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Holocaust
The Holocaust was a genocide during World War II in which Nazi Germany murdered approximately 6 million. -
Night of the Long Knives
The Night of the Long Knives was a purge that took place in Nazi Germany. -
Germany invades Poland
Germany Forces attack Poland in a wage war. -
Stalin attacks Finland
The Soviet Union invaded Finland. -
Winston Churchill becomes Prime Minister of Britain
First Lord of the Admiralty, he replaced Neville Chamberlain as British prime minister after the latter's resignation. -
Battle of France
Germany invaded France. -
Battle of Britain
Was a successful defense of Great Britain against German air force. -
Hitler takes over the Balkans
Italy failed in the Balkans, Hitler moved in to put Yugoslavia and Greece in their place because Italy couldn't. -
Lend-Lease Act
In 1940 and 1941, the Lend-Lease Act was for providing U.S. military aid to foreign nations during World War II. -
German Blitzkrieg on Soviet Union
Germany invaded the Soviet Union on June 22, 1941, in World War II. -
Bombing of Pearl Harbor
The attack on Pearl Harbor was a surprise military attack by Japan against the United States base at Pearl Harbor. -
Japanese Internment Camps
American Japanese In the US was forced to go in these Internment Camps. -
Battle of Midway
The Battle of Midway was a battle in the Pacific Theater of World War II. -
Guadalcanal
Guadalcanal is one of the Solomon Islands, in the South Pacific. It’s known for its WWII relics. -
Battle of El Alamein
Battle of El Alamein was a battle that took place near the Egyptian railway halt of El Alamein. With the Allies victorious, it was the watershed of the Western Desert Campaign. -
Battle of Stalingrad
The Battle of Stalingrad was the largest confrontation of World War II in which Germany and its allies fought the Soviet Union for control of the city of Stalingrad in Southern Russia. -
Tehran Conference
Strategy meeting of Joseph Stalin, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Winston Churchill. -
D Day
Allied forces landed in Normandy to invade France. -
McArthur's plan for Japan
After defeating Japan General Douglas McArthur placed US forces in Japan. -
Yalta Conference
World War II meeting of the heads of government of the United States, United Kingdom, and the Soviet Union about Germany. -
FDR's death
FDR died of a Cerebral Hemorrhage. -
Mussolini Assassination
The death of Benito Mussolini occurred on 28 April 1945 when he was executed by Italian partisans. -
Hitler's Suicide
He killed himself by gunshot on 30 April 1945 in his Führerbunker in Berlin. -
Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
The United States dropped two atomic bombs. -
Potsdam Conference
Potsdam Conference was held in Cecilienhof by Prince Wilhelm, in Potsdam, occupied Germany. -
Formation of the U.N.
The United Nations is an intergovernmental organization to promote international cooperation and to create and maintain international order. -
Nuremberg Trials
The Nuremberg Trials were a series of military tribunals held by the Allied forces under international law and the laws of war after World War II. -
Cold War
The Cold War was a geopolitical tension after World War II between powers in the Eastern Bloc and Western Bloc. -
Marshall Plan
Marshall Plan was an American initiative to aid Western Europe, the United States gave over $13 billion in economic assistance to help rebuild Western European economies after World War II. -
Berlin Airlift
The Berlin Blockade was the first major international crises of the Cold War. -
Berlin Wall
The Berlin Wall was a guarded concrete barrier that divided Berlin from 1961 to 1989. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
The Cuban Missile Crisis was a 13-day confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union.
