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  • Aug 23, 1453

    the fall of rome

    the fall of rome
    Civil wars in parts of the empire further weakened the rule of Rome and respect for Roman law dwindled as a result.
  • nazi germany

    nazi germany
    On Sept. 1, 1939, Nazi Germany invaded Poland, the act that started World War II.
  • suprize attack

    suprize attack
    the japanese surprized the attack on peral harbor
  • stalingrad

    stalingrad
    Stalingrad was known as Tsaritsyn until 1925 and has been known as Volgograd since 1961.
  • opporation torch

    opporation torch
    first time european troops see action
  • invasion of sicily

    invasion of sicily
    British, Canadian and American troops arrive on the Mediterranean island of Sicily largely unopposed.
  • allies enterd rome

    allies enterd rome
    After the Italians surrendered, the Germans kept on fighting in Italy. They held onto the city of Rome for a while, until the Allied forces bombed the city causing the Germans to declare it an open city.
  • D-DAY

    D-DAY
    this is the day D-day accured
  • Mussolini was killed

    Mussolini was killed
    On the 28th, they were summarily executed and their bodies hung on display in Milan.
  • victory

    victory
    President Truman and Prime minister Churchill declared victory in Europe today, celebrating the defeat of Nazi Germany .
  • surrender

    surrender
    this is when japan surrenderd