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World War II
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US troops land in Africa
Under the leadership of General Dwight D. Eisenhower, U.S. troops land in Algiers, Oran, and Casablanca in North Africa. -
Russians trap Germany
The Russian Red Army traps and captures German armies that had invaded the Soviet Union. Germany loses control over the camps that were liberated. -
Allies Assemble
In England, the Allied powers assemble 2.9 million men, 2.5 million tons of supplies, 11,000 airplanes, and hundreds of ships in preparation for D-Day. -
Rome falls
Rome falls to Allied forces. -
Paris is liberated
U.S. forces, aided by a Free French division, liberate Paris from Nazi control. -
FDR dies
Franklin Roosevelt dies of cerebral hemorrhage -
Hitler commits suicide
Hitler died in Berlin. This event was important because it is what made the others armies surrender -
Germany surrenders
The German army signs an unconditional surrender. This is the most important event of the war, it means that the war is basically over. -
Hiroshima
the U.S drops a nuclear bomg on the city of hiroshima in Japan -
World War II ends
A formal surrender ceremony is conducted in Tokyo Bay on the U.S. battleship Missouri. World War II officially ends.
