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Hitlers speech
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anti-Jewish riots broke out across Germany.-- The "night of broken glass".
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Marks the official start of WWII.
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Hitler breaks the nonaggression pact and attacks the Sovite Union.
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A prolonged military operation undertaken by the German Army Group North against Leningrad
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Japanese planes attacked the United States Naval Base at Pearl Harbor
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Roosevelt asked congress for a declaration of War.
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He was told that even though there was nothing going on, something is bound to happen because it's so suspicious. In response to warnings President Roosevelt issued Executive order 9066 .
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16 American bombers attacked Tokyo
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was a major naval battle in the Pacific Theater of World War II between the Imperial Japanese Navy and Allied naval and air forces from the United States and Australia.
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Japanese wanted to capture midway
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allied victory secures oil shipping routes.
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Nazi Germany and its allies fought the Soviet Union for control of the city of Stalingrad .
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invasion of North Africa; first time U.S. troops see action.
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After the attack began Roosevelt and Churchill sent a message to the Italian people asking them "whether they want to die for Mussolini and Hitler or live for Italy and civilization". The italians chose life.
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Invasion of Normandy, France.
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(No date found) The Battle of Leyte Gulf also saw the first major use of a new Japanese weapon--the Kamikaze attack. DEVINE WIND- refers to a sudden storm that drove off a fleet preparing to invade Japan.
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Germans launched a surprise offensive of their own. This name referred to the bulge in the Allied battle lines created by the German advance.
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U.S. marines stormed the beaches of the island then called Iwon Jima
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(Couldn't find date) 12,000 died. Japanese lost a staggering 110,000 troops in the fighting. The island of Okinawas was filled with caves and tunnels. Japanese soldiers used these skillfully to hide and launch deadly assaults.
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he dies suddenly, and President, Harry Truman takes over.
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western allies crossed the rhine
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No estimate can be given of the number of fire deaths, since the fire area was largely within the blast damage region.
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soviets join the war against japan
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over 40,000 killed.
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Japan surrenders which brought the hostilities of WWII to a close.
