World War II

WWII Begins

Sep 1, 1939

Germany invades Poland
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France and Great Britain Declare War on Germany

Sep 3, 1939

Blitzkrieg

Period: May 10, 1940 to Jun 22, 1940

Germany uses quick strikes (lightning war) to take over much of Western Europe
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Italy Joins the Axis Powers

Jun 10, 1940

Italy enters the war

Battle of Britain

Jul 10, 1940

Germany launches an air attack on Great Britain
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Pearl Harbor

Dec 7, 1941

Japanese attack U.S. Navy at Pearl Harbor
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United States Enters the War

Dec 8, 1941

America Enters the War

Battle of Coral Sea

May 4, 1942

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Battle of Midway

Jun 4, 1942

The U.S. Navy defeats the Japanese Navy
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Battle of Stalingrad

Period: Jul 17, 1942 to Feb 2, 1943

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Kursk

Jul 5, 1943

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Sicily Invasion

Period: Jul 10, 1943 to Aug 17, 1943

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D-Day and Normandy Invasion

Jun 6, 1944

Allied forces invade France
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Paris is Liberated from German Control

Aug 25, 1944

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Battle of the Bulge

Dec 16, 1944

The Allies are victorious over Germany
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Battle of Iwo Jima

Feb 19, 1945

U.S. Marines take the island
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President Franklin Roosevelt Dies

Apr 12, 1945

Harry Truman becomes President after Roosevelt's death
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Adolf Hitler Dies

Apr 30, 1945

Hitler takes his own life after realizing Germany has lost the war
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V-E Day

May 8, 1945

Germany surrenders to Allied forces
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Atomic Bomb

Aug 6, 1945

U.S. drops bomb on Hiroshima, Japan
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Second Atomic Bomb

Aug 9, 1945

U.S. drops bomb on Nagasaki, Japan
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V-J Day

Aug 15, 1945

Japan surrenders to Allied forces, ending the war
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