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Kristallnacht
Kristallnacht was the spark that started WWII. The Nazi storm troopers went and destroyed Jewish homes, synagogues, businesses and arrested thousands of the Jews in Germany and Austria. -
Wannsee Conference
The Wannsee Conference was held just outside of Berlin, this is where the Nazi officials came to decide what to do with the Jews. This lead to concentration camps in Polland where a genocide would take place. -
Battle of Stalingrad
The Battle of Stalingrad took place from July 17,1942-February 2,1943. Stalingrad is known as the turning point of the war. It was an important target because it was in the center of Russia's communications and the center of manufactoring. -
Casablanca Conference
It was a meeting between Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill in Casablanca, Morocco. They discussed their strategic plans to go against the Axis powers. -
Italy declares war on Germany
King Victor Emmanuel, leader of post-Fascist Italy, declared war on Germany Oct. 13, 1943. The part of Italy that Victor controlled was only the part that the Allies had liberated by that date. But as Allied Forces moved up the boot of Italy, more and more of Italy's resources were utilized in the Allied war effort towards Italy's former partner in the Axis. -
Anzio Invasion
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Operation Overlord
Operation Overlord was the code-name given to the Allied invasion of France scheduled for June 1944. Dwight Eisenhower was the main person in charge. This operation was something that no army had done before which was to have both men and equipment ready by the end of D-Day. -
Liberation of Paris
The Liberation of Paris was when Paris was freed from Nazi rule. All of the soldiers were white because the British and Americans would not let the African Americans pass through the channel. -
Battle of the Bulge
The German army launched a counteroffense that was supposed to cut through the Allied forces and put the war in Hitler's favor. -
Yalta Conference
The Yalta Conference was in Yalta at the Crimea. Joseph Stalin, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Winston Churchill came together to negotiate. Polland was the main debating point of this conference. -
V-E Day
V-E Day was the day of victory in Europe for the Allies in WWII. -
Nuremburg Trials
24 Nazi leaders were put on trial and charged with crimes against humanity, crimes against peace, and war crimes. Out of the 24 men, 12 of them were charged with the death penalty. The trials established an important principle that individuals must be responsible for their own actions.
