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The holocaust
It was the persecution and mass murder of millions of Jews. It was lead by Adolf Hitler. -
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Hitlers Control
Hitler was apart of the Nazi Party. He ruled until his death by suicide. -
When Japan Invaded China
The Japanese invaded the Chinese province of Manchuria and established Manchukuo as a puppet state. A full scare war broke out after the invasion. -
The Anschluss
It is the annexation of Austria into Nazi Germany. It happened because Hitler wanted all German speaking countries to be apart of Germany. -
The Neutrality Act of 1939
This act lifted the arms embargo and put all trade with belligerent nations under the terms of "cash and carry". American ships were banned from transporting goods to belligerent ports. -
Invasion of Poland
The invasion of Poland marked the beginning of WW2. Adolf Hitler and his army invaded Poland. -
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World War 2
WW2 was a war fought between the allied powers and the axis powers. It was the deadliest war in history. -
The Fall of France
It was the German invasion of France and the low countries during WW2. After the invasion France declared war on Germany. -
The Battle of Britain
It was a military campaign of WW2, which the royal air force defended the untied Kingdom. It was described as the first major military campaign fought entirely by air forces. -
The US Oil Embargo on Japan
The US froze Japanese assets then established an embargo on oil and gasoline exports to Japan. Franklin Roosevelt decided to seize Japanese assets. -
The attack on Pearl Harbor
Japanese planes attacked the US naval base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. The bombing killed more than 2,300 Americans. -
Battle of Stalingrad
It was a successful Soviet defense of the city of Stalingrad. The battle of Stalingrad was the largest confrontation of WW2. -
The Bataan Death March
It was a march in the Philippines that was 66 miles long. Prisoners were forced by the Japanese army to march. -
Battle of Midway Island
The US Navy defeated a Japanese attack against Midway Atoll making a turning point in the war in the pacific theater. It happened 6 months after the attack on Pearl Harbor. -
D-Day
Allied forces invaded northern France.It was the largest seaborne invasion in history. -
The Yalta Conference
WW2 meeting of the heads of the government of the US. It took place in a Russian resort town. -
V-E Day
Its a day celebrating the formal acceptance by the allies of WW2. It was celebrated as a public Holiday in the US. -
Atomic Bomb Dropped on Hiroshima
The explosion wiped out 90% of he city. The bombs created such a high level of devastation that the Japanese surrendered. -
Atomic Bomb Dropped on Nagasaki
3 days after the US dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima a second bomb was dropped on Nagasaki. It resulted in 80,000 deaths. -
Invasion of Czechoslovakia
It was a joint invasion of Czechoslovakia by five Warsaw pact countries. The invasion of Czechoslovakia was the end of appeasement.
