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The Holocaust
The Nazi's believed that they were superior over the Jewish people so they killed millions. They killed whoever they thought was inferior like the handicapped, slaves, and so on. They did this because they believed those people were unworthy of life. -
Anti-Semitism
The Nazi's gained popularity by starting an anti-Jewish Propaganda. Hitler made a book and millions of people bought it and the main purpose of the book was to tell the people about the removal of Jewish people. -
Signing of the Munich Pact
The Munich Pact was signed by Germany, Italy, France, and Great Britain. This pact gave Germany permission to have Sudetenland but after having control of Sudetenland Germany shall take no more land. -
Shattered Munich Pact
Even after Germany, Italy, France, and Great Britain signed the Munich Pact, Germany broke the treaty and seized Czechoslovakia. -
Germany Invades Poland
Adolf Hitler wanted more land so he could expand his army and etc. to the Eastern part of the world. -
Germany Invades
Germany invaded France, Poland, Holland, Belgium, Britain, Denmark and Norway. Later leading to success in all these countries except for Britain. -
The battle of Britain
The Battle of Britain went from August to September. France had already surrendered to Germany, so Britain was left to fight Germany on its own. Britain pulled through and won! -
Stalingrad
4 million German troops invaded Russia. After a couple months they retreated. About the next year, the Germans invaded again and after 3 long years of fighting the Russian's won even though millions of people were dead. -
Attack of Pearl Harbor
The Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor because they thought that if they ruined most of the United States naval force, that America would not be able to take part in the war. -
Battle of Midway
This was a fight in the Pacific Ocean in the middle of all the lands. The Japanese rolled over the Philippines, Southeast Asia, and East Indies. This only lasted 4 days. It ended on June 7th. -
D Day
The United States and Allied troops invaded Normandy, France. While Russia fought in the East. -
Interment Camps
The United Stated held those of Japanese decent in camps. America did this because they thought that some could be spies. -
The fall of Germany
Russain reached Berlin and Hitler committed suicide and Germany surrendered. -
Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima
President Truman ordered for the U.S. to drop an atomic bomb on Hiroshima after the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor. The atomic bomb killed thousands on impact and for many many years later it killed citizens because of radiation. -
Bombing of Nagasaki
After the first atomic bomb, in Hiroshima, another bomb was dropped in Nagasaki. This killed 40,000 people.
