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WWII
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Rhineland
This is the day that Germany invaded the Rhineland and takes their first piece of land. -
Munich Conference
Britain and France follow the policy of appeasmente, Hitler gets Sudetenland. -
Invasion of the Sudentenland
Germany invaded the Sudetenland first and then the rest of Czechoslovakia later that year. -
Invasion of Poland
Germany and the USSR created the Nazi-Soviet Nonaggression Pact and then together invaded Poland from both sides. Poland was taken over in about three weeks. -
1940
1940 was a huge year of invasions for Germany. They invaded Norway, Denmark, Netherlands, Belgium, Luxenburg, and France. -
Bombing of Pearl Harbor
The Japanese attack Pearl Harbor. This marks the U.S. entry into WWII. -
Battle of the Coral Sea
Battle fought only by only by aircraft carriers. Stopped Japanese advance on Australia. -
Battle of Midway
Led by Chester W. Nimitz, and was fought by aircraft. Broke the Japanese code. -
Stalingrad
Allied victory of the last German offensive on the Eastern front. -
Guadalcanal
The battle for to contol of an airbase. U.S. won, but it took six months. -
Operation Torch
Lead by Eisenhower, defeated Ervin Rommel's forces. 20,000 U.S. soldiers killed or wounded. -
D-Day
The Allies enter German invaded France through the English Channel. This was the start of pushing German forces back into Germany. -
Leyte Gulf
This was a combination of three battles fought in the sea and air and the Americans won them all. -
Battle of the Bulge
Allies defeat the final German offensive on the Western Front. -
Yalta Conference
Meeting of FDR, Churchill, and Stalin to plan for post war. -
Iwo Jima
The U.S. fought a 25 day assult and 4,000 Americans died. This is where the U.S. sent off bomb raids from. -
Okinawa
This was a battle that was led by MacArthur and with a huge number of casulties on both sides. -
German Surrender
Germany surrenders unconditionally. -
V-E Day
May 8, 1945 was the day that German troops laid down their arms, named Victory in Europe day. -
Potsdam conference
This was held near Berlin. Stalin, Truman, and Churchill decide to split up Germany, and also tell Japan: surrender or be destroyed. -
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
The U.S. dropped the first atomic bomb on Japanese city Hiroshima. Followed by another on Nagasaki on August 9. Japan surrenders on August 10. -
V-J Day
V-J Day is Victory in Japan Day. This came after the dropping of the atomic bombs on Japan.
