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Hitlers Control
When NSDP controlled the country through a dictatorship. Germany was transformed into a dictatorial state where nearly all aspects of life were controlled by the government. -
When Japan invaded China
A military conflict fought primarily between the Republic of China and the Empire of Japan. It began with the Marco Polo Bridge incident in 1937 in which a argument between Japanese and Chinese troops escalated into a battle. -
The Anschluss
This event was when Germany took over control of the country of Austria. -
The Neutrality Act of 1939
It tried to keep the United States out of war. They made it illegal for Americans to sell or transport arms or other war materials to threatening nations. -
Invasion of Poland
Germany invaded Poland. After heavy shelling and bombing Warsaw surrendered. -
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World War 2
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The Fall of France
The Fall of France was the German invasion of France and the Low Countries during World War 2. France had declared war on Germany. -
Bhe Battle of Britain
The Battle of Britain was a military campaign of World War 2. It has been described as the first major military campaign fought entirely by air forces. -
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The Holocaust
Its also known as the Shoah. Nazi Germany and its collaborators systematically murdered some six million Jews -
The attack on the Pearl Harbor
Japanese planes attacked the United States Naval Base at Pearl Harbor.The bombing killed more than 2,300 Americans. -
The Bataan Death March
The Bataan Death March was the forcible transfer by the Imperial Japanese Army of 60,000–80,000 American and Filipino prisoners of war. It was in Mariveles, Philippines -
Battle of Midway Island
The Battle of Midway was a decisive naval battle in the Pacific Theater of World War 2. It was six months after Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor and one month after the Battle of the Coral Sea. -
US Oil Embargo on Japan
Is an agreement between Japan and Vichy France. On August 1 they established an embargo on oil and gasoline exports to Japan. -
Battle of Stalingrad
The Battle of Stalingrad was the largest confrontation of World War 2. Germany and its allies fought the Soviet Union for control of the city of Stalingrad in Southern Russia. -
D-Day
Allied forces invaded northern France by means of beach landings in Normandy. -
The Yalta Conference
Its also also known as the Crimea Conference. The World War 2 meeting of the heads of government of the United States, the United Kingdom, and the Soviet Union to discuss the postwar reorganization of Germany and Europe. -
V-E Day
The day marking the Allied victory in Europe in 1945. V-E Day is a day celebrating the formal acceptance by the Allies of World War II of Nazi Germany's unconditional surrender of its armed forces -
Atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki
The United States bombed Nagasaki with 2 nuclear weapons. Respectively, with the consent of the United Kingdom, as required by the Quebec Agreement. -
Atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima
The Allies won. It was the first atomic bomb dropping. -
Invasion of Czechoslovakia
This event was the Soviet Union led Warsaw Pact troops in an invasion of Czechoslovakia to crack down on reformist trends in Prague. The Soviet Union's action successfully stopped the pace of reform in Czechoslovakia it had unintended consequences for the unity of the communist bloc.
