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Hitler Promises Peace
Adolf Hitler, in return for the Sudetenland, promises to leave the rest of Czechoslovakia alone. -
Hitler is Time Man of the Year
Time magazine prints its 1938 Man of the Year edition choosing Adolf Hitler for the title, but does not show the Nazi leader's face on the cover of the publication. -
WWII
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Germany takes over france
In 1940, the Nazi German war machine conquered much of Western Europe, including France. Britain battled back with great courage. And then came Adolf Hitler's most audacious campaign -
Roosevelt and Churchill Draft Atlantic Charter
On a British battleship, President Franklin D. Roosevelt meets with the Prime Minister of Great Britain, Winston Churchill. The two leaders write up the Atlantic Charter. -
Japanese Decide to Attack
The Japanese government decides to attack Pearl Harbor if negotiations with the United States fail. -
U.S. Learns Japanese Plan
U.S. Naval cryptographers learn from secret code that Japan plans aggressive action if an agreement with the United States is not met. -
Pearl Harbor bombed by Japan
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Russians Trap Germany
The Russian Red Army traps and captures German armies that had invaded the Soviet Union. -
Italy Surrenders
RANGEEND_ITALY The Italian government officially surrenders to the Allied powers; still, German forces occupy much of Italy. -
D-Day
The U.S ,GB, Canada envade Normandy, France -
Paris Liberated
U.S. forces, aided by a Free French division, liberate Paris from Nazi control. -
FDR Dies
President Franklin D. Roosevelt dies of a cerebral hemorrhage in Warm Springs, Georgia. -
Hitler Commits Suicide
Adolf Hitler commits suicide in Berlin. -
German troops surrender
Victory in Europe (V-E) Day is declared as German troops continue to surrender to Allies throughout Europe. -
Suspended lease to aid Soviet Union
Washington temporarily suspends Lend-Lease aid to the Soviet Union. -
Hiroshima
The United States drops an atomic bomb—the first to be used in warfare—on Hiroshima, killing 75,000 people instantly, and injuring more than 100,000. -
Soviet Union Enters Pacific
With still no surrender from Japan, the Soviet Union enters the Pacific war as promised in Yalta, defeating Japanese forces in Manchuria. -
Nagasaki
A second atomic bomb is dropped in Nagasaki. -
Japan surrenders
Japan formally surrendered in a formal ceremony aboard the U.S.S. Missouri, ending World War II.
