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National War Labor Board
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Munich Conference
Involved Hitler, Mussolini, Chamberlain, and Daladier. They underestimated Hitler. France and Britain didn’t want to go to war. They looked to satisfy Hitler hoping that is all he wanted. -
Kristallnacht
Anti-Jewish riots broke out across Germany. The attack came to be called Kristallancht which means “night of broken glass” -
Nonaggression Pact
Between Hitler and Soviet Union. Saying that they will not declare war on each other. As soon as they do this Hitler invades Poland. -
Germany Attacks Poland
Hitler has been prepared for this day for many years. -
Allied Powers
Great Britian and France declared war on Germany. They became known as the Allies. There was little they could do to slow Hitler in Poland. -
Invasion of Manchuria
Japan launched an attack on Manchuria. Within a few days Japanese armed forces had occupied several strategic points in South Manchuria. -
General Hideki Tojo takes control of Japan
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Pearl Harbor
Many wounded. This made the United States enter the war -
Bataan Death March
Forced march of American and Filipino prisoners of war captured by the Japanese in the Philippnes. -
Doolittle Raid
The airplanes had been launched from an aircraft carrier several hundred miles off the coast of Japan. Did not do major damage to the Japanese targets. It gave the American people something to celebrate. -
Battle of Coral Sea
This battle featured the one part of the Pacific fleet that had not been badly damage at Pearl Harbor, aircraft carriers. The Battle of Coral Sea took place as Japanese forces were preparing to invade the British controlled Port Moresby on the island of New Guinea. -
Battle of Midway
Japanese attack Midway, Americans had broken a Japanese code and found plans and date for the attack on Midway. -
Guadalcanal Battle
It was a miserable place to fight. Spite this, American forces came ashore on Guadalcanal in August 1942. For the next six months, they fought in bloody combat with Japanese forces. The battle took place on land, at sea, and in the air. -
Battle of Stalingrad
In some of the bloodiest fighting in the history of welfare, the Soviets refused to let Stalingrad fall. Stalingrad marked the beginning of Germany’s collapse in the Soviet Union. Therefore, Soviet forces began to push German forces back toward Germany. -
Operation Torch
The code name for the Allied invasion of North Africa. -
Invasion of Sicily
Soon after the attack began, Roosevelt and Churchill issued a message to the Italian people asking them whether they want to die for Mussolini and Hitler or live for Italy and civilization. The Italians chose life. By the end of the month they had turned against dictator Benito Mussolini and forced him from power. -
D-Day
The first day of the Allied invasion of Normandy. -
Battle of Iwo Jima
Battle between Japanese forces and invading U.S. troops. Early in the battle marines managed to capture the island’s tallest point, Mount Suribachi. -
Battle of Okinawa
Battle between Japanese forces and invading U.S. troops. Over 12,000 Americans died and thousands more injured. -
V-E Day
Europe surrender that took effect. In the United States this was proclaimed as V-E Day - Victory in Europe Day. -
Hiroshima
American B-29 named the Enola Gay flew over the city on Hiroshima and dropped its atomic bomb. Seconds later, the bomb exploded. 80,000 died immediately and 35,000 were injured. Two-thirds of the city’s 90,000 buildings were destroyed and fires spread everywhere. -
Nagasaki
United States dropped a second bomb on Nagasaski. The death toll there was 40,000. This did not bring an end to the war either. -
Surrender of Japan
Japan formally surrenders to the Allies, bringing an end to World War II.
