world war ii was one of the largest and most violent conflicts in the history of the world
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World War II was one of the largest and most violent conflicts in the history of the world.
The Invasion
In 1939, Germany invaded Poland
Adolf Hitler
The Axis Powers
Emperor Hirohito
Benito Mussolini
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Edouard Daladier
Winston Churchill
Chiang Kai Shek
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Japanese Americans were placed in internment camps following the
bombing of Pearl Harbor
Over 120,000 Japanese were imprisoned, with 2/3
of them being U.S. citizens
Over 6 million Jews, from Poland,
Germany, and
elsewhere in Europe, were killed by the Nazis while
imprisoned in concentration
camps
US Troops land in Normandy, France
May 8, 1945, victory for the Allies with the unconditional surrender of Nazi Germany
August 1945, US releases two atomic bombs on Japan
Japan surrenders August 15, 1945
World War II officially over
September 2, 1945