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  • Hitler invades the Rhineland

    Violated the terms of the Treaty of Versailles.

  • Kristallnacht

    Nazis in Germany vandalized Jewish homes, and schools and killed about 100 Jews.

  • Battle of atlantic

    U-boats were sinking supplies being sent from Canada and the US to Britain.

  • Fall of France

    It freed up the German military to threaten an invasion of England.

  • Miracle at Dunkirk

    Was the evacuation of allied soldiers from the beaches.

  • Battle of Britain

    was the first major campaign to be fought entirely by air forces.

  • Pearl Harbor

    Surprise attack on Pearl Harbor by the Japanese imperial Navy.

  • Invasion of Hong Kong

    Canadian soldiers first engaged in battle while defending the British crown colony.

  • Dieppe Raid

    The raid was an experiment in landing techniques.

  • Battle of Ortona

    was fought between the German's parachute division and the Canadian's infantry division.

  • D-day

    Involved a water landing by the allies on the beaches of Normandy.

  • V-E day

    Is the day that WWII ended.

  • Hiroshima

    United states dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima.

  • Nagasaki

    The United States dropped an atomic bomb on Nagasaki.

  • V-J day

    Japan surrendered unconditionally to the allies, ending WWII.