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The Great Depression begins in the USA
The United States stock market crashed, causing the great depression. Everyone was losing money, and they could no longer pay thier employes. Unemployment was high, and people were struggling to get by. -
Hitler becomes chanceller
In the 1932 Reichstag elections, the nazi party was by far the most popular political group. Hitler was appointed Chancellor next January. He did not gain complete power until months later, but this was the start of the rise of Nazi Power. -
The night of Broken Glass
The night of Broken Glass or Kristallnacht, was a massive attack against Jews. German soldiers and reglar people smashed shop windows, broke into houses, and even killed anyone who was Jewish or was assosiated with the Jewish. -
Nazi Soviet Pact
The Nazi Soviet pact was an agreement to non-agression towards each other.This pact was later broken by the Germans when they invaded the USSR in Operation Barbossa. -
Germany invades Poland
When Germany invades Poland, it uses a surprise attack strategy called Blitzcraig. -
Blitzkreig
Blitzkreig is a German surprise attack strategy useing a air strike then sending in ground support. It is often called lightning war because it is very fast. -
Lend Lease Act
Roosevelt signed the sale, lease, transfer, or exchange of arms and supplies to any country whose defense the president deems vital to the defense of the United States. -
The bombing of Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor was a naval base located in Hawaii. "it is a day to be remembered". Japanese kamakazi, suicide bombers, flew over pearl harbor, dropping bombs and crashing into ships. The attack killed more than 2,300 amaericans, some of them just regular citizens. -
D-day
Also called operation overlord, D-day was the allied invasion of Normandy, France. There were five beaches where most of the fighting happened. These beaches were Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno, Sword Beach. The attacks were coordinated attacks between naval and air forces. -
Yalta Conference
The Yalta Conference was a meating between Winston Churchill, Joseph Stalin, and President Rosevelt. These leaders reviewed and accepted Germany's unconditional surrender, and began plans for the post war world. -
V-E Day
V-E Day stands for victory in Europe day. This day marks the Allied Powers official acceptance of Germany's unconditional surrender of it's armed forces. -
The Atomic Bomb dropped on Nagasaki
The second atomic bomb was droppes just 3 day safter the first one. It was called Fat Boy. The plan was for the dropping of the bombs to spead the end of the war, and put an end to island hopping. It did spead the end of the war, as Japan surrendered just 6 days after the second bomb was dropped. -
The Atomic Bomb dropped on Hiroshima
The atomic bomb that the Us dropped on Hiroshima was part of the Mannhatten Project. The U.S did not realize the extent of damage it would cause until it had already happened. This bomb was he first of two bombs that would be dropped on Japanese cities. It was ncknames Little Boy. -
United Nations was Established
The United Nations ia a organization to support and promote international co-operation. The United Nations' maine objective was to stop another war from happening, by giving a place where problems could be discussed and worked out. The original United Nations consisted of 12 countries. Now it has over 100 countries involved.