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Hitler's Control
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The Anschluss
Germany took of Austria, This was the first country that Germany Took over. -
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World War II
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Invasion of Czechoslovakia
Germany took over Czechoslovakia. This was the second country that Germany took over, and the US still let it slide. -
Invasion of Poland
Germany took over Poland. This was the third country that Germany took over, This is when the United States started to intervene. -
The Fall of France
Germany Invaded France. Germany ended up taking over half of France. -
The Neutrality Act of 1939
The act allowed the United States to assist in the war. They were allowed to assist in the war by sending goods and weapons but not actually fighting in the war. -
The Battle of Britain
This was when Germany Tried to invade Britain. It was also one of the first battles fought only in the air -
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The Holocaust
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US Oil Embargo on Japan
The United States threatened to take Japans oil away if they didn't back out of the war. The Japanese thought we were bluffing and we ended up actually taking away their oil. -
The Attack on Pearl Harbor
The Japanese attacked our Battleship port because we cut off their oil supply. This is when the United States declared war on Japan, therefore declaring war on Italy and Germany -
The Bataan Death March
The Japanese captured 60-80 thousand American and Filipino prisoners of war. They forced the prisoners to walk from Bataan to a camp -
The Battle of Midway
The Japanese wanted to take over the Pacific Ocean and gain resources. They wanted to take over the Pacific Ocean by taking over the Midway island. -
Battle of Stalingrad
The Germans tried to invade the U.S.S.R but failed when it became winter. The Soviet's had more winter protection and so the Germans ended up surrendering. -
D-Day
This is when the Allied forces invaded Europe to try to take Europe back. They were deployed on the beaches of Normandy. Some of the tanks sunk in the ocean and therefore the troops were left with little to no cover. It was one of the bloodiest battles in history. -
The Yalta Conference
This was the meeting after the war to discuss the reorganization of Europe. All the heads of the government were in the meeting. -
V-E Day
This is called the victory in Europe day. This is when the Allied successfully took back Europe and defeated the Germans. -
Atomic Bomb dropped on Hiroshima
This is when the Japanese wouldn't give up after the war had basically already been won by the Allies. The Allied forces threatened to drop the bombs on Japan if they didn't surrender. The Japanese didn't surrender so we dropped the bomb -
Bombing of Nagasaki
The Allied forces bombed Nagasaki after Hiroshima because the Japanese wouldn't surrender. They surrendered after the second bomb.
