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Neutrality Act
Prohibiting the the exports of "arms, ammunition and implements of war" -
Germany’s expansion and annexation of Austria
The annexation of Austria was against Treaty of Versailles because Germany was not allowed to have any alliances with other country. -
Signing of the Non-Aggression Pact
surprised the world by signing the German-Soviet Nonaggression Pact, in which the two countries agreed to take no military action against each other for the next 10 years. -
Blitzkrieg attack on Poland
German invades Poland. -
Battle of Britain
In the summer and fall of 1940, German and British air forces clashed in the skies over the United Kingdom, locked in the largest sustained bombing campaign to that date -
Lend-Lease Act
The proposal brought fierce opposition from isolationists, who correctly regarded it as tantamount to a declaration of war on Germany -
2. Bombing of Pearl Harbor
Surprise military strike lead the U.S into ww2 -
Battle of Midway
The Battle of Midway effectively destroyed Japan’s naval strength when the Americans destroyed four of its aircraft carriers. -
Invasion of Africa by Eisenhower
Eisenhower takes command of U.S. forces in Europe. He had good military strategies -
Transition of the US home front to War production
Increased employment, taxes raised and employment for the army increased, -
D-Day
Envision of Normandy France. More than 5000 ships and 13,000 aircraft supported the invasion, in which more than 9000 Allied soldiers were killed or wounded. -
Liberation of Madjdanek
On 22 July 1944 Soviet forces liberated the Majdanek Concentration Camp in Eastern Poland. The camp was the first to be liberated from Nazi control -
The Battle of the Bulge
Battlea major German offensive is launched against the Allies in the Ardennes Mountains region on the Western Front. -
Battle of Iwo Jima
The American invasion, designated Operation Detachment, had the goal of capturing the entire island, including the three Japanese-controlled airfields to provide a staging area for attacks on the Japanese main islands -
Battle of Okinawa
The Battle of Okinawa, codenamed Operation Iceberg, was fought on the Ryukyu Islands of Okinawa and was the largest amphibious assault in the Pacific War -
V-E Day
Victory day officially announced the end of world war 2 -
Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
United States dropped atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. -
V-J Day
Victory over Japan day. -
Battle of Stalingrad
was a major battle of World War II in which Nazi Germany and its allies fought the Soviet Union for control of the city of Stalingrad -
Fascism and Nazism
Fascism and Nazism are here seen to have gained popularity as defenders against an imposing Communist menace
