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Kristallnacht
Kristallnacht "the night of broken glass". Thousand of Jewish businesses and synagogues were damaged. -
Germany Invaded Poland
Germany invades Poland -
Beginning Of World War II
Britain and France declare war on Germany. They were known as the Allies. -
Dunkirk
340,00 Allied troops escape. Greatest escape in history of warfare. -
Atlantic Charter
FDR and Churchill had a secret meeting on a ship off the coast of Canada to discuss war goals. -
Pearl Harbor
Japanese attacked by bombing our ships. -
United States Joins War
United States Join the War. FDR ask Congress for a declaration of War. -
American Bombers Attacked Tokyo
American Bombers attacked Tokyo -
Battle of Midway
Battle of Midway began. US Victory! Broke Japanese code and sunk 4 of Japanese carriers. -
D-Day
101st Airborn parachuted behind enemy lines.
150,00 Allies troops carried across the English Channel. -
Yalta Conference
Yalta Conference took place. Roosevelt, Churchill, Stalin met to plan for postwar peace. -
FDR Dies
FDR dies suddenly and vice president Harry Truman takes over -
Hitler Commites Suicide
Hitler Commites Suicide. -
VE Day
Formal end to the war in Europe. -
United Nations
50 countries met in San Francisco to create United Nations. -
US Demand Japan to Surrender
US demanded Japanese surrender or “prompt and utter destruction” -
US Drops 1st Atomic Bomb
US dropped the 1st attomic bomb on Hiroshima -
Soviet Union Joins The War
Soviets join the war against Japan -
US Drops 2nd Atomic Bomb
US dropped 2nd atomic bomb on Nagasaki. -
Japan's Emperor Surrends Over The Radio
Emperor Hirohito surrendered over the radio. -
VJ Day
The officail Japanese surrendered on USS Missouri
