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Holocaust
The mass killing of Jews and outcasts of society inspired by a wave of antisemitism in Germany lead by Hitler. -
Germany invades Poland
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Stalin attacks Finland
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Germany attacks France
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Battle of Britain
During this time the German Luftwaffe attacked London to demoralize the British. The Royal Air force defeated the Germans and the British people held strong. -
Hitler takes over the Balkans
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Lend-Lease Act
Instead of entering the war, the Americans just lent the allies a ton of equipment to help them out. -
German Blitzkrieg on Soviet Union
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Bombing of Pearl Harbor
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Battle of Stalingrad
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Japanese internment camps
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Battle of Midway
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Guadalcanal
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Battle of El Alamein
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Tehran Conference
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D-Day
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Yalta Conference
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F.D.R’s death
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Mussolini’s assassination
Mussolini was caught disguised as a German soldier and was shot and hung upside down for the world to see. -
Hitler’s suicide
Hitler kills himself when allied troops invade his bunker. Is was that of face the wrath of the world for his crimes. -
Potsdam Conference
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McArthur’s plan for Japan
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Atomic bombing of Hiroshima & Nagasaki
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Formation of the U.N.
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Nuremburg Trials
Many Japanese leaders were put on trial for war crimes after world war two. -
The Cold War
A period of tension between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. while both were building stronger weapons to threaten each other with. -
Marshall Plan
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Berlin Airlift
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Winston Churchill becomes prime minister of Britain
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Berlin Wall
A giant wall with many obstacles to keep in the residents of east Berlin. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
A period where the U.S. was threatened by Cuban missiles supplied by the soviet union.
