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Kristallnacht "the night of broken glass"
Nov 9th-10th. 100 Jews killed and 26,000 sent to concentration camps. Thousands of Jewish businesses and synagogues were damaged. -
Invasion of Poland
German troops invade Poland. Hitler dressed a German criminal in a Polish outfit and shot him and he said he was attacked. Everyone knew this was a lie, but still Hitler invaded. -
Germany attacks Poland!
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WWII Starts, Britian & France declare war on Germany
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Defeated Poland
Last Polish army is defeated. German and Soviet Unions gain Poland and begin to divide it up. -
Election of 1940, FDR runs for 3rd term
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Germany attacks France
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Rommel's forces are defeated in North Africa
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D-Day
150,00 Allied Troops that were led by Omar Bradley. Normandy at Omaha Beach. -
Roosevelt, Churchill and Stalin met to plan for postwar peace.
Divide & occupy Germany, divide Berlin -
Battle at Iwo Jima
Volcanic island with many tunnels for attack the American's while coming up the mountain. Japanese would rather commit suicide then continue battle with others. Never would surrender (Japs) -
Battle at Okinawa
Bloodiest battle in Pacific War! -
FRD dies suddenly
VP, Harry Truman takes over. -
Hitler commits suicide
Hilter's mistress ingested a cyanide capsule and died. Hitler then shot his dog, and also ingested the capsule. -
Demands of Japanese surrender
Surrender or "prompt and utter destruction" -
Bomb on Hiroshima
80,000 lives killed when bomb exploded -
Soviets join the war against Japan
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Bomb attack on Nagaski
Over 40,000 lives killed -
Emperor Hirohito surrendered
Emperor surrendered over the radio. -
Surrender!
Surrender of Japan takes place on the USS Missouri
