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Nuremburg laws
The nuremburg laws was a set of laws that limited jewish rights. It was the first major anti-semitist action in Nazi Germany. -
Stalin attacks Finland
Despite a treaty between the two counties in 1933, Stalin invaded their north neigbor in 1939. Finland fell in weeks. -
Germany invades Poland
After conquering many of the countries in Europe, Hitler turned his attention to Poland. This is believed to be the offical beginning of World War 2. -
Germany attacks France
Soon after the start of the war, Germany moved on France. Using Blitzkrieg, or lightning war, they ran through Germany. Within weeks, they captured Paris. -
Winston Churchill becomes prime minister
After the old old minister, Chamberlin, lost popular vote, he resigned. Parliment the appointed Winston Churchill. -
Lend Lease Act
This act was designed to supply Britain and Rusiia with supplies for the war. While the U.S. was not yet in the war, they were backing the Allied forces. -
Battle of Britain
With most Europe under Germany's control, the launched a large land invasion on Britan with their airforce, the luftwaffe, Britain's RAF was able to fight back and prevent the invasion -
holocaust
Beginning in 1941 and lasting until the end of the war, Hitler began the mass murder of jews, homosexuals, and others he didn't like. As many as 6 million people died -
German Blitzkrieg on Soviet Union
Despite the non-aggression pact between the two countries, Hitler launched Operation Barbossa: a full invasion on the Soviet Union. With the lightning attack of the blitzkrieg, the Nazis ran through the suprised countryside. -
Hitler takes over Balkans
Taking only 7 months, Germany and Italy invaded the countirwes between them and Russia, such as Greece. -
Peral Harbor
On the morning of December 7th, Japan launched a suprise attack on Peral Harbor in Hawaii. The attack damaged much of the United States's fleet and killed over 2,000 people. It brought the U.S. into the war. -
Foundation of U.N.
Less than a month after the U.S. entered ww2, the U.N. was formed. It envolved the U.S., and is still in use today -
Japanese Interment camps
Soon after the attack on Peral Harbor, the American government issued that all Japanese-Americans, especially on the west coast, were round up and put into special camps. They were held there until the end of the war. -
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Battle of Midway
Around the same time as Guadalcanal, the American and Japanese forces clashed in Midway. The U.S. was victorious, destroying Japan's navy in the fight. -
Batlle of El Alamein
The Battle of El Alamein was the largest bettle in then North African campaign. After snaking across the desert from both the Allies and Erwin Rommel's Afrikka Corps., the allies scored a victory here. -
Guadalcanal
After loses at Wake and other Pacific islands, the Americans invaded the indonesian island of Guadalcanal. It marked the turning point in the pacific campaign. -
Battle of Stalingrad
By this time, Hitler's blitzkrieg had ravenged through much of Russia, and were moving on Stalingrad. Believing it had moral importance, Stalin felt that it must be defending at all costs. After heavy fighting and casualties, they were able to hold them off. -
Tehran Conference
Held in Tehran, Iran, the leaders of the U.S., Britain, and Russia met to discuss the war. It is believed that the idea of D-Day was made here. -
D-Day
After months of planing, American, British, and Canadian troops land on the northern coast of France. By the end of the day, the beach was taken and the Allies had their first foothold into Europe. -
Yalta Conference
The Yalta Conference was the second meeting between the big three allied leaders. It was held to discuss the outcome of wartorn countries in Europe -
F.D.R's death
Franklin Delano Roosevelt died in his home in Warm Springs, Georgia. With his death, Harry Truman became president and lead the U.S.through the rest of WW2. -
Mussolini's assassination
Benito Mussolini was attempting to leave the country with retreating Nazis. The convoy was attacked by partisans, who found and took Mussolini and other members of the government. From there, they were taken away and shot to death -
Hitler's suicide
With Soviet troops now reaching Berlin, Hitler killed himself and his wife in his secret bunker. The body was never found. -
Potsdam Conference
The Potsdam Conference was the final Allied meeting of the war. It was to discuss the reparations that the Nazis must pay for WW2 -
Atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
In order to avoid the invasion of Japan and end the war, the United States dropped their highly experimental atom bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki on the 6th and again of the 9th. Within days, Japan surrendered and WW2 was over. -
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Marshell Plan
With the United States and the Soviet Union emerging as the two most powerful countries in the world after WW2, the American government established the Marshall Plan. It was designed to give smaller countries resources. The goal was to prevent the spread of communism. -
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Cold War
The Cold War was a conflict between the United States and the USSR. It was a time of high tensions and almost reached the breaking point on several occasions. Smaller conflicts such as the Vietnam War were fought to prevent the spread of communism -
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Berlin Airlift
Fearing that the west side of Berlin would be consumed, American forces dropped supplies to them for almost a year. It was known as the Berlin Airlift. -
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Berlin Wall
Built in 1961 and lasting until almost the end of the Cold War, was the Berlin Wall. It was built to divide east and west Berlin, but it represented the division between east and west Europe and communism and Democracy. -
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Cuban Missile Crisis
At the breaking point of the Cold War was the Cuban Missile Crisis. It was when the USSR put missiles into communist Cuba and pointed them at the US.
