it was between China and Japan from July 7th, 1937 up till September 9th, 1945. The battle started because of the Marco Polo Bridge Incident which was a disagreement with the troops from each side. At first Japan was defeating China but eventually surrendered to the allied forces after the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
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Rape of Naking
The Naking Massacre was from around December 13th, 1937 till January 1938. There was a lot of mass murder and mass rape all committed by Japanese troops in Nanjing, China.
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Germany's invasion of Poland
Germany invaded Poland on September 1st, 1939. The Germans invaded Poland from the north, south, and west and the Polish army ended up being defeated within weeks.
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German Blitzkrieg
Blitzkrieg is a military tactic used for creating disorganization in enemy forces with the use of mobile forces and firepower. It ends up preserving human lives and saving artillery. The Germans did it in Poland before successfully using the tactic in other places.
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Fall of Paris
This was an German invasion of France from May 10th to June 25th of 1940. The Germans had beaten the allied forces with mobile operations.
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Pearl Harbor
The attack of Pearl Harbor was a surprise attack on an American Naval base by the Japanese on December 7th , 1941. This attack killed about 2,400 people and was the main reason America decided to join the war.
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Operation of Barbarossa
Operation Barbarossa was the Axis invasion of the Soviet Union starting on June 22, 1941.The Nazi aim was to conquer the Western part of the Soviet Union and be repopulated with Germans and to use the Slavs as slaves. The Germans had many victories attempting to take the land, but in the Battle of Moscow the Soviets pushed the German troops back.
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Wannsee Conference
The Wannsee Conference was a meeting of senior government officials of Nazi Germany and Shutzstaffel leaders in Berlin on January 20th, 1942. The reason for this meeting was to ensure the cooperation of administrative leaders for the Final Solution.
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Battle of Midway
It was a very important naval battle that was from June 4th to June 7th of 1942. It was also after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. It ended up being an American victory.
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Bataan Death March
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Operation Gomorrah
The Operation Gomorrah was when the British were bombing Hamburg, Germany during the night; while the Americans would bomb them in the day. The bombing started on July 24th, 1943 till November later that year.
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Warsaw Ghetto uprising
The Warsaw Ghetto uprising was 1943 act of Jewish resistance that arose in the Warsaw Ghetto. It started on April 19th and ended on May 16th of 1943. It was the largest revolt by Jews in WWII.
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D-Day (Normandy Invasion)
D-Day was the during the Battle of Normandy which started around June and ended around August of 1944. It ended up resulting in the Allied liberation of Western Europe and Northern France. It was one of the largest military assaults in history.
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Battle of the Bulge
The Battle of the Bulge was one of the last major German offensive campaigns. It was Hitler's attempt to split the allied armies in northwest Europe. The Germans ended up being were neutralized.
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Operation Thunderclap
Operation Thunderclap was a cancelled operation that was never used. It was going to be a giant attack on Berlin and would hopefully shatter German Morale. But later it was decided that it would most likely not work
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Battle of Iwo Jima
The Battle of Iwo Jima came up because of the American need for a base by the Japanese coast. There was air and naval bombardments and Iwo Jima was defended by Japanese soldiers who fought from caves, dugouts, tunnels and some underground installations. America won after a month of fighting.
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Battle of Okinawa
The Battle of Okinawa was a series of battles fought. It also included the largest amphibious assault in the Pacific War during WWII. It was an allied win that had ended on June 22nd, 1945.
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VE Day
VE Day is known as victory in Europe Day, it is a public holiday that is used to celebrate the end of WWII in Europe. Hitler had committed suicide leading to Germanys surrender.
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Dropping of the atomic bombs
The bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki was one of the final stages for World War II. The bombs used were atomic bombs that killed around 200,000 people. It was used to have the Japanese surrender to end the war. Japan had announced their surrender on August 15th, after the bombing of Nagasaki.
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VJ Day
VJ day is known as the victory over Japan day which was when the empire of Japan surrendered in WWII, ultimately ending the war.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victory_over_Japan_Day
