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Battle of Midway
This battle took place 6 months after the attack on Pearl Harbor. The U.S. defeated Japan in one of the biggest naval battles of World War II. this resulted in the U.S. and its allies to move into offensive position. Info: http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-midway
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Battle of Britain
German and British air forces clashed in the skies over the United Kingdom. The war had ended by Germany's Luftwaffe failing to gain air superiority over the Royal Air Force. This had ultimately saved Britain from german invasion and occupation. Info: (http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-britain)
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Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany
Hitler achieved absolute power after his rule in January 30, 1933 because the Weimar government was failing its people, following the worldwide depression and Germany was in an economic ruin.
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Axis Powers break Non-Aggression Pact
Before World War II broke out on August 23, 1939 Germany and The Soviet Union shocked the world by signing the German-Soviet Nonaggression Pact. Where two countries couldn't posses any military action against each other for the next 10 years. The agreement didn't last for long, the Germans had attacked Czechoslovakia on March 15, 1939 Info: http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/german-soviet-nonaggression-pact
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Germany invades Poland- WWII begins
German forces bombarded Poland on land and from the air by using the blitzkrieg strategy in seek to regain their lost territory and take rule of Poland. Info: http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/germany-invades-poland Pic: http://www.ancientpages.com/2015/09/01/on-this-day-in-history-germany-invades-poland-sep-1-1939/ -
Winston Churchill becomes leader of British Government
Winston Churchill became leader of the British government in 1940. Chamberlain had declared war against Germany to prevent the Germans from occupying Norway but the British forces had failed and Chamberlain lost support of many members in the Conservative party. In May 13 Churchill was elected as prime minister. Info: (http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/churchill-becomes-prime-minister)
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Italy enters war
Italy, Germany, and Japan formed an Axis Alliance in targets for territorial expansion. Italy had joined the Axis Powers in hope for domination over the Mediterranean Sea. Info:(http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/article.php?Moduled=10005177)
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Attack on Pearl Harbor
Hundreds of Japanese fighter planes attacked the US naval base without a warning. The Japanese caused a devastating loss of nearly 20 American Navy vessels, including 8 battleships, more than 300 airplane, more than 2000 American soldiers and sailors dead, and another 1000 were wounded. Info: (http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/pearl-harbor)
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Bataan Death March
On April 9, 1942, the U.S. surrenders of the Bataan Peninsula to the Japanese during World War II. Approximately 75,000 Filipino and American troops on Bataan were forced to march 65-miles to a prison camps. The marchers had to march in intense heat and were treated badly by Japanese guards were thousands had perished. Info:http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/bataan-death-march
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Battle of Coral Sea
The Battle of the Coral sea was a 4 day battle marked as the first air-sea war. the Japanese were trying to seek an invasion in the Ports of Moresby in southeast New Guinea, but they were under attack by allied forces. this resulted in both carries under heavy damage which led to Japan not having enough planes and ultimately causing an allied victory. Info: (http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-coral-sea)
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Battle of Stalingrad
in July 1942 the Nazi army started to drop bombs in the Soviet city of Stalingrad. it was considered to many historians one of the bloodiest battles in history that combined military and civilian casualties of nearly 2 millions. info: http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-stalingrad
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Italy surrenders to Allies
Italy surrenders to the allies in September 8, 1943. they surrendered due to political problems. this lead to Germany forming Operation Axis. Info: http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/italian-surrender-is-announced -
D-Day
On June 6, 1944, the Allies invaded Western Europe in the largest amphibious attack. When s 156,000 American, British and Canadian forces landed on five beaches along a 50-mile stretch of France’s Normandy region. info: http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/d-day -
Liberation of Paris
The Liberation of Paris took place during World War II from the 19th of August 1944 until the Germans surrendered the French capital on the 25th of August 1944. they were liberated by the French 2nd Armored Division and the U.S. 4th Infantry Division. Info:http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/paris-liberated
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1st Liberation of Concentration Camps
Soviet soldiers were the first to liberate concentration camp prisoners in the final stages of the wars. They entered the Majdanek camp in Poland, later on into several other camps, and on January 27, 1945, they entered Auschwitz and there found hundreds of sick and exhausted prisoners. info: https://www.ushmm.org/outreach/en/article.php?ModuleId=10007724 -
FDR Dies
FDR passes away after four momentous terms in office. He suffered from terrific pain in the back of my head and collapsed unconscious. info: http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/fdr-dies -
Death of Hitler
Hitler had committed suicide in a bunker underground while micromanaging what was left of Germans defenses. Hitler had been announced dead a year after his death. Info: http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/adolf-hitler-commits-suicide-in-his-underground-bunker
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Germany Surrenders
Germany officially surrendered to the Allies, bringing an end to the European conflict in World War II. General Alfred Jodl signed the unconditional surrender of both east and west forces in Reims. Info: http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/germany-surrenders-unconditionally-to-the-allies-at-reims
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Atomic Bomb #1
On July 16, 2945 the Manhattan Project comes to an explosive end as the first atomic bomb has successfully been tested in Alamogordo, New Mexico. That same year, Albert Einstein came up with a theory that an uncontrolled nuclear chain reaction had great potential for a weapon of mass destruction. info: http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-first-atomic-bomb-test-is-successfully-exploded
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Atomic Bomb #2
On August 6, 1945, an event occurred that changed the world in every way imaginable. They had bombed Hiroshima and then the subsequent dropping of the second atomic bomb on Nagasaki that brought an end to the war as they have been warning Japan to surrender or suffer from a great consequence. Info: http://www.thefinertimes.com/WW-II-Air/the-bomb-that-changed-the-world.html
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Japan Surrenders
Japan formally surrenders to the Allies, bringing an end to World War II. The U.S. B-29 bomber Enola Gay was dropped in the city of Hiroshima, killing an estimated 80,000 people and fatally wounding thousands more.The intensive bombing of Japanese cities had left the country and its economy devastated. Info: http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/japan-surrenders
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Battle of Bulge
German moves offensive position against the Allies in the Ardennes Mountains region on the Western Front. Their main objective was to split the Allied armies by the use of a surprise blitzkrieg thrust through the Ardennes to Antwerp Info: http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-the-bulge
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Battle of Iwo Jima
American soldiers make their first strike on the Japanese Home Islands at Iwo Jima. in February 1945 elaborate preparatory of air and naval bombardment, with three U.S. marine divisions landed on the island. Despite the difficulties of the conditions, the marines had wiped out the defending forces after a month of fighting Info: http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-iwo-jima
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