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Japan attacks Manchuria for more room and resources
Began a series of hostile acts by Japan -
Hitler is leader of Germany
Hitler has all the power and starts using violence -
Gave Czechoslovakia to Germany
Czech's were angry, which led to war -
Program against Jews
Started German killing of jews -
German invasion of Poland
Started WWII -
Defense and evacuation of British and Allied troops in Europe
Britain would've surrendered if not rescued -
Japan bombs Pearl Harbor
Sucks The U.S. into WWII -
Forced marching of U.S. captives on Bataan Peninsula to prison camps
Made American feel the need for revenge -
4 Japanese aircraft carriers were sunk, A turning point in naval warfare against Japan
Put the USA into offensive position -
Allied invasion in Normandy, France
Began allied invasion of Europe -
Hitler's attempt to split the Allied armies in NW Europe to secure vital bridge heads
Failure led to Germany's defeat in WWII -
Meeting of Churchill, Stalin, and FDR
Demanded Germany's surrender, which eventually happened -
Victory in Europe
Ends war against Germany -
Japan Surrendered
Ends war against Japan -
Dropping of Atomic Bomb that destroyed 90% of Hiroshima
Led to Japanese surrender