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Germany invades Poland
Started the war -
Stalin attacks Finland
Became known has "Winter War" -
Winston Churchill becomes prime minister of Britain
Was elected in the heat of the war -
Battle of Britain
Germany attempted a large scale attack on Britain but failed -
Lend-Lease Act
America gave allies materials and accepted repayment “in kind or property, or any other direct or indirect benefit which the President deems satisfactory.” -
Hitler takes over the Balkans
Saw it as an important buffer -
German Blitzkrieg on Soviet Union
Blitzkreig suceeded at first, but eventually failed. -
Bombing of Pearl Harbor
Brought America into the war -
Holocaust
Killed many Jews -
Japanese internment camps
During war, inmates were used as a labor force -
Battle of Midway
Allowed 'Merica to take offensce in the war -
Guadalcanal
Brutal air-sea battle that set a strong foundation -
Battle of Stalingrad
Stopped Germany from entering Soviet Union -
Battle of El Alamein
Restored Brittish Morale -
Tehran Conference
Discussed opening of a "Second Front" -
D-Day
First allied landing in Normandy -
MacArthur's Plan
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Formation of the U.N.
Still standing today -
Yalta Conference
Major world leaders met to plan the final defeat of Nazi Germany -
FDR Dies
This left Truman with the dicision to bomb Japan or not -
Mussolini’s assassination
First Mob Vilance killing -
Hitler’s suicide
Shot himself in the head -
Potsdam Conference
Discussed provedures of peace settlemants. Didnt attempt to write peace treaties -
Atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima & Nagasaki
Lead to Japan's surrender -
Cold War
Was never faught, it was just tension -
Nuremburg Trials
Brought Nazi war criminals to justice -
Marshall Plan
Gave aid to European countries. -
Berlin Airlift
2.3 million tons of cargo delievered to West Berlin -
Berlin Wall
Seperated East and West Berlin -
Cuban Missile Crisis
Almost caused a neculear war
