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german blitzkrieg invading poland
the german attack codenamed operation white was a blitzkrieg attack that plowed right through the polish defenses. by the end of the month germany occupied poland -
holocaust
a mass genocide that target the jewish people -
pearl harbor
japanese assult that bombed the american naval base that held the pacific fleet -
battle of stalingrad
known to be as the turning point in world war 2, it was the battle where the allies were starting to get the upperhand. the soviet union defeated the german forces forcing them to retreat -
the manhattan project
a top secret project held by the U.S. that included nuclear scientist developing an atomic bomb -
axis surrenders in affrica
axis powers surrendering in africa -
operation overlord
the big invasion carried out by the allies which was an attack on the beaches of normady that lifted german occupation in countries such as france and belgium -
french liberation
the french were liberated from german occupancy from the allies -
germany surrenders
germany surrenders to the allies unconditionally -
holocaust ending
the end of the mass genocide -
atomic bombs being dropped on hiroshima and nagasaki
these bombs cause more then 80,000 casualties and from that event it ended the war -
creation of israel
the plan to divided palestine up as two one side for the jewish people and the arabs