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Hitler gains power
Hitler was appointed chancellor and with the Enabling act it allowed him to exercise dictatorial power. -
Rhineland
Germany started reoccupying the demilitarized zone in the Rhineland. -
Anschluss
Occupation and annexation of Austria into Germany. -
Kristallnacht
Night of broken glass. Nazi thugs destroyed jewish storefronts, burned synagogues, and killed 100 Jewish people. -
Germany Attacks Poland
Germany used blitzkrieg to take of Poland by the end of the month. -
Escape at Dunkirk
340,000 soldiers escape on a fleet of over 800 boats. -
Atlantic Charter
A meeting between FDR and Churchill to discuss the goals and aims of the allied powers. -
Manhattan Project
Top secret project to create an atomic bomb. -
Pearl Harbor
Japan sunk 20 warships and 200 aircraft carriers. They killed 2400 american soldiers in Pearl Harbor. -
Bataan Death March
60,000-80,000 Filipino and American soldiers marched 65 miles to a prisoner camp -
Guadalcanal
It was the 1st offensive attack by the U.S. and it showed us that the Japanese were determined and wouldn't surrender. -
Battle of Stalingrad
It was the last German offensive attack on the eastern front. It was an important Soviet city because of its location on the Volga river and proximity to soviet oil fields. -
D-Day
Invasion that consisted of over 160,000 men from the Allied forces. -
Battle of the Bulge
It was a major German offensive attack. It caught the allied forces off guard and became the costliest battle in terms of casualties. -
Yalta Conference
FDR, Churchill, and Stalin meet to discuss plans for post war peace. -
Battle of Okinawa
It was the largest and bloodiest invasion force in the pacific. The Americans won. -
Victory in Europe
Official surrender of the German forces to the allies. -
Hiroshima
1st atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima. -
Nagasaki
2nd atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki. -
Victory in Japan
Japan surrenders to the allies on the USS Missouri
