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On September 30, 1938, a meeting between Britain, France, and Hitler resulted in the signing of the Munich Pact. This agreement stated that Britain and France would not oppose Hitler's taking of Czecholslovakia if Hitler promised not to take all of it, and Hitler also promised not to take any more of Europe. Hitler later violated this agreement resulting in the start of WW2. -
On September 1, 1939, Hitler invades and takes control of Poland. He does this in violation of the Munich Pact Agreement with Britain and France. He also took the rest of Czecholslovakia along with Poland and this started conflict and resulted in the start of WW2 -
On September 9, 1939, Britain and France Declare War on Germany. Germany violated the Munich Agreement more than once at this point. Germany was posing as a threat to all of Europe and violating the agreement by taking the rest of Czecholslovakia and then taking Poland. Hitler signed the Munich Pact saying he would not invade anymore of Europe. This resulted in the start of WW2. -
On December 7, 1941, at 7:55 AM, the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor. The 3,400 casualties, 19 destroyed ships, and 188 planes lost. It caused the USA to declare War on Japan. -
On December 8, 1941, the USA declares war against Japan. This marks the day the US enters WW2. President Roosevelt asks congress to declare war. Only one person, Janet Rankin, opposed going to war out of the entire congress. This caused the US to raise taxes, implement food and gas rationing, and women started to take over men's jobs. Women also did jobs for the military and became WACs and WAVES. -
On August 8, 1942-February 2, 1943, German troops tried to take control of the city. This battle was fought between Germany and Russia. Germany lost this battle and it halted Germany's advancement east. This was important because it marked a turning point in the war for the allies. It was a major allied victory. -
June 6, 1944, commonly called D-Day (Day-Day), 175,000 allied forces came ashore in Normandy, France. It was an offensive against Germany. Allied powers stormed the Beaches of Normandy. The goal of this battle was to gain the vital port of Cherbourg and the allies were successful. This lead to the allies reaching the seine river and the liberation of Paris from German control. -
On May 7, 1945, Germany unconditionally surrenders to the Allied Forces. Overall, 6 million Jews were killed and 12 million people overall were murdered in the concentration camps. Concentration camps were liberated, and Germany was demilitarized, denazified, and democratized. -
Truman decided it would put an end to the war and save American lives if the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima. On August 6, 1945, Paul Tibbets dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, killing 100,000 almost instantly and then another 100,000 in the aftermath, and another 40,000 died at the bombing of Nagasaki. After the bombing of Hiroshima did not get the Japanese to surrender, the US bombed Nagasaki on August 9, 1945. This lead up to the surrender of the Japanese and the end of WW2. -
On September 2, 1945, Japan signed a surrender treaty aboard the USS Missouri. This is known as V-J Day or Victory Over Japan Day. After the signing of the treaty, Japan came under Allied control. Dwight Eisenhower became supreme controller of the allied occupational powers and controlled Japan for 8 months.
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