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Japan invades the Capital of China

December 1937 - January 1938

The Japanese imperial army kills Chinese citizens in mass

Upwards of 300,000 deaths

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September 1st, to October 5th 1939.

Marked the beginning of the war.

Germany launched a surprise attack on Poland.

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September 2, 1945

The Pacific Theater

Japan signs the official surrendering documents.

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December 7, 1941

Japan attacks the naval base in Hawaii

Causes the U.S. to enter the war

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August 6, 1945

First use of atomic weapons in war

Thousands died of the blast and others of radiation

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August 9, 1945

The second use of atomic weapons in war

Thousands died of the blast and others of radiation

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September 1940

Britain successfully defends against German air forces

This loss of Germany lead to their downfall

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June 6, 1944

The allied invasion of Europe

Northern France was liberated by August

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The killing of over 6 million Jews

Jewish people were sent to concentration camps to be killed

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April 20 - May 2, 1945

The capital of the Third Reich fell

One of the largest gathering of military power

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June 3 – 6, 1942

A naval battle fought with planes

Ended the threat of Japanese invasion in the Pacific

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December 16, 1944 – January 16, 1945

One of the last major German offensives

Germany attempted to push the allies out of Germany

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July 5 – August 23, 1943

Germany's failed assault on the Soviets

Germany wished to recover the Eastern Front

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1940

Germany invades northern France

British Expeditionary Force evacuates from Dunkirk

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May 20 - June 1, 1941

Nazis attack the Greek island of Crete

Attacked using their air forces

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September 30, 1941 - January 7, 1942

the climax of Operation Barbarossa

lead to the fall of the Third Reich

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November 8, 1942

107,000 British and U.S. troops landed in Algeria

The French concluded with an armistice with the allies

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April 20, 1889 – April 30, 1945

Leader of the Nazis

Committed Suicide

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December 18, 1878 - March 5, 1953

Leader of the Communist Party and Soviet Union

Used his political power more than any other leader had before

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November 22, 1890 - November 9, 1970

President of France

Had a key role in France's development after the war

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The development of aircrafts allowed people to fight mid-air and drop bombs across the sea.

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Super glue was invented accidentally by Harry Coover in 1942

in an attempt to make lenses he made a powerful adhesive

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Anti-Japanese sentiment was at its high and asian americans were sent to internment camps throughout the country

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