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The Holocaust
The massive destruction of the Jewish people -
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World war 2
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Germany invades Poland
Germany-Soviet pact let Germany invade it without worrying -
Lend-Lease act
system by which the United States aided its World War II allies with war materials, such as ammunition, tanks, airplanes, and trucks, and with food and other raw materials. -
Germany Attacts France
Germanys invasion of France -
Winston Churchill becomes prime minister of Britain
to replace Neville Chamberlain as British prime minister -
Battle Of Britain
Winston Churchill, said they never surrender, with the fall of France, only Britain was standing all on its own against the Nazis. -
Bombing of Pearl Harbor
Japan launches a surprise attack on American soil -
Japanese Internment Camps
After the attack on Pearl Harbor, the United States Government issued executive order 9066, which empowered the military to round up anyone of Japanese ancestry and place them in internment camps ( as found on https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/japanese-american-relocation ) -
Tehrān Conference
the first meeting of The Three Big Heads -
D-Day
the Allies invade Western Europe in the largest amphibious attack in history. -
Yalta Conference
Was the second meeting of the Prime Minister, the soviet Premier and the President of the United States -
F.D.R's Death
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potsdam conference
last meeting of the " Big Three Heads " -
Atomic BomBing of Hiroshima & Nagasaki
The bombing of Hiroshima & and Nagasaki was the fastest way to conclude the end of the war.
