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Holocaust

Jan 30, 1933

This is when Adolf Hitler was appointed German chancellor, setting in motion what would become the Nazi genocide against the Jews.

Germany invades Poland

Sep 1, 1939

German troops invade Poland all along its 1,750-mile border with German-controlled territory.

German Blitzkrieg on Soviet Union

Sep 1, 1939

Winston Churchill becomes prime minister of Britain

May 10, 1940

Churchill, who was known for his military leadership ability, was appointed British prime minister in his place. He formed an all-party coalition and quickly won the popular support of Britins.

Germany attacks France

May 10, 1940

Germany begins invasions of Belgium, the Netherlands, and France .May 13 French and British troops move into Belgium but are trapped between German armies .May 14 Luftwaffe bombs central Rotterdam; Netherlands surrenders to Germany.May 27 British troops begin mass evacuation from Dunkirk .June 3 Luftwaffe initiates air raids on Paris .June 12 German forces penetrate France’s final lines of defense .June 22 France signs armistice with Germany

Battle of Britain

Aug 1, 1940

After the success of Blitzkrieg, the evacuation of Dunkirk and the surrender of France, Britain was by herself. The Battle of Britain remains one of the most famous battles of World War

Stalin attacks Finland

Nov 30, 1940

Lend Lease Act

Jan 10, 1941

The Lend-Lease Act was the principal means for providing U.S. military aid to foreign nations during World War II.

Bombing of Pearl Harbor

Dec 7, 1941

Japanese planes attacked the United States Naval Base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii Territory. The bombing killed more than 2,300 Americans.

Formation of the U.N

Jan 1, 1942

Japanese internment camps

Feb 19, 1942

Over 127,000 United States citizens were imprisoned during World War II.

Battle of Midway

Jun 4, 1942

Battle of Stalingrad

Jul 17, 1942

Guadalcanal

Aug 7, 1942

Battle of El Alamein

Oct 23, 1942

Tehran Conference

Dec 1, 1943

The Tehran Conference was a meeting between U.S. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin in Tehran, Iran.

D-Day

Jun 5, 1944

D-Day was when 156,000 American, British and Canadian forces landed on five beaches along a 50-mile stretch of the heavily fortified coast of France’s Normandy region. The invasion was one of the largest amphibious military assaults in history and required extensive planning.

Cold War

Jan 5, 1945

Yalta Conference

Feb 4, 1945

The second wartime meeting of British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin and U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt.

F.D.R'S Death

Apr 12, 1945

Franklin Delano Roosevelt, commonly known by his initials FDR, was an American lawyer and statesman who served as the 32nd President of the United States.

Mussolini assassination

Apr 28, 1945

Hitler’s suicide

Apr 30, 1945

Potsdam Conference

Jul 16, 1945

Soviet leader Joseph Stalin, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill (replaced on July 26 by Prime Minister Clement Attlee), and U.S. President Harry Truman—met in Potsdam, Germany, from July 17 to August 2, 1945, to negotiate terms for the end of World War II.

McArthur’s plan for Japan

Sep 8, 1945

Nuremberg Trials

Oct 1, 1945

Marshall Plan

Apr 3, 1948

Berlin airlift

Jun 24, 1948

Atomic bombing of Hiroshima & Nagasaki

Aug 6, 1954

On August 6, 1945, the United States used a massive, atomic weapon against Hiroshima, Japan. This atomic bomb, the equivalent of 20,000 tons of TNT, flattened the city, killing tens of thousands of civilians.

Berlin Wall

Aug 13, 1961

Cuban Missile Crisis

Oct 16, 1962