My brilliant padlet by Joshua Bowers

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The two Atomic bombs dropped on Japan, (Hiroshima and Nagasaki), were demonstrations of powers form the United States of America, as well as the rest of the allied powers, to the Axis Powers. It was also the aftermath of the attack on Pearl Harbor.

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About 214,000 lives were lost in Hiroshima an Nagasaki combined.

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The Surrender of Germany was crucial to the conclusion World War 2 because it showed the lose Hitler and Germany faced, as well as the Victory of the Allied Powers.

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On December 7, 1941, Japan launched a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, catching America off guard. The assault killed 2,403 and wounded 1,178, sinking six US ships and destroying 169 aircraft. This event thrust the United States into World War II.

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The surrender of Japan on September 2, 1945, officially ended World War II. It came after the atomic bombings and Soviet invasion of Manchuria, leading to Japan's unconditional surrender aboard the USS Missouri. This event marked the end of one of the deadliest conflicts in human history.

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The Holocaust was the systematic persecution and genocide of six million Jews by Nazi Germany and its collaborators. This event was a dark chapter in human history, highlighting the depths of Nazi cruelty and the importance of never forgetting the atrocities committed during World War II.

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Operation Overlord, commonly known as D-Day, was the largest seaborne invasion in history. Allied forces landed on the beaches of Normandy on June 6, 1944, opening a second front in Europe against Nazi Germany. This event marked the beginning of the end for Hitler's regime in Western Europe.

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This battle was the most gruesome, with around 50,000 Allied and 84,166–117,000 Japanese deaths.

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The Dunkirk evacuation, also known as the Miracle of Dunkirk, was the evacuation of more than 330,000 Allied soldiers from the beaches in the north of France, between May and June 1940.

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