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The deportation of German Gypsies to concentration camps begin and German forces invade Denmark and Norway. British forces also land in Norway . Holland surrenders to Germany and Belguim also surrenders to Germany. Italy declares war on Britian and France and Germans enter Paris.
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FDR reelected president for unprecedented third term. Lend-Lease Act provides U.S. loan aid to Britain,USSR, other Allied powers.Isolationist group America First Committee is founded: led by Charles Lindbergh.
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Germany attacks the Soviet Union and over 62,000Jews are murdered in Western Russia. the Anglo-Russian treaty is signed and FDR signs the Lend-Lease Bill.
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FDR and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill sign the Atlantic Charter.Japan attacks the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor(December7) killing 2,400 Americans. America declares war on Japan.U.S. naval forces surprise superior Japanese force at Battle of Midway, sinking three Japaese aircraft carriers.
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14 Nazi leaders attend a short meeting to discuss the elimination of the remaining European Jews. The genocidal plan is called "The Final Solution." Japan captures Bataan,and by June, Japan also controls the Phillipines. The United States first attacks Japanese by air and the Battle of Coral Sea begins.
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The United States launches Manhattan Project effort to build an atomic bomb.Allied leadersd FDR,Churchill, and Stalin meet at Tehran Conference.
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German Generals surrender to the Soviets at Stalingrad. German forces mount a new offensive in Russia and Allies invade Sicily. Benito Mussolini is dismissed by King Victor Emmanuel in Italy and is arrested.
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Zoot Suit Riots see clash between U.S. military forces and Mexican-American community in Los Angeles. FDR is reelected president for unprecedented fourth term. United States recaptures the Phillipines. Allies invade Normandy,France, on D-Day(june6.)
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Soviet troops experience success against the Germans in the Crimea. Russians start offensive on Central Front and on April 18th Russians enter East Prussia.
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Battle of the Bulge begins to break downAxis position on Western Front. Allied troops liberate Nazi concentration camps in Eastern Europe. FDR die;Vice-President Harry Truman becomes 33rd president. Hitler commits suicide Allies firebomb Dresden, Germany and Tokyo,Japan..
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1945, May, Berlin fell to Russia
August 1945 The United States dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
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Americans capture Okinawa from Japan. United States drops Atomic bombs on Hiroshima(August 6th) and Nagasaki (August9) killing approximately 110,000 mostly civilians. Japan surrenders on August 14;v-3day proclaimed on August 15. United nations established with 51 founding member nations.
