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Anschluss
Unification of Austria and Germany -
Munich Conference
Great Britain and France gave Hitler Sudetenland -
Non Aggression Pact
Germany and USSR agreed not to fight -
Germany Invades Poland
Start of World War 2 -
Miracle at Dunkirk
338,000 troops escape German capture -
Paris Captured
France surrenders to Germany -
Battle of Britain
3 months bombing of Great Britain -
Germany Invades USSR
Violates Non Aggression Treaty -
Pearl Harbor
Japan unprovoked attack of US -
US declares war on Japan
FDR makes speech to congress -
Germany Declares War on US
Hitler allied with Japan and they hoped for help against USSR -
Doolittle Raid
American bombs fall in Japan for first time -
Battle of Midway
Turning point in war with Japan -
Battle of Stalingrad
10 month battle ends turning point in War -
Kasserine Pass
First US Battle Against Germany -
Rome Falls
Italy surrenders and Mussolini is executed -
D-Day
Allies land at Normandy -
MacArthur returns to Philippines
Famous speech “I Have Returned” -
Battle of Bulge
Last German Offense -
Iwo Jima
Island Captured by US Marines Raise Flag -
V-E-Day
WW2 ends in Europe -
Atomic Bomb Dropped
Over 120,000 died at Hiroshima -
V-J-Day
WW2 ends in Japan