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Mussolini becomes Prime Minister of Italy
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Stalin comes to power
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Hitler becomes chancellor of Germany
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Holocaust
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Non-aggression pact
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Invasion Poland and started WWII
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Phony War "Sitzkreig"
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Battle of the Atlantic
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Battle of Britain
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Lend-lease Act passed in United States
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Hitler invades Soviet Union
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Pearl Harbor attack
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America declares war on Japan and enters WWII
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Office of War Mobilization created
created to get civilians into effective combatants and incorporate them into the army. They were also in charge of recruiting women to work for the war. -
Battle of Coral Sea
first battle of the Pacific War between the United States and Australia against Japan. Neither side saw or fired directly at the other. -
Battle of Midway
The United States wanted to surprise the Japanese fleet, most likely to corners. The battle of Midway was the turning point of the war. -
Battle of Stalingrad
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Operation Torch (North Africa)
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Invasion of Sicily/Italy
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D-Day
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Iwo Jima
Known as operation detachment because the United States fought to capture the island of Iwo Jima from the Japanese Empire. The reason to capture this island was to provide a good area for attacks on the Japanese main land. -
Battle of Okinawa
The battle of Okinawa was the largest battle on the Pacific. The objective was to seize Okinawa, a large island 340 miles away from Japan. The United States wanted to use Okinawa as a base for air operations which never happened. After bombing Hiroshima and Nagaski which forced Japan to surrender just weeks after the end of the battle of Okinawa. -
Battle of Berlin
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Hitler commits suicide
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V-E Day
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End of WWI
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Dropping the atomic bombs
