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Invasion of Poland
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Britain and France declares war on Germany
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France signs armistice
The armistice was signed near Compiègne, France, by the top officials of Nazi Germany and more junior representatives from the French Third Republic. -
Italy's invation of Greece
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President Roosevelt signs the Lend-Lease Act
It was the principal means for providing U.S. military aid to foreign nations during World War II. Britain, the Soviet Union, China, Brazil, and many other countries received weapons under this law. By allowing the transfer of supplies without compensation to the foreign countries, the act permitted the United States to support its war interests without being overextended in battle. In fact, Lend-Lease brought the United States one step closer to entry into the war. -
Operation Barbarosa
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V for Victory Campaign
Britain's Prime Minister Winston Churchill referred approvingly to the V for Victory campaign in a speech, from which point he started using the V hand sign. -
Pearl Harbor Attack
The attack on Pearl Harbor was a surprise military strike conducted by the Imperial Japanese Navy against the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. It was an attack that led United States' entry into World War II. -
The Final Solution
Final Solution's details were worked out at the Wannsee Conference. All Jews in Germany and the occupied countries were deported to sealed ghettos as a holding area. Many were then shipped in cattle cars to labor camps where they lived under brutally inhuman conditions. Hundreds of thousands were sent directly to the gas chambers in death camps. -
The Doolittle Raid
The attack served as retaliation for the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941, and provided an important boost to U.S. morale.
It was an air raid by the United States on the Japanese capital Tokyo and other places on Honshu island during World War II, the first air raid to strike the Japanese Home Islands. -
Battle of Midway
American aircraft sunk the cruiser Mikuma, while the Japanese submarine I-168 torpedoed and sank the disabled Yorktown. The defeat at Midway broke the back of the Japanese carrier fleet and resulted in the loss of invaluable air crews.
This even plays a role as an important turning point in the Pacific campaign, the victory allowed the United States and its allies to move into an offensive position. -
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Battle of Midway
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Battle of Guadalcanal
Hyakutake's attacks were thrown back with massive losses numbering 2,200-3,000 killed against less than 100 Americans. With the victory at Guadalcanal, the strategic initiative passed to the Allies for the remainder of the war. The island was subsequently developed into a major base for supporting future Allied offensives. -
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Battle of Guadalcanal
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Normandy Landings (D-Day)
It was a landing opperation of the Allied invasion of Normandy in Operation Overlord during World War II. The largest seaborne invasion in history, the operation began the invasion of German-occupied western Europe, led to the liberation of France from Nazi control, and contributed to an Allied victory in the war. -
Battle of Bulge
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Yalta Conference
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Battle of Okinawa
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Surrender of Nazi Germany
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Atomic Bombinb at Hioshima
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Atomic Bombing at Nagasaki
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Surrender of Japan
