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The Holocaust.
Hitler orders the Nazis to torture Jews for being "racially inferior", killing nearly 6M Jews. It is also known as Hitler's Final Solution, or a Nazi policy to murder every Jew in Europe.
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The Axis Powers.
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World War II begins.
Hitler breaks the Nazi Soviet Pact when he invades Poland. He chooses Poland for the seeking of retrieving lost territory and to rule Poland as his start of an empire. -
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World War II.
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Norway and Denmark Taken.
Hitler launches a blitzkrieg in Norway and Denmark for rejecting German rule, leading them to fall under German empire. It was a parachute invasion and surrendered almost immediately after the invasion occurs. -
Operation Dynamo.
German forces surprise the British and French through attacks, but the British sent rescue at the beaches of Dunkirk, saving more than 300K troops. This event is known as the Dunkirk Miracle. -
The Campaign of North Africa.
Mussolini order troops to push the British away from Libyan and Egyptian deserts, with some help of Hitler's General Erwin Rommel. This event leads to the Italian declaration of war. -
France Vichy.
Germans ask of France to surrender all documents that Germany signed as an armistice to end WWI, as well as taking Vichy from France. -
Operation Sea Lion begins.
Hitler makes plans to invade Britain, launching massive air strikes and more.
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The London Blitz.
Hitler's army bombs in an afternoon of London with air forces and explosives for 57 nights. Civilians evacuate, but still, the Germans were able to frighten and kill many. -
Balkan Campaign.
Italy invades Greece, making Hitler want to seek new territory from Greece. Brings us back to WWI and the Paris Peace Conference failure. -
The Lend Lease Act.
The Lend Lease Act allowed the U.S. to sell weapons to countries like Britain fighting for freedom, but led to the Axis to see them as enemies. U.S. involvement begins when Japan attacks Pearl Harbor because of suspicion. -
Germany Fails.
Operation Sea Lion is seen as a failure when it had no more success and Hitler backs out. -
Pearl Harbor.
Japanese attack the U.S. American fleet in Hawaii with bombs and airplanes, 2.4K deaths, and the start of American involvement in war.
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Battle of the Coral Sea.
Battle between the U.S. and Japanese fought with air carriers, U.S. won and they also won the next Battle of Midway. -
The Battle of Stalingrad.
Hitler's forces were determined to capture Stalingrad, but they were really battling the harsh winters as the Russians were battling their harsh attacks; at the end the Germans retrieved, leading to Russian victory.
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Operation Torch.
American troops invade French Morocco and Algeria to trap Rommel's army and surrender in May 1943. Britain wanted to start this second front in order to lessen the pressure of Germans in the Soviet Union. -
D. Day.
Allies invade France and recapture her from the Germans and within a month was free. Eisenhower led this war and wanted nothing but full victory, resulting in 9,000 soldiers wounded or killed. -
Yalta Conference.
Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin make agreements towards the end of WWII: Stalin gets Sakhalin and Kuril Islands, and occupation at Korea, and Germany split into 4 for the Allies. -
V.E. Day.
Victory against the Nazis in Europe when the Allies won WWII. Adolf Hitler commits suicide during the Battle of Berlin and crowds of the Allied powers celebrate. -
WWII Ends.
WWII is officially ended and the Allies are victorious.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II
