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Hitler becomes leader of Nazi party
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Hitler's "Mein Kampf" is published
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Beginning of the Holocaust
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munich conference
Meeting of France, Britain, and Germany in Munich. Hitler gained the Sudetenland and promised to stop expansion. -
Germany Invades Poland
This officially starts the war. Hitler used Blitz Krieg. -
Blitzkrieg
Germany began its "lightning war" attack on Poland. -
Warsaw surrenders to Germany
Polish government flees into exile -
Battle of Hauge
German paratroopers landed in Hauge trying to force the queen of the Netherkands to surrender but were held off.first opposed paratroop drop. -
France signs armistice with Germany
This is a cease fire but not the end of the war -
The Lend-Lease Act
The USA "lent" war goods to Britain who was short on money and materials. -
Nazi's invade Yugoslavia and Greece
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Yugoslavia surrenders to Nazi Germany
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Japan bombed Pearl Harbor
The Japanese bombed the United States main naval base. The US responded with the declaration of war. -
The Battle of the Coral Sea
This was a four-day battle in May 1942 and it was the first air-sea battle in history. The Japanese were seeking to control the Coral Sea with an invasion of Port Moresby in southeast New Guinea, but their plans were intercepted by Allied forces. -
D-Day Invasion, Allied invasion of France
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Battle of the Bulge
final German offensive. By january, the germans are in full retreat. -
Yalta Conference
Stalin, Churchill, and FDR talked about the end of the war terms. They created the Unitd Nations and divided Germany into militarized zones -
President Roosevlet Died
He did not live to see the end of World War II. Vice President Harry S. Truman became President of the USA. -
United Nations formed
This world organization of nations' goal was to keep world peace and to promorte cooperation among nations. -
Atomic Bomb dropped on Hiroshima
