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German units invade Poland from three different directions (blitzkrieg) m.ain attack on Polish border
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France initally thought Germany was attacking from Belgium but the Germans changed course and went for a region southeast of Belgium.
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When Winston Churchill becomes prime minister of Britain.
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When Churchill offically anounced that France had surrendered to Germany and it was up to Britain to beat the Germans. So it is now The Battle of Britain instead of The Battle of France.
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This is when president F.D.R. said America would help out Britain and other nations that were deemed as "vital to the defence of the US".
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The attack against the Balkans for the Romainian oil supply.
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Germany attacks Russsia with tanks, airforce, and men loaded and ready to fire. Both sides were ordered not to retreat and many lives were lost due to the cold.
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US naval ships are attacked on the island of Oahu, Hawaii by Japan. (suprise attack...in other words we were not at war with them till they bombed us).
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Led by F.D.R 26 nations agreed to fight against the Axis powers in order to win the war.
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There were two battles one fought, both in Eygpt at a well knwn railroad station. This is were the "Desert Fox" comes in.
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A major battle in WWII where Germany tried to take control of Stalingrad in order to starve out the city/nation.
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Concidered one of the turning points in the war when US naval ships and airforce fought Japan and destroyed their naval ships.
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The US airforce brutally attacked the Japanese in order to win Guadalcanal.
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Over 127,000 Japanese citazens were imprisoned in the US...for being Japanese.
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This is where McArthus came up with island hoping which is where you take over one island at a time untill they are all yours and you win the war against Japan.
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The Tehran Conference was a meeting between U.S. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin in Tehran, Iran, between November 28 and December 1, 1943.
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The turning point in the WWII, turning in favor of the Allies. ( When the ships and men ran across the beaches of Germany).
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Held Feb 4-11 At Yalta, U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin made important decisions regarding the future progress of the war and the postwar world.
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He died in his home in Warm Springs Georgia. Also known as the "Little White House". Died of polio.
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The people revolted against Mussolini and kill hime because they are tired of being under his fascitst rule.
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After the Hitler recived a note saying the Allies were drawing up the papers for surrender (for Germany) becasue of the Allies most recent win, he killed himself and his wife while hiding in a bomb-proof bunker.
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I put may because thats when Hitler came to power...so its not totally acurate. The Holoaust was the mass slaughter of jews, gypsies, and anyone deemed not like the Nazi group.
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When Churchill, Stalin, and President Trumen met to discuss the terms for the end of WWII.
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The United Stated dropped the first atomic bombs on Japan. Bombs nickname "Little Boy"
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The United States former Nazi's on trail to pay for their wrongs.
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When Stalin (the leader of the Soviet Union) attacksFinland he is expelled from the League of Nations because his act was deemed illegal.
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The "war" between the Soviet Union and the US. It was more of an armsrace to see who could get to space first and who had the best technology.
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This was the way the US would drop off supplies for the democratic side of Berlin so nothing could go in or out of the communist side.
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The Marshall Plan, or the ERP (Eurpoe Recovery Program) was the United States plan to aid Eurpoe after the devestation of WWII.
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The wall that sperated east and west Berlin because one side was communist and the other democratic. This lasted 28 years.
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During the Cold War the US had missiles pointed at the Soviet Union in Turkey so they partnered with Cuba and pointed missoles at Florida.
