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Germans invade Poland
marking what many regard as the start of the war, though Japan invaded China on July 7 1937. Two days later, France and the United Kingdom declare war on Germany.
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The Battle Of France
German invasion of France, Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands during World War 2. On 3 September 1939, France had declared war on Germany following the German invasion of Poland. This was impactful because forced the surrender of the French government in june 1940 -
The Holocaust
the genocide of European Jews during World War II. Between 1941 and 1945, Nazi Germany and its collaborators systematically murdered six million Jews across German occupied Europe, around two thirds of Europe's Jewish population. this was impactful because Hitler wiped out most of the Jewish population and made a bunch of enemy's out of it. -
Bombing of Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor was a surprise military strike by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service upon the United States against the naval base at Pearl Harbor in Honolulu. This was impactful because this made us go to war. -
invade Sicily
Operation Husky, was a major campaign of World War II in which the allies took the island of Sicily from the axis powers this was impactful because it was a huge turning point for the allied -
D-Day
the Allied invasion of Normandy in Operation Overlord during World War II. Code named Operation Neptune and often referred to as D-Day, it was the largest seaborne invasion in history. This was impactful because it was a big win for the U.S and a few more would lead to the victory -
Battle Of Berlin
The Battle of Berlin designated as the Berlin Strategic Offensive Operation by the Soviet Union and also known as the Fall of Berlin was one of the last major offensives of the European theatre of World War II. This was impactful because it resulted in the surrender of the German army and an end to Adolf Hitler's rule. -
Harry S Truman
led the country through the last few months of World War II he is best known for making the controversial decision to use two atomic bombs against Japan in August 1945. This is impactful because he pretty much ended the war. -
bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
United States detonated two nuclear weapons over the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on 6 and 9 August 1945, respectively. This was impactful because it kicked japan out of the war about a week later. Then we pretty much won the war after that -
Japan surrenders
Japan formally surrenders to the Allies, marking V-J Day, although the initial announcement of surrender was made Aug 15 1945. This is impactful because we took victory