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World War 2 begins
Nazi Germany invades Poland's capital. German Forces defeat the Polish -
Britain and France declare war on Germany
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Germany invades Norway and Denmark.
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Germany bombed Great Britain
The bombing raid began in the Battle of Britain. -
France surrenders to Germany
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Germany, Italy, and Japan sign the Tripartite Pact
This act formed the alliance of the Axis Powers. -
Germany launches Operation Barbarossa
This is the invasion of the Soviet Union. A few weeks later,the Soviet Union joined the Allied Powers. -
The Attack on Pearl Harbor
Japan launches a surprise attack on American soil and bombs Hawaii’s naval base at Pearl Harbor on the island of Oahu. More than 2,300 American soldiers and sailors die in the attack, and another 1,100 are wounded. -
FDR declares war on Japan
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Germany and Italy declare war on the US
This happened because of the Axis Powers Tripartite agreement. The US officially enters the war as apart of the Allied powers. -
The Japanese-American Internment order
President Roosevelt signs the Executive Order 9066, also known as the Japanese-American Internment order. This lead to the incarceration of all Japanese-Americans in the United States. In the months following the order, over 100,000 American citizens of Japanese descent, including children, are interned at scattered locations across the United States. -
Allies Defeat Japan
The Allies defeated Japan near the Hawaiian coast in the Battle of Midway. -
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Tehran Conference
President Roosevelt, Minister Winston Churchill, and Joseph Stalin meet in Tehran, Iran to plan a military strategy around the Allied invasion of German-occupied France and discuss political issues. -
German troops surrender to the Soviet Army
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Axis troops surrendered to Allied forces
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D-Day
Allied troops land on the beaches of Normandy, France, in a highly calculated effort to liberate Western Europe from Nazi control. The invasion became the largest amphibious military operation in history. -
The Battle of Leyte Gulf
The Allies defeated the Japanese Navy in this battle near the Philippines. -
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The Battle of the Bulge
Germany's launched its last major offensive campaign in Belgium and Luxembourg. German forces were driven back by Allied troops. -
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Yalta Conference
President Roosevelt, Prime Minister Churchill, and Premier Stalin meet in Yalta. The leaders discussed terms for Germany’s final surrender. The Soviet Union agrees to join the fight against Japan in the Pacific, after Germany’s surrender. -
Germany Surrenders
Germany surrenders to the Allies in Reims, France, ending World War II in Europe. -
The Bombing of Hiroshima
The United States drops an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. The bomb’s immediate impact took the lives of an estimated 60,000 to 80,000 Japanese, American, and Korean people. After a few months an estimated 135,000 people died as a direct or indirect result of the bomb. -
The Bombing of Nagasaki
The United States dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Nagasaki. About 40,000 to 75,000 people die immediately following the impact, while an additional 60,000 people suffered from severe injuries. By the end of 1945, the total death count reaches an estimated 80,000.
