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The Olympics
Olympic games begin in Berlin. -
Hilter threatens the Jews
Adolf Hitler made a speech commemorating that event and also made a public threat against the Jews -
WWII begins
Germany invades Poland -
Soviets invades Poland
Soviets invades Poland -
Moscow Peace Treaty
Finland signs a peace treaty with Soviets. -
Fall of France
Germany took out France -
Belgium surrenders to the Nazis.
Belgium surrenders to the Nazis. -
Battle of Britain
the first major campaign to be fought entirely by air forces -
Hitler declares a blockade of the British Isles.
Hitler declares a blockade of the British Isles. -
Operation Barbarossa
The Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union -
Battle Of Moscow
Hitler’s objective was invading the Soviet Union -
Attack on Pearl Harbor
Japan attacked Pearl Harbor -
Battle of Midway
the Japanese hoped to eliminate the United States as a strategic power in the Pacific Theatre. -
Battle of Guadalcanal
The Allies had been on the defensive in the Pacific Theatre. -
Battle of Stalingrad
The battle was a disaster for Germany, and made victory in the East virtually impossible. -
Battle of Kursk
the final offensive the Germans were able to launch in the east. -
D-Day
Americans started to fight with the Nazis -
Battle of Leyte Gulf
Americans had breached Japan’s inner defensive ring and had bases that could be used by B-29 Superfortresses to bomb the Japanese home islands -
V-E Day
It was victory day. The Nazis gave up. -
Surrender Of Japan
Japan finally surrendered.
