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WWII Project
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German invasion of Poland
Germany invaded Poland and defeated the Polish army within weeks of the invasion. -
Battle of Britain begins
Air campaign waged on Britain by the Germans. -
Lend-Lease Act
President FDR signs lend-lease act allowing us to aid Britain with supplies regaurdless of cost. -
Germany invades Soviet Union
Largest German military operation in WWII. -
Atlantic Charter
Secret meeting on the Atlantic ocean between Roosevelt and Churchill to share their goals. -
Pearl Harbor
Japan carries out an air strike attack on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii in attempt to hinder US troops. 2,400 casualities. -
Anne Frank & family go into hiding
Jewish family goes into hiding to avoid being arrested by German forces. -
Operation Torch
Allied troops invade North Africa. -
Mussolini resigns
Italian leader Benito Mussolini resigns. -
Italy surrenders
Country of Italy surrenders in WWII. -
FDR dies
US President FDR passes away. -
Hitler commits suicide
German Nazi party leader, Adolf Hitler commits suicide. -
D-Day
Allied troops of 160,000 stormed the beaches of Normandy to fight the Germans. -
Anne Frank & family discovered and arrested.
Anne Frank and her family are given up and discovered by the Germans, arrested , split up and shipped to concentration camps. -
Battle of the Bulge begins
Major German offensive campaign launched through the Ardennes forest. -
Germany surrenders.
Germany signs an unconditional surrender at Allied headquarters. -
Victory in Europe
The war ended in Europe with vctories over the Nazis. -
US drops first atomic bomb
The US drops the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan. -
US drops second atomic bomb
The US drops the second atomic bomb on Nagaski, Japan. -
Japan surrenders
Japan formally surrenders to the Allies aboard the USS Missouri in Toyko Bay, bringing an end to WWII.
