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Kristallnacht
Also called the "Night of the Broken Glass" a reference to the broken windows of the Jewish shops. Nearly every synagougue was destroyed. -
Wannsee Conference
Where nazi officials met to agree on a new approch. They developed a plan to achieve the "final solution to the jewish questions." -
Battle of Straingrad
The turning point in the war in Eastern Europe. Germany won and still pushed for the long promised Soviet invasion. -
Casablanca Conference
Was held at a hotel in Casablanca, Morocco. To plan the Euopean strategy of the allies during WWII. -
Italy declares war on Germany
The government of Italy declares war on its former Axis partner Germany and joins the battle on the side of the Allies. The itialians invaded rome to gain control over the Germans and after a slow period of time they succeed. -
Operation Overlord
The code name for the Battle of Normandy. The launched the invasion of German -
Anzio invasion
The city of Rome fell. While Germany took over. -
Liberation of Paris
The war marked the end of Operation Overlord, and also the liberation of France by the Allies. -
Battle of the Bulge
Germany launched a counterattack in Belgium and Luxembourge, The German attack smashed into the U.S. army. -
Yalta Conference
World War II is coming to a close, so Franklin Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, and Joseph Stalin agreed to meet to discuss war strategies, and issues that would affect the postwar world. The Yalta conference confirmed the policy adopted at the Casablanca Conference of demanding Germany's unconditional surrender. -
V-E day
The day the two countries would celebrate the victory over the Nazi War party. This day will be known as victory in Europe day. -
Nuremburg Trials
The Nuremberg Trials is the basic name for two sets of trials of Nazis involved in crimes committed during the Holocaust of World War II. The first trial was It was entitled the Trial of the Major War Criminals before the International Military Tribunal, which tried the most important leaders of Nazi Germany. The second set of trials, for lesser war criminals, was conducted under Control Council Law # 10, at the U.S. Nuremberg Military Tribunals.
