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The Persecution Begins
Shortly after Adolf Hitler took power in Germeny, he ordered all non-Aryans to be removed from government jobs. -
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Austria and Czechoslovakia Fall
Adolf Hitler told the Germans that they needed the land of neighbor countries to help Germany grow and do well. -
Union with Austria
German troops marched into Austria unopposed, completing their union with Austria. The United States and the rest of the world did nothing. -
Bargaining for the Sudetenland
Edouard Daladier and Neville Chamberlain signed the Munich agreement because they were eager to avoid war. -
Night of Broken Glass
Nazis attacked Jewish homes, buisnesses and synagogues in Germany and Austria. About 100 Jews were killed and hundreds more were injured. About 30,000 Jews were arrested and hundreds of synagogues were burned. -
The German Offensive Begins
German troops poured into what was left of Czechoslovakia. Adolf Hitler gloated that Czechoslovakia has cease to exist. -
The Soviet Union Declares Neutrality
Fascit Germany and Communist Russia, who used to be enemies, agreed t never attack each other. They also signed a second, secret pact, agreeing to divide Poland between them. -
Blitzkrieg in Poland
The German airforce invaded Poland and blew up military bases, airfiends, railroads and cities. By the end of September, everyone in Poland was dead. This was just the beginning of World War 2. -
The Phony War
Adolf Hitler launched a surprise invasion on Denmark and Norway in order to protect the freedom of independence of those countries. But the truth was that he was planning to build bases on the coasts to strike Greeat Britain. The phony war ended after he turned against the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg, which were overrun at the end of May. -
The Fall of France
Adolf Hitler gave his terms of surrender to the French officers. -
The Battle of Britain
Britain's Royal Air Force shot down over 185 German planes and they only lost 26 aircraft. -
Labor's Contribution
A. Phillip Randolph called African Americans everywhere to come over to the capital and march under the banner "We Loyal Colored Americans Demand the Right to Work and Fight for Our Country." -
Shoot on Sight
Franklin Roosevelt ordered the navy commanders to respond to a German submane firing the US destroyer Greer in the Atlantic. -
Peace Talks are Questioned
Hideki Tojo told the Japanese navy to prepare for an attack on the United States. The US military broke Japan's secret communication codes and learned that Japan was preparing for a strike, but they didn't know that the attack was coming from Japan. -
Reaction to Pearl Harbor
The Japanese launched an unprovoked and dastardly attack. Frankln Rosevelt considered this to be "a day that wll live in infamy." -
Internment of Japanese Americans
President Franklin Roosevelt signed an order requiring the removal of people of Japanes ancestry from California and parts of Washington, Oregon, and Arizona. Based on strong recomendations from the military, he justified this as a step for national security. -
Japanese Advances
Douglas MacArthur left the Phillipines with his wife, his son, and his staff. He was leaving to fight the Japanese invasion and he was the ocmmander of Allied forces. As he left, he promised the many thousands of men who did not make it out that he would return. -
Expanding the Military
There was a thing called Women's Auxillary Army Corps that bcame the law. on this day. It clearly states that the duties being performed by soldiers can also be performed by women. -
The Battle of Midway
Chester Nimitz's scout planes found the Japanese fleet. The Americans sent torpedo plans and dive bombers to attack the Japanese. The results were very disastrous for the Japanese. By the end of the Battle of Midway, they lost 4 aircraft carriers, 1 cruiser, and 250 planes. -
The Battle of Stalingrad
After winter turned Stalingrad into a frozen wasteland, the German commander surrendered when the Germans knew that there was no hope for them. -
The Italian Campaign
King Victor Emmanuel III summoned II Duce to his palace, took away his power, and had him arrested. -
D-Day
This was the first day of the Allied invasion of Germany. Despise the massive air and sea bombardment by the Allies, the German retaliation was brutal, especially at Omaha Beach. -
The Allies Gain Ground
General Omar Bradley unleashed massive air and land bombardment against the enemy at St. Lo, providing a gap in the German line of defense through which General George Patton and his Third Army could advance. -
The Battle of the Bulge
8 German tank divisions broke through weak American defenses on an 80-mile front. Adolf Hitler hoped that a victory would split American and British forces and break up Allied supply lines. Tanks drove 60 miles into Allied territory, which created a bulge in the lines that gave this desperate last-ditch offensive its name, the Battle of the Bulge. -
Roosevelt's Death
While posing for a portrait in Warm Springs, Georgia, the president had a stroke and died. That night, Harry S. Truman became the nation's 33rd president. -
Unconditional Surrender
The Soviet Army marched into Berlin and attacked them. As Soviet shells burst overhead, the people of Berlin panicked. Many soldiers in Berlin were shot or hanged from the nearest tree. -
V-E Day
The Allies celebrated V-E Day-Victory in Europe. The war in Europe was finally over. -
The Battle for Okinawa
When the fighting ended on this day, more than 7,600 Americans had died. The Japanese got in even worse. They lost 110,000 lives in defending Okinawa. -
The Manhattan Project
The first test of the new atomic bomb, which was developed by Leslie Groves and J. Robert Oppenheimer, happened this morning in an empty expanse of desert near Alamogordo, New Mexico. A bliniding flash, which was visible 180 miles away, was followed by a deafening roar as a tremendous shock wave rolled across the trembling desert. -
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
A B-29 bomber named Enola Gay released an atomic bomb named Lottle Boy over Hiroshima, which is an important Japanese military center. 43 seconds later, almost every building collapsed into dust from the force of the blast. Hiroshima was completely destroyed, so it ceased to exist.
