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Anschluss
Unification of Austria and Germany -
Munich Conference
Great Britain and France give Hitler Sudetenland -
Non Aggression Pact
Germany and USSR agree not to fight -
Germany Invades Poland
Start of WWII -
Battle of Britain
3 month bombing of Great Britain -
Miracle of Dunkirk
338,000 troops escape German capture -
Paris Captured
France surrenders to Germany -
Germany Invades USSR
Violates Non Aggression Treaty -
Pearl Harbor
Japan Unprovoked Attack of U.S. -
U.S. Declares War on Japan
FDR makes speech to congress “..a date that will live in infamy” -
Germany declares war on U.S.
Hitler allied with Japan and they hoped for help against USSR -
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Doolittle Raid
American bombs fall in Japan for the first time -
Battle of Midway
Turning point in war with Japan -
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Battle of Stalingrad
10 month battle ends
Turning point in War -
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Kasserine Pass
First U.S. Battle Against Germany (Bad Loss) -
Rome Falls
Italy surrenders and Mussolini is executed -
D-Day
Allies land at Normandy
Liberation of France -
MacArthur Returns to Philippines
Famous speech “I have returned” -
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Battle of the Bulge
Last German Offensive- Allies wins -
Iwo Jima
Island Captured by U.S. Marines Raise Flag -
V-E Day
WWII Ends in Europe -
Atomic Bomb Dropped
Over 120,000 die at Hiroshima -
V-J Day
WWII Ends In Japan