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Invasion of Poland
Germany invaded Poland with a blitzkrieg to begin World War II. -
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Shoah
Shoah is a term that was used by Germans for the Holocaust. Through this time span, Jewish people were rounded up and sent to death camps. -
Pearl Harbor
Japan bombed a U.S. naval based in Oahu, Hawaii to bring America into the war. -
Interment Camps
Japanese Americans were sent to detention camps on the West Coast due to the attack from Japan. -
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Pacific Theater
A major turning point in the Pacific Theater was the battles of the Coral Sea, Midway, and Guadalcanal. The US defeated the Japanese in these battles, turning the war to the Allies' favor. -
Operation Torch
The Allies began to come at Europe through the South creating the African Theater. -
Operation Overlord
Commonly reffered to as D-Day, Operation Overlord was the Allied-invasion of France. -
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U.S. drops Atomic Bombs
"Little Boy", the first bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, and "Fat Man" was the second bomb, dropped on Nagasaki. The two atomic bombs destroyed the cities. -
United Nations
The UN was created after the war. The goal was to settle international disputes peacefully in order to achieve world peace. -
Nuremburg Trials
German war trials began to take place in November of 1945. They were charged for planning the war, committing war crimes, and more. -
V-E Day
Victory of Europe day was the end of the European theater where Germany finally surrendered. -
The Creation of Israel
Jewish leaders claimed the new state of Israel as British Forces withdrew from Palestine. Creating a homeland for the Jewish, zionism had won.