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Anschluss of Austria
Arguably the beginning of WWII, Hitler wanted all German speaking people to be together. -
Germany Invades Poland (WWII Begins)
The Nazis attack the capital of the Polish, and force the surrender of Warsaw. They officially control Poland. -
Britain and France Declare War on Germany
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Germany Invades Norway and Denmark
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Blitzkrieg
Lightning war against Rotterdam -
Pearl Harbor
Japan launches surprise attack on Hawaii's Pearl Harbor. -
Franklin Declares War on Japan
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Germany and France Declare War on the US
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Battle of Midway
Turning point -
D-Day
Allied troops land on the beaches of Normandy, France, in a highly calculated effort to liberate Western Europe from Nazi control. -
Hitler Commits Suicide
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Germany Surrenders
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Hiroshima Bomb
US drops atomic bomb in Hiroshima, taking a total of 135,000 lives. -
Nagasaki Bomb
The US drops another atomic bomb, this time on the city of Nagasaki, killing an estimated 80,000 people. -
Japan Surrenders
Ending World War II
