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Munich Pact Germany, Britain, France, and Italy sign the pact which allow the Sudeten territories of Czechoslovakia to be invaded by Germany.
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War Britain, France, and Australia declare war on Germany
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Chamberlain Replaced Neville Chamberlain was replaced as Prime Minister in Britain by Winston Churchill after leading the horrible campaign in Norway which resulted in the loss of 4000 British soldiers
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Operation Dynamo The evacuation of British troops in Dunkirk is known as one of the most celebrated military moments in British history. This evacuation was made possible due to German mistakes and becoming too exposed to a counterattack from the Allied troops.
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Batlle of Britain German air raid on the United Kingdom. The goal was to take out the Royal Air Force (RAF) and the Fighter Command to gain control of the skies. It was the largest and most sustained aerial bombing of the time.
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Eagle Day Luftwaffe launches an all out attack on England with plans to destroy RAF in four weeks. Casualties higher for Germans than the RAF.
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Blitz The German Blitz was an air raid bombing against England starting September 7 until November 12. This was a follow up to the failed attempt to gain air superiority over Britain during the Battle of Britain. Air defences finally began to become improved allowing for better night radar and artillary control. This allowed them to defend against the German's and to stop the onslaught.
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Operation Compass Allied movement against the Italians across Libya.
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Egyptian cities of Sidi Barrani and Sollum were taken from the Italians by the British
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Tobruk The Tobruk port was being held by the Australian's after being taken from the Italians during Operation Compass. It was then attacked again by the Germans and Italians, however was successfully held by the British and Australian's.
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Crete Germany successfully took the island of Crete from the British. The British had aquired the island after the Italians had invaded Greece.
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Atlantic Charter The U.S. and British governments joined together in the war against facism
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Pearl HarborJapanese attack on American naval base at Pearl Harbor. After the attack, the US joined in on the war.
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Dieppe A seaborne raid on the beaches of Dieppe, France by the Allies against the Germans. The Soviets wanted the pressure taken off of them from their own attack from Germany, however, the Allies were extremely unsuccessful.
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Casablanca Conference Conference held between the U.S. and Britain. Churchill and Roosevelt agree that Germany has to surrender unconditionally. Planning of the Allied invasion of Sicily begins.
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Trident Conference
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Operation Husky The Allied invasion of Sicily which would be an airborne and amphibious attack. British troops had a successful attack since they did not meet heavy resistance from the Italian forces.
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Campaign An Allied campaign in Italy. British troops land first, followed by the American troops six days later, where the new Italian government surrenders.
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Tehran Conference Conference held between Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin to discuss future plans in achieving their goal of winning the war in Europe and Asia and obtaining peace.
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D-Day Allied Invasion of Western Europe under the control of Germany. Begins on the beaches of Normandy, France
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Yalta Conference The last military conference between Stalin, Roosevelt, and Churchill. This conference was to discuss plans for after the war in Europe and to come to an agreement to declare war on Japan.
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Dresden The Allies went and bombed the city of Dresden, Germany, a place which had no military value. It was a city for the wounded soldiers to be healed and for refugees to recover. It had never been attacked before during the war until this fateful night when Churchill and Roosevelt had decided to burn the city down.
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V-E Day Victory in Europe day (V-E Day) was declared after Germany unconditionally surrendered.
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Potsdam Conference Conference between the U.S., Britain, and China which gives Japan an ultimatum to unconditionally surrender.
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V-J Day Victory in Japan Day (V-J Day) after Japan surrendered to the Allies. It would not be until September 2, 1945 that WWII would be officially declared over with Japan's formal surrender.
