Germany

World War II

  • Nuremburg Laws

    Laws introduced by Nazi Germany.
  • Munich Conference

    Agreement permitting Nazi Germany's annexation of Czechoslovakia's areas.
  • Kristallnacht

    "Night of the broken glass".
  • Death Camps

    Built by Nazi Germany to kill large numbers of Jews.
  • St. Louis Affair

    Tried to find homes for German Jewish refugees.
  • German Invasion of Poland

    Polish army was defeated in weeks of invasion.
  • German Invasion of France

    Lasted 6 weeks.
  • Dunkirk

    Important battle between allies and Germany.
  • Wannsee Conference

    meeting of senior officaials of Nazi Germany regime.
  • Pearl Harbor

    The base was attacked by 353 Japanese fighters, bombers and torpedo planes in two waves, launched from six aircraft carriers
  • Wake Island

    The Battle of Wake Island began simultaneously with the Attack on Pearl Harbor and ended on 23 December 1941, with the surrender of the American forces to the Empire of Japan.
  • Bataan Death March

    which began on April 9, 1942, was the forcible transfer by the Imperial Japanese Army of 60-80,000 Filipino and American prisoners of war after the three-month Battle of Bataan
  • Coral Sea

    The Battle of the Coral Sea, fought during 4–8 May 1942, was a major naval battle in the Pacific Theater of World War II between the Imperial Japanese Navy and Allied naval and air forces from the United States and Australia
  • Stalingrad

    Nazi Germany vs Soviet Union.
  • Invasion of North Africa

    British Invasion.
  • Sicily Invasion

    Allies took sicily from axis.
  • Guadalcanal

    It was the first major offensive by Allied forces against the Empire of Japan
  • Fall of Rome

    Rome declared an open city after bombing.
  • Invasion of Italy

    Allied lnading on mainland Italy.
  • Tarawa

    it was the first American offensive in the critical central Pacific region
  • Tehran Conference

    Meeting held between Joseph Stalin, FDR, and Winston Chirchill.
  • D-Day

    First day of invasion of Normandy
  • Philippines

    Battle of the Philippines was the invasion of the Philippines by Japan in 1941–1942
  • Battle of the Bulge

    German offensive launched through france
  • Yalta Conference

    Meeting of the heads of the government of the U.S. the U.K. and the Soviet Union.
  • Iwo Jima

    The American invasion had the goal of capturing the entire island, including its three airfields, to provide a staging area for attacks on the Japanese main islands.
  • Death of FDR

    Died of a stroke.
  • VE Day

    World War II allies accepted unconditional surrender or armed forces of Nazi Germany.
  • Fire Bombing of Tokyo

    in the morning 2000 tons of fire bombs were droped on tokyo killling 80-130,000people
  • Okinawa

    largest naval assault, 82 day longs
  • Trinity Test

    which was a code name for a nuclear test
  • Potsdam Conference

    Participants were Soviet Union, United Kingdom, and United States.
  • Hiroshima

    used "Little Boy" a 5 ton nuclear bomb killing between 90,00-166,000 people
  • VJ Day

    stands for victory over japan day,Japan surrendered, effectively ending World War II
  • Engola Gay

    name of the first aircraft to drop the atomic bomb
  • Nagasaki

    Nagasaki
    used "The FatMan" which was another 5 ton bomb killing 60,00-80,000