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Munich Conference
Meeting in Germany where Hitler demands the Sudatenland. -
Kristallnacht
"The night of broken glass". Germans destroyed Jewish businesses and burned books and synogogues. -
Start of World War II
Britian and France declare war on Germany -
Escape at Dunkirk
Over 300,000 Allied troops escape from France. -
Pearl Harbor
Japanese attack Pearl Harbor in Hawaii on Sunday morning. -
Doolittle Raid
Secret attack on Japan. Only 16 bombers and did little damage but was done out of revenge. -
Battan Death March
March done by American and Filipino soldiers that were captured along the coast of the Philipines. -
Battle of Coral Sea
Japanese attempt to invade New Guinea, U.S. and British Navy stop the advance on Australia. -
Battle of Midway
Japanese attempt to take the Aleutian islands and Midway, but were stopped and we had a tremendous victory destroying 4 of their aircraft carriers. -
Battle of Stalingrad
Last German offensive. -
Guadalcanal
1st Marine offensive landed in the Solomon islands to take Guadalcanal to stop communication and supplies. -
D-Day
United states invade the beaches of Normandy. -
Battle of Leyte Gulf
Most decisive naval battle in the Pacific, destroying the Japanese navy. -
Battle of the Bulge
German advance made a bulge in Allied lines, through which we prevailed. -
Battle of Iwo Jima
Fought to be used as an air base so planes could be able to make it to Japan and for fighter escorts. -
Battle of Okinawa
Japanese attack U.S troops, would be the launching pad for the invasion of japan itself. Was the bloodiest task in the Pacific. -
Hitler Dies
Hitler commits suicide. -
V-E Day
Victory in Europe. -
Hiroshima
United States drops atomic bomb on Hiroshima. -
V-J Day
Victory in the Pacific against Japan.
