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Germany took a part of Czechoslovakia that contained 3 million ethnic Germans -
A surprise attack by the Japanese military on an American naval base. This pulled the US into WW2 -
First major battle of the Pacific Theater. First ally win in Pacific Theater. -
As island hopping continues, the battle of midway was the turning point in the pacific front. The point where the allies started winning -
Soviets defend the city of Stalingrad from Nazi Germany -
US, GB, Canadian invasion of German controlled France. Largest seaborne invasion in history -
Battle of the Philippine Sea naval battle of World War II between the Japanese Combined Fleet and the U.S. Fifth Fleet. Known as “the greatest carrier battle of the war,” it accompanied the U.S. landing on Saipan and ended in a complete U.S. victory. -
GB, US, SU meet up to discuss the end of the war in Europe -
Hopping between island and taking them one by one. Used in the pacific theater against the Japanese empire. -
Germany surrenders, last major battle of the European theater. Sets up cold war -
Hitler commits suicide in his bunker, in Berlin Germany before the Allies could reach him -
The worlds first atomic bomb testing site. Dubbed "Trinity site", the US successfully weaponized the atom. -
The big 3 meet up to discuss the terms of Germany reparations -
US bombing of the city of Hiroshima that killed 226,000 civilians p[ -
take all people of Japanese descent into custody, surround them with troops, prevent them from buying land, and return them to their former homes at the close of the war.