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Japan
Hirohito takes over Konea and China -
The Holocaust
Hitler kills millions of people -
Hitler's Promise
Hitler rose to power promising a return to glory for Germany -
Hitler seizes all of Austria and Sudeten land
Hitler took control of Austria and Sudeten land -
Munich Pact
A settlement permitting Nazi Germany's annexation of portions of Czechoslovakia along the country's borders -
Manhattan Project
The Manhattan Project was a research and development undertaking during World War II that made the first nuclear weapons. -
Hitler's invasion
Hitler invades Poland -
Dunkirk
"Miracle" at Dunkirk -
Pearl Harbor
Japan attacks Pearl Harbor -
Battle of Stalingrad
successful Soviet defense of the city of Stalingrad during World War II -
D-Day
The allies stormed the beaches of Normandy France -
Battle of the Bulge
The last major German offensive campaign on the Western Front during WWII -
Yalta Conference
The Allies set goals for the war -
Berlin Falls
Germans drivenback on two sides. Hitler commits suicide. Germany surrenders, VE Day. -
The United Nations
the U.N. was founded to maintain peace and settle international disputes.