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Holocaust
Germany Genocide of Jews -
Night of the Long Knives
destroying all opposition of the Nazi part -
Germany invades Poland
Germany wanted to take over poland -
Stalin attacks Finland
A winter war between soviet union and Finland -
Germany attacks France
Germany gained control of france -
Winston Churchill becomes prime minister of Britain
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Battle of Britain
fight in the air between Germany and Britain -
Lend-Lease Act
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German Blitzkrieg on Soviet Union
Germany invade Soviet Union -
Bombing of Pearl Harbor
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Japanese internment camps
Japanese people were put in camps by force during WW2 -
Battle of Midway
Naval battle in the pacific ocean between united states and japan -
Guadalcanal
American forces defeated japan for control of the island -
Battle of Stalingrad
Germany fought Soviet union for control of the city -
Battle of El Alamein
a War in World War 2 near Egyptian railway -
Tehran Conference
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D-Day
Allied forces invaded northern France from Normandy beach. -
McArthur’s plan for Japan
The United states help rebuild japan -
Yalta Conference
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F.D.R’s death
F.D.R died during WW2 leaving vice president Truman to decide actions in the war -
Mussolini’s assassination
Mussolini tried running away when his country lost the war but was captured and killed -
Hitler’s suicide
Hitler commits suicide in an underground bunker after losing the war -
Potsdam Conference
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Atomic bombing of Hiroshima & Nagasaki
United states bombed japan for attacking pearl harbor -
Formation of the U.N
was made so the nations could be in peace -
Nuremburg Trials
The hearing of Nazi criminals -
Cold War
The United states wanted to stop the spread of communism (the domino effect) -
Marshall Plan
Helped Europe recovery with money -
Berlin Airlift
The United states supply West Berlin with food, water, and medicine -
Berlin Wall
A wall that separated West and East Berlin, so people wouldn't leave. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
Cuba had missiles that were a threat to the United States
