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Munich Pact
signed by Germany, Italy, France, and Great Britain. It secured Great Britain’s and France’s agreement to Adolf Hitler’s Demands. Hitler demanded for the secession of the German - speaking Sudetenland of Czechoslovakia to Germany. With Great Britain’s and France’s acceptance, Hitler promised not to claim any other European territory. The Munich pact served to determine simply the conditions under which the previously planned secession should be made. -
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Battle Of Britain
intense air battle between the Germans and the British over Great Britain's airspace from July 1940 to May 1941, with the heaviest fighting from July to October 1940. -
Attack On Pearl Harbor
it was a surprise military strike conducted by the Imperial Japanese Navy against the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii -
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Battle Of Stalingrad
The battle took place between August 23, 1942 and February 2, 1943 and was marked by constant close-quarters combat and lack of regard for military and civilian casualties. It is among the bloodiest battles in the history of warfare, with the higher estimates of combined casualties amounting to nearly two million. -
D-Day
Banking on a forecast for clearing skies, Eisenhower gave the go-ahead for D-Day June 6, 1944, the first day of the invasion. -
Yalta Conference
The purpose of discussing Europe's post-war reorganization. The conference convened in the Livadia Palace near Yalta, in the Crimea. -
V-E Day
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Potsdam Conference
The goals of the conference also included the establishment of post-war order, peace treaties issues, and countering the effects of the war. -
Nuremberg Trials
it was a series of military tribunals, held by the Allied forces of World War II, most notable for the prosecution of prominent members of the political, military, and economic leadership of Nazi Germany. -
Battle Of Bulge
On December 16, eight German tank divisions broke through weak American defenses along an 80-mile front.
Hitler hoped that a victory would split American and British forces and break up Allied supply lines.
