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WWII Events
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Anschluss
Unification of Austria and Germany (European) -
Munich Conference
Great Britain and France give Hitler Sudetenland (European) -
Nonaggression Pact
Germany and USSR agree not to fight (European) -
Germany invades Poland
Start of WWII (European) -
Miracle at Dunkirk
338,000 troops escape German capture (European) -
Paris Captured
France surrenders to Germany (European) -
Battle of Britain
3 month bombing of Great Britain (European) -
Germany invades USSR
Violates Nonaggression Treaty (European) -
Pearl Harbor
Japan unprovoked attack of U.S. (Pacific) -
U.S. declares war on Japan
FDR makes a speech to congress "..a date that will live in infamy" (Pacific) -
Germany declares war on U.S.
Hitler allied with Japan and they hoped for help against USSR (European) -
Doolittle Raid
American bombs fall in Japan for the first time (Pacific) -
Battle of Midway
Turning point in war with Japan (Pacific) -
Battle of Stalingrad
10 month battle ends turning point in war (European) -
Kasserine Pass
First U.S. Battle Against Germany (Bad Loss) (European) -
Rome Falls
Italy surrenders and Mussolini is executed (European) -
D-Day
Allies land at Normandy - Liberation of France (European) -
MacArthur returns to Philippines
Famous speech "I Have Returned" (Pacific) -
Battle of the Bulge
Last German Offense - Allies Win (European) -
Iwo Jima
Island Captured by U.S. Marines Raise Flag (Pacific) -
V-E-Day
WWII ends in Europe (European) -
Atomic Bomb Dropped
Over 120,000 die at Hiroshima (European) -
V-J-Day
WWII Ends in Japan (European)