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This invasion ended on June 22nd, 1940. This invasion involved tanks going through the Ardennes. They also received help from Italy who started invading from the south.
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This order was the confinement of the Japanese population in America. This order was placed because of the fright that there might be spies in the Japanese American population.
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This battle consisted of Germany attacking ships off America's east coast. Hitler ordered to attack the ships off the coast to stop supplies going to Britain, making Britain surrender from starvation. After many ships sunk, the United States started sending convoys and ultimately defeated more German ships than they could produce.
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This system involved destroyers going with trade ship along with planes to protect the destroying of trade ships.
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This battle consisted of Germany originally marching confidently toward Stalingrad to conquer it. When the Germans conquered most of the city winter hit and the Soviet Union unleashed a counter attack. In the end they lost over one million lives but they made Germany surrender.
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This invasion of axis controlled North Africa was led by the United States.
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This stated that enemy nations would have to accept whatever terms of peace the Allies dictated.
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This battle lasted four months—until the end of May 1944—and left about 25,000 Allied and 30,000 Axis casualties.
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This historic day occurred on June 6th, 1944. It consisted of over three million troops invading the beaches of Normandy. The casualties were high but ultimately the Americans took over France and freed many cities.
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During this battle German tanks drove 60 miles into Allied territory, creating a bulge in the lines that gave this desperate last ditch
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Hitler died by shooting himself and his subjects taking him outside and burning his body.
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This day was the victory in Europe day. This stated that the war in Europe was over.
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Under this plan, the president would lend or lease arms and other supplies to any country whose defense was vital to the United States.
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He became the United States 33rd president after President Roosevelt died after a stroke.
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This stated that women could work in army positions that were not in combat.
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This project was the project that looked into producing an atomic bomb very quickly for the war.
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This administration fought inflation by freezing prices on most goods. Congress also raised income tax rates and extended the tax
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This board ensured that the armed forces and war industries received the resources they needed to win the war.
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He believed that there should be one leader and many loyal followers. He also placed the interests of the state above the individuals.
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In 1935, Hitler began building his army in violation of the Treaty of Versailles.
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This was an alliance between German and Italian dictators.
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This military strategy was also known as lightning war. It consisted of fast tanks and powerful aircraft to surprise the enemy and then a second wave of overwhelming force.
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Stalin created a communist state and in so doing he made
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As a young man he joined the nazi party and his powerful public speaking skills quickly made him the leader of the group. The unemployment of over 6 million Germans made a lot of people turn to Hitler who promised to make Germany great again.
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Hitler set forth the basic beliefs of Nazism that became the plan of action for the Nazi Party in this book.
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This was Hitler's private army and they were also called the brown shirts.
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When Hitler came to power he got rid of the democratic Weimar Republic and made the Third Reich. This was also called the Third German Empire.
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The Japanese military launched a surprise attack and seized control of the Chinese province of Manchuria in 1931 and within several months, Japanese troops controlled the entire province of Manchuria.
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A year after building up his army, Hitler sent troops into
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In the fall of 1935 Mussolini prepared for an invasion of Ethiopia which was in Africa. Mussolini took the country by 1936.
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He was the general of the Spanish army during the rebellion of the Spanish republic.
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This was the union between Austria and Germany and the rest of the world did nothing.
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This agreement turned the Sudetenland over to Germany without a single shot being fired.
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This pact was signed on August 23, 1939 and it stated that fascist
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Britain and France declared war on Germany on September 3rd after the terror in Poland.
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This type of war consisted of both sides just sitting and waiting for the other side to take action first.
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This invasion took place on April 9th, 1940. Hitler took these countries over to build bases along the coast so he could take Great Britain.
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Hitler took this country over after taking over Denmark. He took over the country in less than two months from Denmark.
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He was the head of the northern part of France where the Germans took control. It was also called the Nazi-controlled puppet government.
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This battle consisted of Germany trying to gain control of Britain. Hitler wanted an all naval war but he knew that the Britain navy was much better. He ordered planes to bomb Britain every night for two months to make it easier to take over. Britain came up with new technology called radar and fought back bringing victory.
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This was a surprise air attack from the Japanese to the biggest naval base of the United States. The battle consisted of 180 planes bombing away at the naval base for over an hour and thirty minutes. The damage was devastating.
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This supreme court case was the decision that Japanese American confinement was justified.
