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Signing of the Treaty of Versailles
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First concentration camp opened outside Berlin
Camps were opened and innocent jews were forced into them. -
Nuremberg laws
German jews stripped of rights based on these laws. -
Start of WWII
Germany invades Poland -
Hitler's Surprise Attack on Norway and Denmark
Hitler attacks Norway and Denmark. -
Surrender of French leaders
France signs treaty with Germany -
Attack on Pearl Harbor
Japanese fighter planes attacked the American naval base at Pearl Harbor. -
Battle of the Coral Sea
first air-sea battle. Allied code breakers knew Japan's plan. -
Battle of Midway
Allies defeat Japan in the battle of Midway -
Beginning of the Battle of Stalingrad
Stopped advancement of Germany into the Soviet Union. War turned in favor of the Allies. -
Italy surrenders
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Japan's Navy Defeated
Navy defeated near the Philippines. -
D-Day
Normandy landings -
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Battle of the Bulge
largest battle fought on the Western Front in Europe ,largest battle ever fought by the US Army. -
Hitler commits Suicide
Adolf Hitler shot himself in his bunker. -
Germany Surrenders
Germany Surrender and ends WWII in Europe. -
Victory In Europe Day (VE Day)
Victory in Europe day, conclusion of Hitler's war -
Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. -
Japan Surrenders
Japan surrenders to the allies and ends WWII
