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Nazi Olympics
Germany used the Olympics for propaganda purposes. -
Atomic Bombs
First Atomic bomb was created. -
Germany Invasion
Germany invades Poland -
Congress passes cash-and-carry
Congress passes cash-and-carry law to ease the sale of arms to countries at war. -
Germany Conquers
Germany conquers the Netherlands -
Germany Conquers
Germany conquers Belgium -
Germany Conquers
Germany conquered France -
Pearl Harbor
Surprise attack by the Japanese. -
Germany's invasion
Germany begins its invasion of the Soviet Union. -
Roosevelt delivers
Roosevelt delivers the Four Freedoms speech about the future of the world. -
US destroys Japanese aircraft
Americans destroy four Japanese aircraft carriers in the Battle of Midway. -
Hitler exterminates Jews
Hitler and the Nazis formalize plans for exterminating Europe's Jews -
US wins battle
Americans win the Battle of Guadalcanal -
Battle of Stalingrad
The Soviet Union finally defeats the Germans in the Battle of Stalingrad. -
Allies invade
Allies invade Sicily -
D-Day
Battle between the Allied nations and German forces. -
Battle of the Bulge
Hitler attempted to split the Allied armies in the northwest Europe. -
French forces aid
French resistance forces aid the Allied invasion of France. -
Japan's surrender
After the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the Japanese surrender. -
Hitler Dies
Hitler commits suicide in Berlin