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Hitler Invades Poland
Germany's invasion of Poland marked the beginning of World War 2. In 1934, Hitler signed a nonagression pact with Poland which was later broken by Hitler himself. -
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World War II
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Pearl Harbor is Bombed
The Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor in Hawaii without warning killing over 3,500 people. -
The U.S. enters WWII
The United States declares war on Japan along with Great Britain. The U.S. wanted to remain neutral but decided to join after the Japanese attacked Hawaii. -
FDR Signed Executive Order 9066
President Roosevelt signed the Executive Order in which he ordered for people of Japanese descent to be relocated to internment camps. These Japanese-Americans remained in internment camps until the end of the war. -
D-Day (Invasion of Normandy)
Turning point in the war in Europe. This battle began with the attack by the Allies on the beaches of Normandy. -
Bombing of Hiroshima
The United States authorized the dropping of the FIRST atomic bomb as a responce to the attacks on Pearl Harbor by the Japanese. -
Bombing of Nagasaki
A second atomic bomb was droppped, but this time in Nagasaki. This event came after the Japanese refused to surrender. -
The End
Japan agrees to surrender marking the END of WWII. There were ceremonies that were held on board the battleship USS Missouri along with other ships anchored in Tokyo Bay.
