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Evacuation of the British forces at Dunkirk. British and English troops were about to get defeated by German troops so they were sent to Dunkirk to evacuate. 

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Evacuation of the British forces at Dunkirk

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the battle of Britain also known as the Air battle for England was when the Germans began by attacking coastal targets and British shipping working in the English Channel. This battle was important for the Germans began by attacking coastal targets and British shipping operating in the English Channel. This battle was important because this battle determined if they were under German control

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Pearl Harbor is a U.S. naval base near Honolulu, Hawaii. The U.S Navy had been surprised attacked by japans fighter planes just before 8:00 am. This battle was important because this is what brought the U.S. into the war.

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Japanese internment camps were established during World War II by President Franklin D. Roosevelt through his Executive Order. Established in 1942 it was the policy of the U.S. government that people of Japanese descent, including U.S. citizens, would be incarcerated in isolated camps. Acted on reactions to the Pearl Harbor attacks.

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In June the British had succeeded in driving Rommel into a defensive position in Libya. The Italian troops that had preceded. Rommel German forces in North Africa, only to be beaten back by the British. Hitler was planning on taking over of Egypt so this was good for the allied forces.

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Why were the British and English forces sent to Dunkirk ?
A. Evacuate
B. counterattack
C. get resources

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The Holocaust claimed the lives of six million Jews.

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Operation Torch was an Allied invasion of French North Africa. The purpose of operation torch was to relieve pressure on the soviet union Even there were multiple caualties.

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German troops failed to capture the city of Leningrad in 1941. Hitler ordered a siege, or military blockade designed to force the city to surrender. The Siege of Leningrad would last for nearly 900 days. 1 Million civilians would lose their lives.

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General Douglas MacArthur led a small number of American soldiers and poorly equipped Filipino troops in a doomed defense of the Philippines in early 1942.

Forces on the Bataan Peninsula surrendered in April 1942. Following their surrender, the Japanese forced 70,000 prisoners to march to a distant prison camp. Known as the Bataan Death March

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The Battle of Stalingrad would be one of the most brutal battles of the war. Germans bombed the city into rubble with air and artillery attacks. German troops then moved into the ruins to wipe out the surviving Soviets. Stalin wanted to protect the city named after him at all cost.

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It was very brutal battle and tank couldn't go there so it was mostly infantry. They stormed the beach and pushed them back.

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Why was Stalin defending Stalingrad so much ?

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The first German serviceman killed in the war was killed by the Japanese.

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They found the body of Adolf Hitler, who had taken his own life near his Berlin bunker. May 7, 1945 Germany surrenders. May 8, 1945 was proclaimed as V-E Day also known as Victory in Europe Day.

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During the battle of Iwo Jima 7,000 U.S soldiers were killed. There were 20,000 Japanese soldiers on the island. all 20,000 soldiers fought to the death but 1,000.

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An American plane dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. More than 70,000 were killed instantly. Japan did not surrender.

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Since Japan didn't surrender after the first atomic bomb. The second Atomic bomb was dropped on the city of Nagasaki. And another 40,000 were killed.

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japan surrenders and Their emperor acknowledges that they were defeated so he announces defeat. "Hirohito announced Japanese surrender in a radio address, citing the enemy’s possession of a “new and most cruel bomb”. The war ends.

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Why did the U.S drop the second Bomb ?

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In total WWII claimed the lives of approximately 60 million people.

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