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Rhineland
Germany invaded Rhineland. They did take over. -
Anschluss
Germany invaded and took over Anschluss or Austria -
Munich Conference
Meeting between British, French, German, and Italian leaders in which Germany was give control of the Sudetenland in exchange for Hitler's promise to make no more claims on European territory. -
Kristallnacht "The night of broken glass"
Thousands of Jewish businesses and synagogues were damaged. 100 Jew killed, 26,000 sent to concentration camps. Jew fined 1 billion marks, blamed for the damage. German Jews try to leave the country, it was difficult. -
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia was invaded and taken over by Germany. -
Germany Invades Poland
Germany Invades Poland on the intent to take it over. -
Battle of the Atlantic
WWII naval campaign fought between German U-boats and Allied naval and air forces. -
Attack on Pearl Harbor
Japanese attacked the United States at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. 20 warships, 200 aircraft destroyed. 2,400 Americans Killed. -
German and Italy Declared war
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Bataan Death March
Brutal forced march of American and Filipino prisoners during WWII; more than 10,000 died -
Battle of Coral Sea
Nimitz very aggressive, pressure into mistakes.
Japanese planning to attack New Guinea and one of Solomon Islads. Intercepted by US/British Army. Stopped advance on Australia; greatly damaged Japanese. Aircraft carrier replaces battleship as most significant weapon. -
The Battle of Midway
Japanese wanted to crush Pacific fleet. 2 pronged attack 1. Aleutian Islands near Alaska. 2. Midway 2 small islands NW of Hawaii. Japanese code broken. Nimitz assembled aircraft carriers, ambushed apanese north of Midway. Crippled Japanese, crucial victory for Allies. -
Guadalcanal
Japan was building airbase, better access to Allied territory. Fight for control of airbase. Fighting continues for 6 months. Turned Tide in the Pacific. -
stalingrad
The falling of stalingrad. oil fields, soviet forces refused to surrender, later surrounded Germans. -
Invasion of Sicily
Germany rushed to stop the Allies. Fighting slowed near Rome. Amphibious attack at Anzio. -
D-Day (Normandy Landing)
British, US, and Canadian airborne troops landed on the beaches of Normandy, France. This was Germany vs. Britian, US, Canada, and France 101st Airborne parachuted behind enemy lines. 150,000 Allied troops carried across the English Channel. They were led by Omar Bradley. Hitler refused to send reinforcements for precious days because he feared the invasion was a trick. AFter a week of fighting, the Allies gained control of a 60-mile strip. 10,000 Allied casualties - successful. -
Leyte Gulf
Last, largest, and most decisive naval engagement in the Pacific; afterward, the Japanese fleet no longer seriously threatened the Allies; recapturing of Philippines by Allied forces -
Yalta Conference
Plan for postwar peace - Allied leaders. Stalin's hopes and pledge. The United States' position. -
Battle of Iwo Jima
Extremely bloody, thousands killed. U.S. marines 750 miles from Tokyo. -
Okinawa
The bloodiest battle in the Pacific; resulted in an Allied victory -
Victory in Europe Day (Germany surrender)
This is the day when Germany surrenders to the Allies. This marks the end of World War II in Europe. -
Hiroshima
The dropping of "little boy" on Hiroshima. -
Nagasaki
The dropping of "big man" on Nagasaki. 200,000 casualties including hiroshima. -
Japan Surrenders to US
On this date Japan formally surrenders to the United States. This ends the World War II for everyone. Representatives from Japan signed the Japanese Instrument of Surrender in Tokyo Bay aboard the USS Missouri. -
Surrender of Soviet Union
