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Began WW2 in Europe since France and Britain pledged to fight if Poland and declaring war against Germany also declares war against the other axis powers.
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Start of an 8 month period where there was little military land operation on the western front, and that was when France invaded the Saar district of Germany.
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France surrendered to Germany after only 1 week of attack which meant the only German free ally was Great Britain.
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Britain defends against Germany invasion and is known as the first campaign fought with only aircraft.
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Britain receives U.S destroyers in exchange for allowing the U.S to build military bases on British islands.
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A non-interventionist group against the U.S involvement in WWII
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Enacted for involvement in WWII and later other wars.
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Ended the cash-and-carry requirement of the neutrality act and gave Britain permission to have U.S arms on credit.
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Took place during the 1941 State of the Union, and described 4 freedoms that he hoped would spread and considered them American values.
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Ship was torpedoed by a German U-boat, but survived.
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The first U.S ship lost before U.S intervention in WW2
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First Japanese attack on American territory and leads to the U.S entering WWII
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Project started by Robert Oppenheimer to develop an atomic bomb.
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When U.S navy bypassed and isolated Japanese islands.
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Japan invasion of Philippines leads to U.S surrender of that land.
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Japanese imperialists transported many prisoners of war to Camp O'Donnell
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Major turning point of japan advance in the war.
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U.S decoding of Japanese messages allowed the U.S to destroy many Japanese carriers and planes and eventually win.
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End of German high tide in WWII and Russian victory.
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Meeting between Churchill and Roosevelt to discuss the next phase in WWII
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Led to an allied victory, forcing Germany to surrender North Africa.
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Meeting between FDR, Winston Churchill, and Joseph Stalin which resulted in the opening of a second front against Nazi Germany
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Start of the strategy to get within striking distance of Japan's islands (Island Hopping).
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Invasion of Normandy resulting in a victory for the Allied powers
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Marks his last term before Truman takes over after his death.
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Last major German offensive campaign on the western front.
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Marked a turning point for Russia and U.S relations.
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U.S battled against kamikazes but resulted in U.S victory, claiming the island.
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Final meeting to discuss plans to end the war. (Declaration of liberated Europe, Atomic Bomb)
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First major battle between U.S and Japan due to a need for Japan's islands.
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Marks the Allies' acceptance of Germany surrendering.
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Meeting between Stalin, Truman, and Churchill to discuss the post-war fate of Germany.
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First nuclear attack in history.
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2nd and final nuclear bomb dropped on Japan.
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Marks Japan's surrender to the U.S.
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Top 22 Nazi Leaders were judged for their war crimes and violations of human rights.
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Trials for the leaders of Japan that tried them for class A crimes.
