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German Attack on Poland
Germany dressed one of their men in Polish attire and made it seem as if a polish soldier had crossed into German territory. Therefore is seems as if Poland had attacked first and gave Germany "reason" to attack. -
Draft
United States instituted the selective training and service act which required all man between the ages of 21 and 45 to register for the draft. -
Operation Barbarossa
Nazi Germany's invasion of the Soviet Union during World War II. They used 3000 tanks and failed. Then ended up fight a two front war. -
Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
Japanese led and air raid attack on naval base Pearl Harbor killing more than than 2,300 Americans.They completely destroyed the U.S.S Arizona and capsized the U.S.S. Oklahoma. -
Battle of Stalingrad
Major battle on Eastern front of WWII in which Nazi Germany, and its allies fought the soviet union for the control of the city Stalingrad. -
Bataan Death March
10,000 americans surrendered and were forced to march 65 miles back to the POW camp. Only 4,000 at the end survived after being liberated. -
Battle of the Coral Sea
Japanese were seeking to gain control of the Coral Sea (Austrailia) and were stopped by allied forces. -
Battle of Midway
Several months after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. The United states defeat Japan in the battle of Midway by breaking Japanese codes and counter attacking their planned attack on U.S. air craft carriers which allowed the U.S. to move into their offensive position. -
Battle of Guadalcanal
Japanese troops were stationed in the Solomon Islands, U.S. marines launched a surprise attack in August 1942 and took control of an air base under construction. -
D-Day
Allied powers stormed the beaches of Normandy, France with a goal of liberating western Europe from Nazi control. -
Battle of Leyte Gulf
Japanese forces moved southwest of Leyte, then submarines of the U.S. Seventh Fleet discovered the First Attack Force and sank two heavy cruisers west of Palawan. -
Battle of the Bulge
This was Hitler’s last major offensive in the war. While the battle was intended to split Allied lines and force negotiated peace, American forces were able to contain the battle and inflict heavier losses on the German forces. -
Battle of Iwo Jima
American forces land on Iwo Jima and defeat Japenese powers and conquers the island. -
Firestorm Raid on Tokyo
American B-29s drop incendiary bombs on Tokyo, killing about 100,000 people, also burns a quarter of the city to the ground, and leaves a million homeless. -
VE-Day
Public celebration of the unconditional surrender of Nazi Germany's armed forces. -
Manhattan Project
Scientists of the Manhattan project are at the Trinity site in New, Mexico and ready themselves to watch the detonation of the world's first atomic bomb. -
Atomic Bomb Dropped on Hiroshima
U.S. Drops an atomic bomb on Hiroshima -
Bombing on Nagasaki
U.S. Drops an atomic bomb on Nagasaki. -
VJ-Day
Japan boards the U.S.S. Missouri for a ceremony for their surrender which in turn, ends the war. -
Nuremburg Trials
12 out of 24 Nazi officials were executed after being tried for war crimes and crimes against humanity.
