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The Allies
Great Britian and France declared War of Germany, their wanst much to do, but to slow Hitler in Poland. -
Kristallnacht
Also known as the "night of broken glass", or November Pogroms, the night of November 9–10, 1938, when German Nazis attacked Jewish persons and property. -
The Treaty of Versailles
The most important of the peace treaties that brought World War I to an end. The Treaty ended the state of war between Germany and the -
The Olympics
The 1936 Summer Olympic Games were Held in the German capital of Berlin. Many Germans believed the U.S Olympics would provide proof of Adolf Hitler's racist idea for the whole world. The U.S Olympic team included many African American athletes. -
Battle of the Atlantic
The longest continuous military campaign in World War II, running from 1939 to the defeat of Nazi Germany in 1945, and was a major part of the Naval history -
Italy enter war on side of Axis powers
Tripartite Pact was signed by Germany, Italy, and Japan on 27 September 1940, in Berlin -
Battle of Britain
The Royal Air Force defended the United Kingdom against large-scale attacks by Nazi Germany's air force, the Luftwaffe. From, Jul 10, 1940 to Oct 31, 1940 -
Pearl Harbor
The attack on Pearl Harbor was a surprise military strike by Japanese Navy Air Service upon the U.S against the naval base at Pearl Harbor in Honolulu, Hawaii. The attack led to the U.S' formal entry into World War II the next day. -
The Manhattan Project
A research and development undertaking during World War II that produced the first nuclear weapons. It was led by the United States with the support of the United Kingdom and Canada. -
Bataan Death March
A transfer by the Imperial Japanese Army of 60,000–80,000 American and Filipino prisoners of war where the prisoners were loaded into trains. -
The Battle of Midway
Took place between 4 and 7 June 1942; Japanese military planners decided to try to lure the Americans into a large sea battle since they had an advantage of the number of ships and carries thy could bring to the battle. -
Bracero Project
Gave some Mexican workers the chance to work temporarily in the United States. -
Zoot suit Riots
A series of conflicts on June 3–8, 1943 in Los Angeles, California, which pitted American servicemen stationed in Southern California against Mexican-American youths and other minorities who were residents of the city. -
The Battle of Stalingrad
The largest confrontation of World War II, in which Germany and its allies fought the Soviet Union for control of the city of Stalingrad in Southern Russia. -
The Concentration Camps
Labor camps meant to hold what Hitler called enemies of the state. The Nazis blamed the Jews for Kristallnacht and held them financially responsible. The camps were liberated by the Allied forces between 1944 and 1945 -
War Refugee Board
A Unites States agency which attempted to rescue victims of the Nazi, mainly Jews, from death in German-occupied Europe. -
D - Day
Also known as, The Normandy Landing, resulted in the Allied liberation of Western Europe from Nazi Germany’s control. The Normandy landings have been called the beginning of the end of the war in Europe. -
Battle of the Bulge
Also known as the Ardennes Counteroffensive, took place from 16 December 1944 to 25 January 1945, and was the last major German offensive campaign on the Western Front during World War II. -
The Final Solution
It involved the establishment of six new camps, which were to be extermination camps for the wide-spread murder of Jews. The method of killing was by exposure to poison gas in specially built gas chambers. -
Atomic Bombs of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
The United States detonated two nuclear weapons over the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on August 6 and 9, 1945, then dropped the bombs after obtaining the consent of the United Kingdom, as required by the Quebec Agreement.
