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Treaty of Versilles
Peace treaty WWI is over -
Stock Market Crash
Stock market crash casue a lot of money to just be gone. -
Bonus Army
Over 10,000 WWI Veterans went to Washington to protest not getting their promised bonuses of $500 which was to be paid in 1945...they needed it now
Hoover sent in the military to make them leave (Not good if you want to get re-elected)
Many in the crowd were gassed, some killed including two children -
Hitler Becomes Chancellor of Germany
Hitler is rising to power -
Hitler Takes over Austria
Hiter in power takes over Austria and they had little to no resistance for this takeover of nazi power. -
WWII Begins
The War starts -
Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor is "a date which will live in infamy'
December 7, 1941
Surprise attack by the Japanese on american forces in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
US declares war on Japan and other Axis power: Dec 11, 1941
They target the battleships and aircraft carriers -
D-Day
(AKA Operation Overload)
Allied plan to end the war: British and American soldiers would invade France and end the war
Largest fleet ever assembled, landing on 50 mile stretch of heavily- guarded beaches in Normandy, France -- Led by Dwight D. Eisenhower
US/Britain launch aerial attacks on Germany and first troops land on the beaches
Faced artillery, miles, bullets, death
HUGE ALLIED VICTORY -- Allies now control territory in France, and continues to move eastwards -
Battle of the Bulge
Battle of the Bulge
German counter-attack after Allied invasion
December 1944
Desperate German attempt to drive the Allies back-- almost a success, but eventual failure.
Used up remaining German reserves and demoralized troops. -
Battle for Iwo Jima
US Marines face entrenched Japanese fighters on small island of Iwo Jima
36 days of fighting and 23,000 American casualties... but victory
iconic photo of the 6 marines raising the flag on iwo jima -
Hitlers Death
Hitler has died -
WWII Ends
The War is finally Over
