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This is where Hitler and Stalin signed a temporary treaty, where they would not attack each other for some time. They also split Poland.
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The Munich Pact permitted Germany the annexation of Czechoslovakia.
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Gave women in Arkansas the chance to assist in war efforts and do jobs they never could do before. Women in the WAAC provided war efforts in a variety of roles.
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The OSRD(Office of Scientific Research and Development) was created by FDR. This organization focused on radar and sonar to locate planes and submarines. They also worked on penicilin and pesticides.
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Pearl Harbor had a surprise attack by the Japanese. This was the deciding factor for the U.S. to join the war.
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The Manhattan Project was a secret and this is where the OSRD created an atomic bomb. Einstein wrote to FDR warning him that the Germans were attempting to develop such a weapon.
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The U.S. defeated the Japanese at Midway Atoll. This was only 6 months after the attack on Pearl Harbor.
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The Battle of Stalingrad started where the Nazi's tried to take Stalingrad. The Nazis failed to take control of Stalingrad.
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On April 12, 1945 FDR passes away and Truman takes over as president.
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Hitler commited suicide by gunshot and short after his wife did to by ingesting cyanide.
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The U.S. dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima to try and get the Japanese to surrender.
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The U.S. dropped another atomic bomb on Japan but on Nagasaki and after this bomb Japan finally surrendered.
