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The war begins
On this day, WWII began. It mainly began because the nazis, or Germany, invaded Poland. -
Britain and France join war
Britain and France joined the war together against Germany two days after Poland was invaded. -
Germany invades France
This was a great point for Germany. This meant that just about their onoly competitor left was Great Britain. This also meant that Germany had the Eiffel Tower -
Executive order 8802
This order was written by Roosevelt to prohibit discrimination of the army, military, navy and other branches of national defense. It was the first federal action to promote equal opportunity in the US. -
Bombing of Pearl Harbor
During 'Pearl Harbor' the japanese bombed the US shipping port Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. This was the main reason that the US joined the war. -
US joins the war
The US joined the war mainly because Japanese bombers bombed the naval site Pearl Harbor Hawaii. -
Hitler commits suicide
It was said that the Russians were going to invade Germany in one day. Instead of watching himself be defeated, Adolph Hitler and his wife, Eva, swallowed cyanide and shot themselves with pistols. -
The Germans surrendered
Just what it says. The Germans surrendered WWII. They surrendered in Europe at the time. They surrendered because Hitler knew there was no way to win from that point. -
Bombing of Hiroshima
On this day, The US plane the Enola Gay, bombed the japanese power plant Hiroshima. This basically ruined Japan and they surrendered 9 days later. -
Japan surrenders
Japan surrendered on this day and ceased fire in the middle of a skirmish. It was 9 days after the bombing of Hiroshima.
