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Black Tuesday
Crash of the Stock Market. Beginning of the Great Depression
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Hitler is Named Chancellor of Germany
Former President Paul von Hindenburg names Adolf Hitler from the Nazi Party as Chancellor of Germany.
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FDR Takes Office
President Franklin D. Roosevelt officialy takes office as President of The United States.
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FDR's First Fireside Chat
President Franklin D. Roosevelt delivered his first public radio address to explain his economic reforms to the public.
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Rape of Nanking
Episodic bursts of murder, violence, and rape from Japanese soldiers to Chinese citizens of Nanking.
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Nazi Invastion Of Poland
Hitler invades neighboring Poland in the beginning of his conquests.
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World War II
International conflict between Axis Powers and Allied Powers. -
We Shall Fight On The Beaches
Winston Churchill's speech to boost morale in London during the Battle of Britain.
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Fall of France
Germany's succesful invasion of France, leading to it's occupation until allied liberation.
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Battle of Britain
Beginning of the Battle of Britain in which German air-raids bombarded London
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Operation Barbarossa
German invasion of Soviet Union. Led a campaign that ended much like that of Napoleon Bonaparte.
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Attack On Pearl Harbor
Japanese suprise attack on American Naval Base station at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii.
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Battle of Midway
US plan to lure Japanese fleet into Midway and ambush them.
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Manhattan Project Begins
US nuclear research project set to create a nuclear weapon, capable of ending the war.
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Operation Overlord / Invasion of Normandy
Beginning of Allied invasion of Western Europe and the liberation of France from Axis occupation.
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The Battle of The Bulge
One of the Largest and most Costliest battle in the war.
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VE Day
Victory in Europe, signaling the triumph over the axis in Europe.
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Hiroshima Bombing
US Atomic bombing of the Japanese city of Hiroshima, the first of the two bombs.
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Nagasaki Bombing
US Atomic bombing of the Japanese city of Nagasaki, the second of the two bombings.
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VJ Day
Victory in Japan, signaling the end of the war in the Pacific
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UN Formed
United Nations established after WWII to provide peaceful and diplomatic solutions to world leaders.
Diplomatic