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Hitler named Chancellor
On this day Adolf Hitler who is the leader of the Nazi party is named the Chancellor of Germany. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/adolf-hitler-is-named-chancellor-of-germany -
German Invasion of Poland
Adopt Hitler sent 1.5 million troops to invade Poland. He claimed it was a "defensive" action. www.history.com/this-day-in-history/germans-invade-poland -
Germans Enter Paris
The German walk into Paris and start making new rules for the Parisians to follow http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/germans-enter-paris -
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Battle of Britain
The German Luftwaffe tried for months to gain air superiority over the British Royal Air Force. When the Britsh won with a decisive victory it saved their country from a possible ground invasion. http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-britain -
Franklin D. Roosevelt's 3rd Inauguration
President Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected for an unprecedented third time because he did a very good job leading Americans through the Great Depression. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/fdr-inaugurated -
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Operation Barbarossa
Hitler unleashed a massive invasion force on the Soviet Union http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/operation-barbarossa -
Japanese Bombing of Pearl Harbor
Before eight in the morning, hundreds of Japanese dive bomber led a surprise attack on the American Pacific Fleet. www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/pearl-harbor -
Battle of Midway
Six months after the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor. The U.S. won one of the most influential naval battles of world war two the broke the code in Japanese communications and found out about an ambush and foiled the Japanese plan. http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-midway -
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Battle of Stalingrad
The Soviets stopped the German advance into the Soviet Union and changed the tide of war into the favor of the Allied powers. It is considered one of the greatest battles in Europe in World War II. http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-stalingrad -
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Guadalcanal Campaign
The Allies first major offensive and decisive victory `in the Pacific theater. Marines launched a surprise attack on Japanese troops stationed in a section of the Solomon Islands http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-guadalcanal -
D-Day
One of the biggest amphibious invasions in history. The Allies landed on five beaches in Frances Normandy region. This helped liberate France. http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/d-day -
The Allied liberation of Paris
The Allies liberated Paris with the French 2nd Armoured Division and the U.S. 4th Infantry Division -
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Battle of the Bulge
Hitler sent over 250,000 troops in a blitzkrieg attack to try and split the Allied forces in the forested region of Ardennes http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-the-bulge -
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Battle of Iwo Jima
An amphibious invasion becasue of the U.S. need for a base close to the Japanese coast. -
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Battle of Okinawa
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Hitler Commits suicide
Hitler swallowed a cyanide capsule and shot himself with his pistol in his underground bunker when he learned that the Russians were only a few days away from him http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/adolf-hitler-commits-suicide-in-his-underground-bunker -
VE Day
On VE day Great Britain and the U.S. both celebrate their victory in Europe and the defeat of Germany http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/victory-in-europe -
Bombing of Hiroshima
The United States dropped the Atomic Bomb called "Little Boy" on the Japanese city of Hiroshima in an effort to end the war http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/bombing-of-hiroshima-and-nagasaki -
Bombing of Nagasaki
After the bombing of Hiroshima Japan didn't surrender so the U.S. dropped another bomb on Nagasaki this bomb was called the "Fat Man" http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/bombing-of-hiroshima-and-nagasaki -
Surrender of Japan
This day marks the day that the Japanese formally surrenders to the Allies on board the USS Missouri. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/japan-surrenders
