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World War II Starts
Germany invades Poland, breaking the Munic Pact, causing France and Great Britain to declare war on Germany. -
Kristallnacht
Also known as the "night of broken glass" because the Germans rallied up a ton of jews and arrested them. Start of the Holocaust -
Battle of Britain
A battle fought between Germany and Great Britain; it was mostly fought in the sky. This battle proved people can stand up to germany. -
The Battle of Stalingrad
The Germans invaded the border of Russia, breaking the non agression act, and pushed the russians all the way back into Stalingrad -
Pearl Harbor
The Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, thus bringing the US into World War II. -
Battle of midway
It was a battle fought over the the Pacific ocean and it only last 4 days -
Operation Torch
The US people wanted the US to join the war but they were too weak. so to distract them from the war, he send troops to africa to make it seem like they were going to fight in the war. -
D-Day
The US, Canadian, and British troops landed there armies on the beaches of Normandy, France, making it the best military job ever done. This changed the tide of the war. -
Battle of the Bulge
This was the last major attack pulled by Germany. Germany sent in every thing they had left in this battle -
Iwo Jima
The biggest battle that happned between japan and the US. It was an important island in the Pacific and the best defended island in the world. the US won after a few months -
Okinawa
A battle that was costly to both sides. the Americans lost 7,600 people and the Japs lost 110,000 people -
Hitler Commits Suicide
After being pushed back in the battle of the bulge, Hitler and his wife committed suicide in a bunker, Pretty much ending the war -
Germany Surrenders
After Hitler commited suicide, the new leader, Reichspräsident Karl Dönitz, surrendered on May 8th, 1945 in Berlin. This is now a holiday called "V-E Day." -
Bombings in Japan
The US drops two atom bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki because of the pearl harbor attack. -
Surrender of Japan
This brought all hostilities in World War II to an end. Known as V-J Day
