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Testing the League of Nations
Many countries were backing away from the league and it resulted in The League of Nations losing money. -
US Neutrality
The US signed a neutrality treaty and didn't want to get in the middle of what the Japanese, Italian, German and nations were fighting about. -
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Britain & France Appease Hitler
Britain and France didn't have enough money to get involved in war so they decided to watch what Hitler was doing. -
Germany Reduces the Soviet Threat
Hitler had intentions to conquer the Soviet Union but if he were to continue on with them then he was risking danger in his growth so he thought it would be better to be neutral. -
The War Begins
Almost all of the European countries were now being ruled by
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Developing the First Nuclear Weapon
President Roosevelt invented the First Nuclear Weapon, a Nuclear Bomb, with the help of Einstein. -
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The US prepares for War
The US agreed upon not wanting to get involved in the war physically but they wanted to help the Allies so they renamed their "Neutrality Act" to a “Lend-Lease act" which let them give weapons to the Allies. -
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The Battle of Britain
Britain went into battle with Hitler. -
Nazis Invade the Soviet Union & North Africa
The Nazis needed more land and resources so they went and invaded the Soviet Union and North Africa. -
Allies Debate War Strategies
The allies came together to plan what they were going to do to the Axis Powers. -
The Pacific War Begins
Allies went and bombed the Japanese overseas to get revenge for Pearl Harbor. -
US enters the war
The US entered the war because of Japan and got involved in the attack of Pearl Harbor. -
Nazis Begin to Persecute the Jews
The Nazis were taking jews and ruling over them and were very cruel. -
Allied Gains in North Africa & Italy, Middle East Campaigns
Italy surrendered because the Allies gained North Africa, Italy and Middle East Campaigns. -
The Battle of Stalingrad
The Nazi's lost 200,000 soldiers to a 2 month battle with Soviet troops. -
The Allies Stop Japanese Expansion
The Allies bombed the Japanese to stop their expansion and the Japanese didn't expect it. -
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The Allies Turn the Tide
The Allies wanted to make it so that Japan can't get supplies by attacking them and pushing them back toward japan. -
Allied Bombing Campaigns
The German campaigns were bombed by the Allies which destroyed many cities wealth. -
The Allies Liberate France
With the help of 1.5 million troops and transportation vehicles, the allies freed France. -
The Horror of the Holocaust
The Allies were surprised when they found out that the Nazi's were trying to execute death/concentration camps filled with much more than 6 million jews. -
The Allies Push Toward Japan
The Allies took control over two islands and continued to get closer toward Japan -
The US Decides to Drop the Bomb
Japan refused to surrender so the US decided to drop a bomb on them instead of raiding them. -
Two A-bombs End the War in the Pacific
An instant surrender once two Bombs were dropped in Japan and killed over 12,0000 people. -
The Cost of WWII
WWII introduced many new ways of military techniques and new machinery that we still use today but also had a devastating loss over 80 million people. -
The war ends in Europe
Hitler commited suicide and the Germans ended the war in Europe by surrendering.
