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Big Three
The big three were the allied forces; US, Great Britain, and Russia -
ISLAND HOPPING
island hopping is the strategy for jumping from island to island and taking them over -
Adolf Hitler becomes Chancellor of German
Paul Hindenburg pronounces Adolf Hitler as Chancellor. Germany changed immeaditely because of the expansion that Hitler guided. -
Hitler breaks the Treaty of Versailles
Hitler broke the Treaty by multiplying the sizze of the German army by 5. By the end of 1933 there were 500,000 troops under Hitler -
Munich Conference, Appeasement
Hitler and Neville Chamberlain signed the Munich Pact which puts Czechoslovakia in the hands of Germany -
Nazi-Soviet Pact
It was a promise with Stalin that they wouldn't go to war against each other. -
World War II begins
Germany decided to attack Poland which kicked off a six year long war. -
Blitzkrieg
Blitzkrieg was the tatic of war where you must be quick and must surprise the victims -
French Surrenders
France had been attacked by Germany and they fled the country. They even fled Paris which meant Germany took over their captial with no probelm -
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Battle of Britain
This was was to gain air superiority over Britain. The German eventually lost and started to retreat -
Lend Lease Act
It is an act that makes sure all supplies go to the Allied forces during the war. -
Operation Barbarossa
Operation Barbossa was the largest invasion in warefare history. There were over 600,000 vehicles and 750,000 horses. It was the codename for Germany's invasion into Russia. -
Atlantic Charter
The US President and the Prime Minister of England Mr. Churchill met to try and figure out what to do about the German Invasions. They didn't make any changes to the territory. -
Pearl Harbor
Japan attacked an American Naval base off the coast of Honalulu. It was devastating. Thousands of people killed and injured and tons of vessels destroyed. -
D-Day
D-Day is the day of the invasion on Normandy beach. It was the day that the Allied forces came together to take over Hitler. More than 9,000 soldiers were killed or wounded. -
Fall of Berlin
The Fall of Berlin was the final surrender of the Germans. Hitler had died so they had no where else to go since the Allied forces were coming in close. -
Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
On August 6th The United States dopped a nuclear weapon on the city of Hiroshima. On August 9th they dropped a weapon on Nagasaki. This pretty much ended WW2 because the Japanese surrendered soon after the bombs were dropped. -
United Nations
It was an organization made to promote international co-operation.
