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Nazi Olympics
The 1936 Olympics in Berlin, Germany -
Munich Agreement
Agreement between Germany and Britain to extend their territory into parts of Czechoslovakia. -
The Manhattan Project
Research and development of nuclear weapons -
Cash-and-Carry
U.S. Congress passes this policy to help sell weapons to other countries during war. -
Hitler Invades Poland
He made an excuse to attack and invade Poland by claiming Poland attacked them first. -
France and Great Britain Declare war on Germany
After Germany invaded Poland, France and Great Britain declared war on Germany. -
Selective Service Act
The U.S. Congress passes the Selective Service Act. It calls for the first peacetime draft in American history. -
Invasion of the Soviet Union
Hitler broke the nonaggression pact with Stalin and sent forces into the Soviet Union -
Lend-Lease Act
U.S. delivers arms to Great Britain on credit -
Pearl Harbor
Japan attacks Pearl Harbor, a naval base in Honolulu, Hawaii, which led to the United States' entry in WWII. -
The Battle of Coral Sea
The U.S stopped a Japanese attack by sending two aircraft carriers. -
Guadalcanal
The battle between the U.S. and Japan to win control over territory in the Soloman Islands, U.S. won. -
Battle of Midway
The U.S. destroys four Japanese aircraft carriers. -
D-Day
The Allied forces invade Normandy, France, the largest seaborne invasion. -
The Battle of the Bulge
Germany's surprise attack on Allied battle lines, killed ~19,000 Americans. -
Battle of IwoJima
Americans capture Mount Suribachi -
Battle of Okinawa
Americans gained control on the island of Okinawa. -
Hitler's Death
Hitler committed suicide in his Berlin bunker. -
V-E Day
Germany agrees to surrender after Hitler's death -
Japan's Surrender
Japan surrenders after the Hiroshima bombing.
