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Spanish Cilvil war
A war fought in the late 1930s in Spain. On one side were the Loyalists, Spaniards loyal to a recently elected government in the form of a republic; on the other side were fascists (see fascism), led by General Francisco Franco. -
Fall of France
In the Second World War, the Battle of France, also known as the Fall of France, was the successful German invasion of France and the Low Countries, beginning on 10 May 1940, defeating primarily French forces -
Hitler invades
Hitler invades dennmark, norway netherlands and belgium -
battje of britain
The Battle of Britain was one of the defining moments of 1940. With the fall of France in June 1940, Britain was left facing Nazi Germany alone. Hitler could try to force the British to negotiate a peace or prepare his troops to invade. -
Lend-Lease act
. the matériel and services supplied by the U.S. to its allies during World War II under an act of Congress (Lend-Lease Act) passed in 1941: such aid was to be repaid in kind after the war. the two-way transfer of ideas, styles, etc. -
US declares war on Japan
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Germany declares war on US
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Japanese americans sent to internment capms
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Battle of the Bulge
The Battle of the Bulge (16 December 1944 – 25 January 1945) was a major German offensive campaign launched through the densely forested Ardennes region of Wallonia in Belgium, France and Luxembourg on the Western Front toward the end of World War II in Europe. -
Japa surrenders