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Surprise attack from Germany to Poland
Hitler took tanks and troops across the Polish border.
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France and Great Britain declare war on Germany
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Germans Take Paris
Germans had taken Paris, they took control of the Northern part but left the southern part to a puppet government led by Marshal Philippe Pétain. -
Homes are bombed
Germany gives up daylight raids in favor of night bombing. Homes were bombed. -
Lend- Lease act is passed
Primary Source"Remarks of President Roosevelt and Her Majesty Wilhelmina, Queen of the Netherlands on the Transfer of a Ship Under the Lend-Lease Act August 6, 1942." National Archieves. The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, 6 Aug. 1942. Web. 11 Mar. 2015. http://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/fdr-churchill/images/lend-lease-1.gif. The US president could lend or lease arms and other supplies to any country that was important to the US. -
Germany invades Russia
Hitler began invading Russia, Russians were not prepared for this attack. -
US stops oil shipments to Japan
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Day of Infamy
Primary Source "Teaching With Documents: "'A Date Which Will Live in Infamy'"" National Archieves. The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration. Web. 12 Mar. 2015. http://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/day-of-infamy/images/infamy-address-1.gif. Japanese attack Pearl Harbor.
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The Final Solution
Primary Source Stangl, Franz, and Gitta Sereny. 1 Jan. 1970. Web. 12 Mar. 2015. http://spartacus-educational.com/GERstangl.htm#banner. Extra Info Gemans decide on their plan to kill Jews. They decide that there will be killing centers in Poland called Ghettos. -
Some Japanese cities were bombed
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Battle of Midway
A four day war.
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Battle of Stalingrad
Luftwaffe went bombing at night against Russians, to obtain control of Stalingrad. -
D-Day
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Battle of Bulge
Hitler goes against the allies. Allies did not expect this battle. -
Yalta Conference
Primary Document
In this document, you can see some key points that were touched in the Yalta conference.
"PROTOCOL OF PROCEEDINGS OF CRIMEA CONFERENCE." Modern History Sourcebook. Paul Halsall. Web. 11 Mar. 2015. <http://le Extra Info US, Britain and Russia make important decisions based on the future progress of the war and on the postwar wolrd as well. -
General Eisenhower accepted the unconditional surrender of the Third Reich from German Military
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Battle of Okinawa
Allied forces invaded Okinawa and Japanese were kind of forced into a Pacific war. -
General Eisenhower accepted the surrender of the Third Reich from the German military
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1rst Atomic Bomb dropped
Primary Source "Statement by the President of the United States." 6 Aug. 1945. Web. 12 Mar. 2015. http://www.trumanlibrary.org/whistlestop/study_collections/bomb/large/documents/index.php?documentdate=1945-08-06&documentid=59&studycollectionid=abomb&pagenumber=1. US dropped atomic bomb in Hiroshima. -
2nd Atomic Bomb dropped
US dropped atomic bomb in Nagasaki. -
Japan surrendered to General Douglas MacArthur
