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World War II

  • Adolf Hitler in Office

    Adolf Hitler in Office
    Adolf Hitler was an Austrian-born German politician. He volunteered to serve in the Bavarian Army when at the outbreak of WWI, and lead the Nazi Party in WWII.
  • Munich Agreement

    Munich Agreement
    A settlement permitting Nazi Germany's annexation of portions of Czechoslovakia. Along with the country's borde3rs that are mainly inhabited by German speakers.
  • Germany Invades Poland

    Germany Invades Poland
    Germany sent their forces to bomb Poland from the air. They were seeking to regain lost territory and ultimately rule Poland. This was the start of World War II
  • Hitler Invades France

    Hitler Invades France
    Known as the Fall of France. Germany successfully invaded France and the Low Countrie. This battle lasted for a month and 15 days.
  • The Battle of Britain

    The Battle of Britain
    Achieving air superiority over the RAF was the Nazi German forces objective. This was lasted 3 months and 3 weeks. The British won.
  • Operation Barbarossa

    Operation Barbarossa
    Operation Barbarossa, code name for Nazi Germany's invasion of the Soviet Union. Adolf Hitler's ideological desire to conquer to Soviet territors was his operation.
  • Attack on Pearl Harbor

    Attack on Pearl Harbor
    The Attack on Pearl Harbor was a surprise military striked. The Imperial Japanese Navy had planed it against the US naval base. This attack led to the US joining in World War II
  • D-Day

    D-Day
    D-Day was the day that Allies landed on the beaches of Normandy. It was one of the largest amphibious military assaults in history.
  • Germany Surrenders

    Germany Surrenders
    In 1945, the German High Comand signed the unconditional surrender of all German forces. There was still fighting in the East, but the war in the West was finished.
  • Bombing of Hiroshima

    Bombing of Hiroshima
    The US dropped atomic bombs on the two cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. These two boming killed atleast 129,000 people.