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Adolf Hitler
He became chancellor for Germany -
Ernie Pyle
American journalist who was known for his columns as a roving correspondent from 1935 for the Scripps Howard newspaper chain, especially during World War II -
Germany invades Poland
Germany invades Poland, WWII starts -
Oskar Schindler
Oskar Schindler was an ethnic German industrialist, German spy, and member of the Nazi party who is credited with saving the lives of over 1,200 Jews during the Holocaust -
Enigma
The Polish Cipher Bureau first broke Germany's military Enigma ciphers in December 1932. -
Winston Churchhill
He was the prime minister -
British escape Dunkirk
British General Lord Gort decides to evacuate troops from France -
Battle of Britain
Britiah got bombed, they had everything destroyed -
Hideki Tojo
He took control of Japan -
Nonaggression Pact
l treaty between two or more states/countries agreeing to avoid war or armed conflict between them and resolve their disputes through peaceful negotiations. -
Pearl Harbor
The Japanese planned a surprise attack on the Americans -
Douglas MacArthur
General; he protected the troops -
Bataan Death March
approximately 2,500–10,000 Filipino and 100-650 American prisoners of war died before they could reach Camp O'Donnell. -
Doolittle Raid
the first air raid by the United States to strike the Japanese Home Islands during World War II. -
Battle of Coral Sea
Japan attempted invasion of New Guinea, but were stopped by Allies -
D Day
101st Airborne parachuted behind enemy lines, Blitz creek Allied -
Battle of Okinawa
The 82-day-long battle lasted from early April until mid-June 1945. After a long campaign of island hopping, the Allies were approaching Japan, and planned to use Okinawa, a large island -
Yalta Conference
the World War II meeting of the heads of government of the United States, the United Kingdom, and the Soviet Union, represented by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and General Secretary Joseph Stalin -
V E Day
Victory in Europe Day, WWII allis formally accepted the unconditiona surrender -
Surrender of Japan
The Japanese surrendered to the allies
