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hatred for Jews , more than 6 million Jews killed
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a purge that took place in Germany
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deprived Jews of their rights to German citizenship and forbade marriages between Jews and non-Jews
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world war 2 begins.
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Germany invades and takes control of Denmark and Norway.
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Germany uses quick strikes to take over much of Western Europe
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began with the Soviet invasion of Finland and ended with the Moscow Peace Treaty
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the president could lend or lease arms and other supplies to any country vital to the U.S.
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This was the key to Hitler's Invasion.
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Germany invades the Soviet Union
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2300 Americans killed
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The biggest confrontation of wwII in which Germany and its allies fought the Soviet Union for control of the city of Stalingrad
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forced relocation and incarceration in camps
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The U.S. navy defeats the Japanese navy
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also called "the island of Death"
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allied victory
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a strategy meeting Joseph Stalin, Winston Churchill and Franklin D. Roosevelt
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allied forces invade France and push back the Germans
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The Leaders of the United States, Britain, and the Soviet Union met at the Black Sea resort of Yalta. There agreed to divide Germany into Zones of occupations controlled by the allied military forces.
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happened during final days of World War II in northern Italy
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Hitler shot himself
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when the United States and the Soviet Union temporarily set aside their differences. Joining 48 countries forming the U.N.
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The most pressing issue was the postwar fate of Germany
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the United States detonated two nuclear weapons over the japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
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The U.S. would give aid to needy European countries. It would provide food,machinery and other materials to rebuild western Europe.
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From June to May 1949, pilots brought in 2.3 million tons of food, fuel, medicine, and even Christmas gifts to west Berliners.
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The cold war influenced world alliances.
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allied occupation of Japan at the end of the war was led by MacArthur, the Supreme Commander of the allied powers with support from the British
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a concrete barrier that divided Berlin
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a 13 day confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union and the Soviet ballistic missile deployment coming from Cuba