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The Holocaust
systematic murder of Europe's Jews by the Nazis and their collaborators during WWII -
Hitler’s Control
Reich President (head of state), Reich Chancellor (head of government), and Fuehrer (leader of the Nazi Party). -
Japan invaded China
wanted to fuel its growing industries -
The Anschluss = Germany taking over Austria)
annexed the neighboring country of austria -
The Anschluss = Germany taking over Austria)
annexed the neighboring country of austria -
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World War II
started because of Adolf Hitler's Invasion of Poland -
Invasion of Poland
this invasion happened because he wanted Germans to live there -
Invasion of Poland
wanted Germans to live there -
The Neutrality Act of 1939
put all trade with belligerent nations -
The Fall of France
german assault on north-west Europe -
The Battle of Britain
Luftwaffe in an attempt to soften up Britain for invasion -
US Oil Embargo on Japan
announces a ban on oil experts -
The attack on Pearl Harbor
killed or wounded 3,500 American troops and Civillians -
Atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima
killed and maimed hundreds of thousands of people, and their effects are still being felt today. -
The Bataan Death March
to honor the heroic Service Members who defended the Philippines islands during WWII -
Battle of Midway Island
aircraft from japanese carriers damaged the United States on the midway -
Battle of Stalingrad
soviet forces launched counteroffensive against the Germans -
D-Day (Operation Overlord)
brought together the land, air, and sea forces -
The Yalta Conference
took place in a Russian Resort town in the Crimea -
V-E Day
victory in Europe day -
Atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki
known as "Fat Man" -
Invasion of Czechoslovakia
led Warsaw Pact troops into an invasion -
Invasion of Czechoslovakia
Soviet union led Warsaw Pact troops in an invasion.