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Hitler invades Rhineland
On March 7th German military forces moved into the Rhineland. Germany claimed that the treaty was hostile so Hitler used this as an excuse to send German troops into the Rhineland. -
Munich Pact
The Munich Agreement was signed on September 30th 1938. The conference discussed the future of the Sudetenland in the face of ethnic demands made by Adolf Hitler. The agreement averted the outbreak of war nut gave Czechoslovakia away to German conquest. -
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Kristallnacht
Another name for this event was "Night of the Broken Glass." On the night of November 9th synagogues were destroyed, Jewish shops were looted, and Jews were moved to concentration camps. Kristallnacht was an important part of WW2 because it was the very beginning of the Holocaust. -
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Miracle at Dunkirk
The "Dunkirk Evacuation" was the evacuation of Allied soldiers from the beaches and harbors of Dunkirk, France. The Miracle of Dunkirk rescued Britain's veterans soldiers from captivity. -
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Battle of Britain
This battle had the struggle between the German Luftwaffe and the British Royal Air Force. The importance of this battle was that it was the first major campaign fought by the air forces, also it was the largest aerial bombing campaign to that date. The type of this battle was Air campaign. -
Pearl Harbour
Pearl Harbour was the US naval base in Hawaii that was attacked without any warning by the Japanese air force. Pearl Harbour was the 1st location where a foreign country attacked the US. -
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Invasion of Hong Kong
The Battle of Hong Kong was in defense of Hong Kong in 1941 that Canadians soldiers first committed to battle during WW2. The significance of this battle was joining one armed forces with 2 essential languages being brought together by the bong of a common flag. -
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Final Solution
The Final Solution was a Nazi program for extermination of all Jews in Europe. It led to one of the biggest genocides in history. -
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Battle of Midway
The Battle of Midway was a crucial naval battle in the Pacific Theatre of WW2. It had a turning point n the Pacific War. Before the Battle of the Coral Sea the Navy of Japan had cleared all of it's enemies from the Pacific and Indian oceans, The type of this battle is Sea and air battle -
Dieppe Raid
The Battle of Dieppe had Allies attack on the German occupied port of Dieppe during WW2. From this battle the Allies were able to learn from their mistakes that were made. Dieppe also had the most Canadian casualities. -
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Battle of Stalingrad
Stalingrad was a major battle on the Eastern front of WW2 which Nazi Germany and it's Allies fought the Soviet Union for control over Stalingrad. The importance of this battle is Nazi Germany's 1st major defeat in WW2. -
D Day
D-Day occurred during WW2 in which Allied forces invaded Northern France b means of beach landings in Normany. The significance of this event is that it had a successful laning in Normandy caused by the Allies to liberate all the occupied countries of Europe. -
V-E Day
May 8th 1945 marked the Allied victory in Europe. It was a significant event because it officiallyannoucced the end of WW2 in Europe -
Hiroshima
Hiroshima was destroyed by an atomic bomb during WW2. The atomic bomb was expected to cause Japan to surrender to the Allied forces and to bring WW2 to an end. -
Nagasaki
On August 6th 1945, Nagasaki suffered from an Allied nuclear attack in WW2. From this attack, it was expected to cause Japan to surrender to the Allied forces and to bring WW2 to an end.
