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Germany attacks Poland
Gernany has victory by the end of the month. -
WW2 Starts
Britain and France declare war on Germany. -
Mobilizong for War
Sharply increased military spending which was largely responsible for ending the great depression. -
Germany attacks France
Germany attacked through the Ardennes Forest in Northern France. By end of June, France sureenders to Germany. -
Siege of Leningrad
The start of one of the most longest, destructive, and costly in casualties battle in this war. -
Japan Attacks Pearl Harbor
They have done great damage, Japan sunk the USS Arizona. They destroyed 20 warships, 200 aircraft, and killed 2,400 americans. -
Internment Camps
President Roosevelt signs the Executive Order 9066 also known as the Japanese-American Internment order. This order placed citizens of Japanese descent in internment camps. -
The Doolittle Raid
Days after loss in Phillipnes this date is when 16 American bombers attacked Tokyo. -
Battle of Stalingrad
Was a major and decisive battle in this war. Nazi Germany and the soviet union fought over for the city of Stalingrad. -
Revenue Act
The Revenue Act of 1942 increased both income tax and corporate rates to fund the cost of war. -
Battan Death March
Largest U.S. Surrender. Soldiers had to walk 65 miles and suffered 2/3 of them died. -
D- DAY
150,000 allied troops carried across the English Channel. They were led by Omar Bradley.They were only 10,000 allied casualties and it was succesfull. In July the allies had broken through german lines, -
Final Solution
By this time 2/3 of the European Jews had been killed by the Nazi's as a final solution. -
4th Year
In 1945, the Pacific War between the Empire of Japan and the Allies of World War II had entered its fourth year. -
Iwo Jima
There was blood fighting there and the american flag was raised on Mount Surbachi. -
FDR Dies
FDR dies suddenly and vice president, Harry Truman takes over. -
Hitler Commits Suicide
Hitler commits suicide as well as his new wife and some of his top leaders did as well so he could not have the same fate as Mussolini. -
VE Day
Marked the formal end of the war in Europe. -
Hiroshima
An atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, killing about 78,000 people and injuring 100,000 more. -
Nagasaki
A second bomb was dropped, it hit Nagasaki killing another 40,000 people.
