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Germany invades Poland
The fight that started World War 2. Germany invaded Poland in a blitzkrieg. -
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Battle of the Atlantic
British battleships and German U-Boats have a continuous war over the control of the sea. they destroy each others supply lines in hope to make the other give up. -
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Invasion and Fall of France
Germany reaches France by flanking the Maginot line and takes it over completely. -
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Dunkirk
German invasion and complete blowout. However the Allies were allowed to escape for unknown reasons and this inspired them with hope. -
Creation of Vichy France
France is split up into two halves. The top Nazi controlled and the bottom by French turncoats that appeased Hitler. -
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Battle of Britian
One of the greatest german losses. Hitler attempts to break the British through continous air bombing and then a ground invasion. However the British persist so Hitler gives up but he continues the bombing for years. -
Operation Barbarossa
The invasion of Russia by Germany. -
Atlantic Charter
Alliance between the United States and great Britian that settled boundaries and conditions Germany would have to undertake once they lose the war. -
Attack on Pearl Harbor
Japan commences a sneak attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, bombing it to bits drawing the United States into World War 2. -
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Battle of the Coral Sea
First time the Americans were able to stop the Japanese expansion proving that they could do it. -
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Battle of Midway
The United States is making great strides towards Japan. -
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Battle of el Alamein
British forces were able to stop the Nazis from expanding any farther into Egypt and the rest of Africa. -
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Battle of Guadalcanal
This is the first time that the allies had invaded a Japanese held island and theywon the battle. This strategic move kept Australian supply lines open. -
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Battle of Stalingrad
Hitler's attempt to beat the Russian winter and take one of Russia's greatest cities. However the Germans were stopped by the weather and the Russians slowly encircled them, forcing them to surrender. -
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Invasion of Italy
Allied forces invade the "soft underbelly" of the Axis powers. From Egypt they invaded Sicily and entered through the Bottom of Italy. -
Operation Overlord/D-Day
The American invasion of France through Normandy. -
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Battle of Leyte Gulf
Japanese suffered a major defeat by the Allies led by Douglas McArthur. -
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Battle of the Bulge
One of the last and most desperate of German offensess that left them defeated and weak. -
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Yalta Conference
Meeting between the United States, Great Britian, and the Soviet Union. This meeting established the final divisions of germany and their war reperations. -
Iwo Jima
A strategic city in Japan that is 750 miles south of Tokyo. Allies landed on the volcanic island and captured it within a month. -
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Okinawa
A desperate fight on both sides that resulted in an Allied victory but 250 Allied ships were damaged in the process. Kamikazee pilots caused this damage. -
Fall of berlin/V-E Day
Germany surrenders and the war in Europe is over. -
Potsdam Conference
Another conference between the United States, great Britian, and the Soviet Union. The difference in this meeting is that the leaders of both Great Britian and the United States have changed so they change the plan for Germany's out come after the war. -
Hiroshima
Allies drop the atomic bomb, "Little Boy," on the city killing 80,000 people instantly. -
Nagasaki
Allies drop atomic bomb, "Fat Man," on the city killing 40,000 people instantly. -
Surrender of Japan/V-J Day
Japan surrenders unconditionally. -
Japan Signs Peace Treaty with United States
Japan signs a peace treaty with the United States.