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Japan invades China
Japan invades Manchuria. Invaded for raw materials. -
The Holocaust
6 Million Jews were killed due to Adolf Hitlers attept of genocide. -
Munich Conference
Agreement which allowed Germany to extend territory it parts of Czechoslovakia. Agreement was between Britain and Germay -
Non-Aggression Pact
Treaty that allowed Germany and the Soviet Union to both invade Poland. -
Germany invades Poland
Germany invades Poland by saying this act was for defensive reasons. Poland declares war on September 3 -
Blitzkrieg
Quick victory in fighting using intense fighting -
Battle of Britain
Battle between Britain and Germany in air. -
Lend-Lease Act
Act allowing America to stay out of war but lend war needs to allies -
Operation Barbarossa
Code name for Germanys invasion of the Soviet Union. -
Pearl Harbor
Japan bombs American navy port and leads to America entering war -
Wannsee Conference
Conference between high official Nazi officials to discuss the final solution. -
Bataan Death March
Troops on Bataan surrendered and forced to walk 65 miles to prison camps -
Battle of Midway
Americas navy and Japans navy fight with America gaining victory. -
Battle of Stalingrad
Soviet Union has victory in defense of Stalingrad. -
D-Day
Allied forces land on beaches of France to invade. -
Battle of the Bulge
German offensive campaign in Belgium, France and Luxembourg. -
Battle of Iwo Jima
America fights for the island Iwo Jima and captures it. -
Battle of Okinawa
America captures island Okinawa the last major amphibious campaign. -
V-E Day
The day the Allied forces gain victory in Europe. -
The Bombing of Hiroshima/Nagasaki
America drops first atomic bomb on Hiroshima then bombs Nagasaki days later to finish the job and prove a point that we are not going to lose and anyone else should surrender. -
V-J Day
The day Japan surrenders war -
First Chick Fil A resturant opens
First chick fil a resturant opens. -
Warsaw Pact
A millitary alliace between Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Hungary, Poland, Romania, and the Soviet Union