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Mussolini Takes Power
January 28, 1922 Mussolini Takes Power -
Hiter Publishes Mein Kampf
Hitler pubishes Mein Kampf -
Joseph Stalin Rises In Russia
Joseph Stalin rises in Russia 1924 -
FDR Becomes President In US
FDR Becomes president in United States 1932 -
Hiter Leader Of Germany
Hitler becomes leader of germany 1933 -
Germany Invades Rhineland
Germany invades Rhineland 1936 -
Germany Invades Austria
Germany invades AUstria 1938 -
Germany Invades Poland
Germany Invades Poland 1939 -
Great Britain/France Declare War On Germany
September 3rd, 1939 Great Britain/France Declares war on Germany -
Battle of Britain
- Longest sustained bombing campaign to date
- Victory by the British Royal Air Force
- Victory prevented a ground invasion by German forces
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Japan, Germany, Italy Become The Axis
September Japan, Germany , and Italy become the Axis powers -
Bombing Of Pearl Harbor
January 7, 1941 Bombing of Pearl Harbor -
Operation Barbossa
-Invasion of Soviet Union
-Attempt by Germany to seek Lebensraum in the east
- Soviets took major losses, but withstood the German invasion -
Battle Of Moscow
October 2nd, 1941 Battle of Moscow -
US Declares War On Japan
December 8 1941 US declares war on Japan -
Axis Declares War On US
Axis declares war on US -
Internment Of American Japanese
Feb 19 1942 American Japanese forced to move into camps -
Bataan Death March
March 13th 1942 Bataan Death March -
Doolittle Raid
-Attack on Japan homeland Tokyo
-Used as a moral boost for U.S. troops -
Battle of Coral Sea
- First ever air-sea battle in history
- Japanese attempt to land at Port Moresby in New Guinea
- Allied victory has an impact on the forces available for Japan at the battle of Midway
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Battle Of Midway
-American’s break Japanese Navy code
- U.S. Navy all but destroys the Japanese Navy -
Guadalcanal
- first major offensive victory for the Allies in the Pacific Theater
- Air base was strategic in controlling lines of communication between U.S. and Australia
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Battle of El Alamein
-Last battle in North Africa
-Rommels Afrika Korps retreats to Tunisia just before annihilation
-British forces under Bernard Montgomery overwhelm the Axis powers -
Operation Torch
- America’s first battle of WW2 against the Germans
- Another Allied victory over the Afrika Korps that sent them into retreat
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Victory At Guadalcanal
Feb 9 1943 Victory at GUadalcanal -
Kasserine Pass
- U.S. first major defeat of the war
- Erwin Rommel and Afrika Corps inflict heavy damages on Allies
- Germany's last major victory in North Africa
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Battle of Stalingrad
-One of the bloodiest battles in history w/2 million military and civilian casualties
-Stopped the advance of the German Army into the Soviet Union -
North Africa Liberated
Feb 23 1943 North Africa is liberated -
Battle of Kursk
July 4th, 1943 Battle of Kursk -
Invasion of Sicily
Jul 9 1943 Invasion of SIcily -
Battle Of Tarawa
November 23, 1943 Battle fo Tarawa -
Operation Overlord
June 6th 1944 Operation Overlord/D-Day -
D-Day
- June 6 1944
- Largest amphibious invasion ever
- 5 beaches Omaha, Utah, Juno, Gold Sword attacked by Allied Forces
- Omaha, Utah had largest casualties/Also the American beaches
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Battle Of Leyte Gulf
-Major Allied Victory in the Philippines
-Japan uses Kamazaies, U.S. sees the willingness of Japan to die for country
- Kamazaies push America to quickly find ways to end the war -
Battle Of The Bulge
- Last major offensive for Germany, through the use of Blitzkrieg
- Attempt to split allied forces from Ardennes to Antwerp to force negotiated peace
- Germans ran low on supplies and fuel, halting the German advance
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Liberation Of Auschwitz
Jan 27, 1945 Liberation of Auschwitz concentration camp -
Iwo Jima Captured
Feb 19, 1945 Iwo Jima captured -
Battle of Iwo Jima
Provided a air base near the Japanese coast
Famous photo of Americans raising flag over Mt. Suribachi -
FDR Dies
April 12 1945 Roosevelt dies -
Battle of Berlin
APril 16th 1945 Battle of Berlin -
Hitler Commits Suicide
April 30th, 1945 Adolf Hitler commits suicide -
Germany Surrender
May 7th, 1945 Germany surrenders -
V-E Day
May 8th, 1945 VE day -
Battle Of Okinawa
-Last and biggest battle of the Pacific Islands
-Island provided air bases vital to the projected invasion of Japan -
Atomic Bomb : Hiroshima
Aug 6th, 1945 Atomic bomb drops on Hiroshima -
Atomic Bomb: Nagasaki
Aug 6th, 1945 an Atomic Bomb was dropped on Nagasaki -
VJ
Aug 15th 1945 VJ day
