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There were several major events leading up to the war.
Adolf Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany. His Nazi Party, or the Third Reich, takes power and Hitler is essentially the dictator of Germany. -
Jews are deprived of their citizenship and other basic rights
Jews no longer have the right to vote -
World War II begins as Britain and France declare war on Germany.
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World war II starts
- Germany invades Poland. World War II begins.
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Germany invaded and occupied Poland.
Germany invaded and occupied Poland Adolf Hitler invaded Poland.. -
Declare war
On this day in 1939, in response to Hitler’s invasion of Poland, Britain and France, both allies of the overrun nation declare war on Germany. -
The Battle of Britain
The First World War had to be fought mainly on the ground. World War Two was a different kind of war as it was both on the ground and from the air.Hitler gave orders for the preparation of a seaborn invasion of Britain, called Operation Sealion. the German air force began its mass bomber attacks on British airfields, harbours, aircraft factories and radar stations. During the next three months the Royal Air Force lost 792 planes and over 500 pilots were killed. -
The Japanese attack
The Japanese attack the US Navy in Pearl Harbor. The next day the US enters World War II on the side of the Allies. -
pearl harbor
The attack on Pearl Harbor, also known as the Battle of Pearl Harbor, the Hawaii Operation or Operation AI by the Japanese Imperial General Headquarters, and Operation Z during planning, was a surprise military strike by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service against the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii Territory, on the morning of December 7, 1941. The attack led to the United States' entry into World War II. -
D-Day - Second World War
D-Day is a military term designating the start of a military operation.
The D-day in modern history refers to what happened on 6th June 1944 the day on which the Battle of Normandy began.
It was a huge effort involving months of secret preparations. Thousands of Allied troops landed on the beaches of Normandy, in northern France, at the start of the battle to liberate mainland Europe from Nazi occupation.D-day marked the turning point in World War II. -
Adolf Hitler dies
Adolf Hitler commits suicide as he knows Germany has lost the war. -
Bomb is dropped on Japan.
The United States drops the Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima, Japan. The city is devastated. Another atomic bomb is dropped on Nagasaki, Japan.
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President Truman
Harry S.Truman joins the army to fight in World War I. Harry was a leader of an artillery unit.This is when he first learned he was a good leader.Truman announces the first atomic bomb had been dropped on Hiroshima,Japan.3 days later he orders a second bomb to be dropped on Nagasaki, Japan. A few days later Japan surrenders and World War II comes to an end.Truman fires famous general Douglas MacArthur for not obeying orders. -
Communism is when everyone works together to benefit each other. Everyone contributes and everyone receives what they need.
It’s actually similar in ways to what the church is supposed to be like, having everything in common so no one has any need (Acts 4:32-35). So what’s wrong with communism? Communist governments aren’t run by Spirit-filled Christians who love the Truth and others more than themselves. They are sinful. They are greedy. They love themselves and don’t care about others. They end up forcing everyone to work for their own benefit. -
Dwight D. Eisenhower the 34th president
Eisenhower attended West Point. His teachers didn't think he'd be a great officer because he was a prankster. During World War II He was in charge of all the troops in Europe and led them to victory. As a war hero, he was asked to run for president by both political parties. In 1952, he agreed to run as a Republican. Eisenhower helped end the Korean War. He tried to ease tensions between the U.S. and Soviet Union during a time of the "Cold War."Eishenhower sent federal troops to Little Rock -
One of the biggest early victories for the Civil Rights Movement was the supreme court case, Brown vs. the Board of Education of Topeka Kansas,
The Supreme Court had ruled that separate schools (and everything else) was legal according to America’s Constitution. This ruling was challenged by the NAACP and others. Thurgood Marshall was their head lawyer. He argued that the Constitution provides equal protection for all of America’s citizens. The Supreme Court this time ruled that “separate but equal” was not allowed in America’s school. They ruled unanimously, which means that every judge agreed. It was a huge victory. -
The Vietnam War
The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War, and also known in Vietnam as Resistance War Against America or simply the American War, was a Cold War-era proxy war that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. See the fact file below for more information about the Vietnam War. The United States suffered 58,151 deaths during the conflict between 1964 and 1973. -
the Berlin Wall.
the Communist government of the German Democratic Republic (GDR, or East Germany) began to build a barbed wire and concrete “Antifascistischer Schutzwall,” or “antifascist bulwark,” between East and West Berlin. The official purpose of this Berlin Wall was to keep Western “fascists” from entering East Germany and undermining the socialist state, but it primarily served the objective of stemming mass defections from East to West. The Berlin Wall stood until November 9, 1989, -
Richard M. Nixon
1969 Nixon is inaugurated as the 37th President of the U.S.
1969 Nixon announces a plan to withdraw 25,000 U.S. troops from South Vietnam by August 1969.
1969 Apollo II lands the first men on the moon.
1969 Nixon signs the Selective Service Reform bill, ensuring that draftees are selected by a lottery system. -
About Apollo 11
The Apollo 11 was the first manned mission that successfully landed on the moon. Manned by three American astronauts, Apollo’s Lunar module, the Eagle, landed on the face of the moon on July 20, 1969. The first man to ever step foot on the moon did so six hours after landing. Below you will find more of a brief history of the crew and mission of Apollo 11. -
Gerald R. Ford
Gerald Ford was born as Leslie Lynch King, Jr. He was given his stepfather's name when he was 2 years old and later adopted by him.Ford worked as a fashion model to help pay for law school. He was on the cover of Cosmopolitan magazine and in the pages of Look.Ford was a good student in school and an all-star football player. He played college ball and was being recruited by the Detroit Lions and Green Bay Packers. Instead, he went to Yale Law School before joining the Navy during World War II -
President Jimmy Carter
Carter was the first American president to be born in a hospital.
Carter grew up on a peanut farm in Georgia.
Carter is the only U.S. president to have lived in housing subsidized for the poor.
Carter served as a Christian Sunday school teacher throughout his life.
After high school, Carter went to the United States Naval Academy and became a nuclear submarine engineer.
James Carter, Jr was always known as Jimmy. He was sworn in as president as Jimmy Carter. -
President Ronald Reagan
Reagan was the first member of his family to go to college. He worked as a dishwasher and other odd jobs while attending Eureka College. In college, Reagan played football and acted in plays.
After college, Reagan became a popular sports announcer in Iowa.
Reagan became an actor. He made fifty-two films and hosted a weekly television program - General Electric Theater. He held various positions in the SAG (Screen Actors Guild). -
George Herbert Walker Bush
Bush was born into a wealthy family. His father was a senator from Connecticut.
After graduation from boarding school, Bush joined the Navy to fight in World War II.
After World War II, Bush went to Yale University and then moved to
Bush was a member of Congress, a representative to the United Nations and China and also head of the CIA.
Bush initiated Operation Desert Storm - protecting Kuwait, an oil rich country, from Iraq.
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William Jefferson Clinton
As a teen, Bill was interested in politics and playing the saxophone.During his presidency, Clinton enjoyed McDonald hamburgers.
Clinton went to Georgetown University and got involved in student government.
Clinton studied law at Yale where he met his wife Hillary Rodham.
In 1978, Clinton became the country's youngest governor - governor of Arkansas.
Clinton focused on reducing the national debt and was successful in putting the federal government in the black. -
President Barack Obama
Elected the first African-American President of the United States
Obama's father, who was a black man from Kenya, left the family when he was 2 After graduating from Columbia University, he worked in Chicago's poorest neighborhoods. He continued his education to receive a law degree from Harvard.
Obama is the 3rd president to receive the Nobel Peace Prize while in office.
The family pet, that lives in the Whitehouse, is a Portuguese water dog named Bo.
