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Night of Broken Glass
After an american jew shot a german officer, the Nazi's responded by killing over 100 jews. They ransacked homes and synagogues. http://www.classzone.com/cz/books/wh_survey05/secured/resources/applications/ebook/index.jsp -
Hitler invades Poland
On September 1, 1939 Hitler used his very effect method of Blitzkrieg. This is when an army attacks the enemy very swiftly and quickly by surprise. http://www.classzone.com/cz/books/wh_survey05/secured/resources/applications/ebook/index.jsp -
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France Falls
Hitler preoccupied the Allied forces by attacking Belgium, Netherlands, and Luxembourg. This path would later lead on to France; Hitler would then invade with a larger force of tanks using blitzkrieg. http://www.classzone.com/cz/books/wh_survey05/secured/resources/applications/ebook/index.jsp -
Battle of Dunkirk
One of the most noble acts of the war was when the French army was cornered by the Germans in the Atlantic. But the British were brave enough to send over 850 ships consisting of the Royal Navy and civilian crafts. http://www.classzone.com/cz/books/wh_survey05/secured/resources/applications/ebook/index.jsp -
Battle of Britain
The Luftwaffe invaded London after the Germans captured France. They carpet bombed most of the city, while the civilians took shelter in subways and basements. http://www.classzone.com/cz/books/wh_survey05/secured/resources/applications/ebook/index.jsp -
North Africa
With fall of France, Mussolini realized that he had to contribute to the Axis power somehow. He declared war against Britain, and tried to take Egypt for its oil reserves but failed. By then the British covered 500 miles and taken 130,000 prisoners. http://www.classzone.com/cz/books/wh_survey05/secured/resources/applications/ebook/index.jsp -
The Atlantic Charter
President Roosevelt and Churchill secretly created the Atlantic Charter. This allowed free trade among nations and the choice to be a free government. http://www.classzone.com/cz/books/wh_survey05/secured/resources/applications/ebook/index.jsp -
German U-boat strikes US destroyer
Germany was securing Atlantic border when a U-boat sunk a US destroyer. This brought the US to an undeclared naval war. http://www.classzone.com/cz/books/wh_survey05/secured/resources/applications/ebook/index.jsp -
Hitlers Invades SE Europe
Hitler was planning to attack the USSR using blitzkrieg and wanted to build bases among the land. He convinced Hungary, Romania, and Bulgaria to join, but Yoguslavia and Greece resisted. They soon fell within three weeks. http://www.classzone.com/cz/books/wh_survey05/secured/resources/applications/ebook/index.jsp -
Hitler Invades Russia
Hitler finally invaded Russia with large quantities of aircraft and tanks. They bombed much of a city called Leningrad, leaving the people starved; killing over one million. http://www.classzone.com/cz/books/wh_survey05/secured/resources/applications/ebook/index.jsp -
Pearl Harbor is attacked
The japanese attacked a massive naval base in Hawaii by surprise, meaning they did not declare war before hand. From then on the US joined the war in the Pacific. http://www.classzone.com/cz/books/wh_survey05/secured/resources/applications/ebook/index.jsp -
Japanese take Indonesian Islands
To expand their territory, the japanese invaded several different colonies in southeast asia. They took most islands very swiftly. http://www.classzone.com/cz/books/wh_survey05/secured/resources/applications/ebook/index.jsp -
Battle of Midway
The Japanese tried to surprise attack the island of MIdway again on the US. Luckily, codebreakers ere able to intercept the message and prevent the attack; as well as cripple nearly the entire japanese fleet. http://www.classzone.com/cz/books/wh_survey05/secured/resources/applications/ebook/index.jsp -
Battle of Guadalcanal
The US marines found out that the Japanese were trying to build a massive air base on the island of Guadalcanal. WIth the help of Australian forces, the marines stopped the construction. Japan lost 24,000 of 36,000 men and described the battle as "The Island of Death". http://www.classzone.com/cz/books/wh_survey05/secured/resources/applications/ebook/index.jsp -
D - Day
It was a combined force of all the allied powers armies to take back Normandy, France. D - Day is the largest offensive attack in history, commanded by US General Dwight D. Eisenhower. http://www.classzone.com/cz/books/wh_survey05/secured/resources/applications/ebook/index.jsp -
Hitler's Death
With tens of millions of troops coming to Berlin from all sides, Hitler hid in a bunker while artillery pounded the city. He married his long term companion, Eva Braun, then both killed themselves. -
The Third Reich Surrenders
The Nazi's finally put down their arms and surrendered to to the Allied forces. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/victory-in-europe -
Hiroshima is bombed
The US dropped two atomic bombs on Japan in the cities of Nagasaki and Hiroshima. Hiroshima was bombed by the "Fat Man"; an enriched uranium bomb that killed 80,000 instantly and more from fallout. http://www.classzone.com/cz/books/wh_survey05/secured/resources/applications/ebook/index.jsp -
Nagasaki is bombed
The US dropped an atomic bomb codenamed "Little Boy" on Nagasaki, Japan. The enriched plutonium bomb instantly killed 70,000 people; more later came from fallout. http://www.classzone.com/cz/books/wh_survey05/secured/resources/applications/ebook/index.jsp -
Japan Surrenders
In the Pacific after dropping two atomic bombs on Nagasaki and Hiroshima, the Japanese accepted defeat. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/japan-surrenders
