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The Start of World War II
Prime Minister of Britain, Neville Chamberlain, declared war on Germany. It involved many of the world's countries. The Second World War was started by Germany in an unwarned attack on Poland. -
Germany Bombs Britain
Hitler orders air assault on Britain by bombing many of its major cities day and night breaking British morale and destroying their cities. -
Pearl Harbor
The Japanese launched an air assault on Pearl Harbor, the largest military harbor at the time. 2,403 lives were lost and the event gave the United States a reason to join the Allies. -
D-Day
The allies launched an invasion all over the coast of Normandy in an operation called "Overlord." Largest invasion of the war. -
Germany Surrenders
Germany withdraws from World War II ending all European involvement. They were forced to withdraw all their forces in Allied countries. -
The Hiroshima Bombing
President Truman authorized the first atomic bomb dropping on Hiroshima, Japan. Over 100,00 Japanese men, woman, and children were killed. -
The Nagasaki Bombing
The US dropped the second atomic bomb on Japan in Nagasaki. This bomb killed 40,000 Japanese. -
Surrender of Japan
After 2 atomic bombs being dropped on them and a country crippled by losing hundreds of thousands of lives, Japan surrendered. Marked the official end of the war.
