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Holocaust.
The Holocaust was the persecution and murder of six million Jews by the Nazi regime and its collaborators. -
Night of the Long Knives.
During the Night of the Long Knives Hitler's SS murders killed over a thousand members of the Nazi party who were seen as a threat to Hitler's power. -
Germany invades Poland.
Both Germans and the Soviets attacked Poland. 1.5 million German troops invade Poland, -
German Blitzkrieg on Soviet Union.
Blitzkrieg is a German term for "Lightning War". It was a military tactic used to cause disorder and destruction among enemy forces. -
Hitler takes over the Balkans.
During WW ll Hitler takes over the Balkans. -
Stalin attacks Finland.
Stalin wanted to attack Finland and tried to attack them.. Stalin was concerned about the Soviet Union being invaded -
Winston Churchill becomes prime minister of Britain.
Winston Churchill leads Britain through most of World War II. He refused to surrender to the Germans, and built up British morale, and became a central force of the Allies. -
Germany attacks France.
The Battle of France, also known as the Fall of France, was the German invasion of France. -
Battle of Britain
the battle of Britain was when Germany bombed great Britain in order to try and destroy their air force and prepare for invasion. -
Lend-Lease Act.
The Lend-Lease Act was the principal means for providing U.S. military aid to foreign nations during World War II. -
Bombing of Pearl Harbor.
The Bombing of Pearl Harbor is An attack by the Japanese Aircraft to America on December 7, 1941.Because they wanted to prevent the US from attacking Japan, they wanted to continue to take over countries in Southeast Asia,
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Battle of Stalingrad.
The Battle of Stalingrad was one of the bloodiest battles in history, with combined military and civilian casualties of nearly 2 million. -
Japanese internment camps.
The Japanese Internment Camps: president Franklin D. Roosevelt. signed the Executive order 9066.This event is significant because, since the president signed the paper it states that Japanese have to be moved away from there home into internment camps. -
Battle of El Alamein.
The First Battle of El Alamein was a battle fought between Germany and Italy against great Britain. OCT 23, 1942 The Second Battle of El Alamein ended the enemies hopes in occupying Egypt. -
Guadalcanal.
During WW ll the battle for this airfield on this island was a critical in control of the island in the Solomon islands. the Japanese abandoned this island after fierce fighting they referred to the island as the "island of death" this island called Guadalcanal. -
Battle of Midway.
The battle of midway was the turning point of the war in the pacific, and allowed the allies to begin taking the offensive. -
Tehran Conference.
The purpose of the Tehran Conference was to determine the next step of the Allies against the Axis powers. -
D-Day
The D-day in modern history refers to what happened on 6th June 1944 - the day on which the Battle of Normandy began. -
Hitler’s suicide.
Hitler shot himself. -
Yalta Conference.
Joseph Stalin, Winston Churchill and Franklin D. Roosevelt met again. This time the conference was held in Yalta in the Crimea. They discussed the future of Germany, Eastern Europe and the United Nations. They also thought Germany would take on most the responsibility for the war. -
Atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
The U.S decided to drop the two bombs on Japan because Japan refused to surrender. the two bombs known as "little boy" and "fat man". The atomic bombs dropped on two cities in japan.The first atomic bomb was over the Japanese city of Hiroshima on April/6/1945. After three days later, a second bomb dropped on Nagasaki. -
F.D.R's death
Franklin Delano Roosevelt was an American statesman and political leader who was 32nd American president and led American states through WWII. -
Mussolini’s assassination.
Mussolini's was an Italian dictator who created the Fascist Party in 1919 and eventually held all the power in Italy as the country’s prime minister from 1922 until 1943. -
Potsdam Conference.
The meeting of Potsdam was a conference between the leaders of the three big nations. Joseph Stalin by Russia, Winston Churchill for Britain, and Harry s. Truman for America. They were there to discuss the reconstruction of Germany. -
Cold War
A war that occurred after World War II. The war was between the Eastern and Western Bloc -
Formation of the U.N.
Formed in efforts to help international relations between countries, There were 51 countries that were members at its formation. There are now 193. -
Nuremburg Trials.
The Nuremburg trials were held to bring any living Nazi war criminals to justice. -
Marshall Plan.
Marshall proposes a massive aid program to rebuild Europe from WW ll. -
Berlin Airlift.
The Berlin Airlift could be called the first battle of the Cold War. It was when western countries delivered much needed food and supplies to the city of Berlin through the air because all other routes were blocked by the Soviet Union -
McArthur’s plan for Japan.
General Douglas MacArthur became Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers in Japan, and was in charge of its ruling. -
Berlin Wall.
The Berlin Wall was constructed as a means to prevent civilians from leaving or defecting to West Berlin. -
Cuban Missile Crisis.
In response to the Soviet Union building offensive missiles in Cuba,
