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WWII

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Rape of Nanking The Japanese army's systematic killing, mutilation, and rape of the Chinese civilian population of Nanking in 1938. "Unofficial" start of WWII.
Munich Conference 1938 conference at which European leaders (Great Britain/France) attempted to appease Hitler by turning over the Sudetenland in Czechoslovakia to him in exchange for his promise that Germany would not expand further.
Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin agreed not to attack each other if war broke out but Hitler didn't keep true to his word and Germany eventually attacked the Soviet Union in WWII
Blitzkrieg "Lightning war", type of fast-moving warfare used by German forces against Poland in 1939. The invasion of Poland marks the official start of WWII.
The Blitz German bombing campaign of Great Britain during 1940-1941. Hitler had hoped that the British would surrender. However, the campaign ended with the Germans giving up, and overspending.
Pearl Harbor December 7, 1941 Surprise attack on US Pacific fleet harbored in Pearl Harbor Hawaii destroyed 18 U.S. ships and 200 aircraft. American losses were 3000, Japanese losses less than 100.the U.S. declared war on Japan and Germany, entering World War II.
Battle of Stalingrad (1942-1943) Unsuccessful German attack on the city of Stalingrad, Soviet Union during World War II from 1942 to 1943. Each side sustained hundreds of thousands of casualties; Germany's defeat marked a turning point in the war.
Invasion of Normandy (D-Day) (June 6th, 1944 ) Great Britain, France, the US, and Canada launched an invasion of the European mainland at Normandy, France. Largest amphibious operation, landing on 5 beaches. Allies freed France from German control and later marched on to conquer Germany.
Yalta Conference (1945) Conference between Joseph Stalin (Soviet Union) Franklin Roosevelt (US) and Winston Churchill (Great Britain). Stalin promised to allow democratic elections in countries taken over by the Soviet Union. This promise was soon broken leading to the Cold War.
Bombing of Hiroshima (August 6, 1945) and Nagasaki (August 9th): Japan was still fighting. The US decided to drop the atomic bomb on Hiroshima killing 150,000. Japan didn't surrender the US dropped another one a few days after on Nagasaki, killing 75,000. This led to the Japanese surrender and end of WWII.
The Holocaust The systematic, state-sponsored persecution and murder of six million Jews by the Nazi regime and its allies and collaborators. The Holocaust is an example of genocide/human rights violation.
Nuremberg Trials A series of court proceedings held in Nuremberg, Germany, after World War II, in which Nazi leaders were tried for aggression, violations of the rules of war, and crimes against humanity.
GFLAT (Causes of WWII) Great Depression Fascism League of Nations Failure Appeasement Treaty of Versailles
Appeasement Giving into the demands of a dictator to avoid war
Benito Mussolini Fascist dictator of Italy (1922-1943). He led Italy to conquer Ethiopia (1935), joined Germany in the Axis pact (1936), and allied Italy with Germany in World War II. He was overthrown in 1943 when the Allies invaded Italy.
Invasion of Italy (1943) The Allied Powers freed Italy from Axis rule, leading to Mussolini's surrender
El Alamein WWII battle where the British pushed the Germans out of North Africa and cut the Nazis off from oil
Adolf Hitler German Nazi (fascist) dictator during World War II (1889-1945)
Anti-Semitism: Hatred of Jews
Hideki Tojo Military dictator of Japan who ordered the attack on Pearl Harbor and essentially ran the puppet government
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