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End of World War 1
The ending of the "Great War" set the foundation for World War 2 -
The Holocaust
The well-known genocide event caused by Hitler and the Nazis, the Holocaust ended the lives of six million European Jews. -
Germany invades Poland
German forces bombarded Poland, in order to regain lost German land, and rule over Poland. -
Stalin attacks Finland
Also known as the "Winter War", the result was Finland gave land to the Soviet Union. -
Germany attacks France
The beginning of the Battle of France, the German armies began their invasion of France. -
Winston Churchill becomes Prime Minister
Prime Minister Chamberlain was replaced by Winston Churchill because of Chamberlain lost to Hiitler. -
The Battle of Britain
With France leaving Britain to fight World War 2 alone, the Battle of Britain was the first all-air battle is history. "The Battle of France is over. I expect the Battle of Britain is about to begin."- Wiston Churchill, 1940 -
Balkan
Beginning with the Italian invasion of Greece, Germany went to aid Italy while Britain landed with troops. -
Lend-Lease Act
Military aid was sent to Britain after Congress authorized the sale of weapons and supplies to help defend America by defending Britain. -
German Blitzkrieg on Soviet Union
Code-named "Operation Barbarossa", Germany invaded the Soviet Union. -
Attack on Pearl Harbor
In a surprise attack by the Japanese, the United States suffered a major blow as it lost it's naval base in Hawaii, Pearl Harbor. -
Japanese Internment Camps
Any person with Japanese ancestry were placed in camps during WW2 -
Battle of Midway
The Battle of Midway was decisive naval battle that was located in the Pacific Theater. -
Guadalcanal Campagin
Also known as the Battle of Guadalcanal, and was code-named Operation Watchtower -
Battle of Stalingrad
Major battle of WW2, Germany and allies fought Soviet Union for the city of Stalingrad -
Battle of El Alamein
One of the many battles during World War Two. A German General was nicknamed The Desert Fox. -
Tehran Conference
The strategy meeting between Joseph Stalin, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Winston Churchill. It was held for four days. -
D-Day
The day that the Allies began to take Europe back from the Axis powers. -
Yalta Conference
Meeting held to discuss Europe's post-war reorganization. -
The Death of F.D.R.
President Franklin Delano Roosevelt died in the small town of Warm Springs, GA. -
Assassination of Mussolini
The Italian Fascist Dictator was assassinated in the final days of the Second World War. -
Hitler's Suicide
Hitler died in a bunker along with his wife. -
Potsdam Conference
A conference between the Soviet Union, United Kingdoms, and United States, and was held at Cecilienhof. -
Atomic Bombing
The United States, in order to end World War 2, dropped two atomic bombs, one on Hiroshima, and another on Nagasaki -
MacArthur's plan for Japan
The reconstruction of Japan, and the first time the country had been under foreign rule. -
Formation of the U.N.
26 nations send representatives to Washington to sign the Declaration of the United Nations -
Nuremberg Trials
Nuremberg, Germany, was used for trials of Nazi criminals. -
Cold War
The war between the US and USSR, with the threat of atomic war on the horizon. -
Marshall Plan
American initiative to aid Western Europe, U.S. gave $13 billion economic support. -
Berlin Airlift
First major international crises of the Cold War. -
Berlin Wall
A guarded concrete barrier constructed by the Soviet Union to keep Socialist parties from entering Eastern Germany. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
13-day confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union.
