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Invasion of Poland
Begins war. Soviets also invaded Poland and Baltic nation. Poland was taken over by Germany. -
Capture of Paris
Took two weeks for Germany to take over France. -
Germany's battle vs. Britain
Mainly air attack. Britain's air force was better than Germany's which caused them to only attack at night. -
US helps supply Britain
US gives Britain war supplies and old naval warships to get military bases imputed in Bermuda and Caribbean. -
Operation Barbarossa
An attack on the Soviet Union from Germany. This was a turning point in the war, it also lead to Hitler's downfall. -
Bombing of Pearl Harbor
Japan suprise attacked a U.S. military base in Hawii. -
Declaration of war
Germany declares war on US. US declares war on Germany and Japan. -
Bataan Death March
The US surrendered having to march 65,000 miles to a Japanese prison camp. -
Battle of Midway
US won Battle of Midway against Japan. (Turning point in war) -
Warsaw Ghetto uprising
Germans blow up a synagogue showing it was the end of the uprising and the destruction of the ghettos -
D-Day
Allied troops landed in Normandy and France. This began the liberation of Western Europe. -
Battle of the Bulge
Third most deadly battle had the most Americans killed. Germany attacking Western Front. -
Battle of Iwo Jima
US captured the island from Imperial Japanese Army. -
Liberation of concentration camps
Letting out the Jewish from the concentration camps. -
Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagaski
President Truman's decision to a speedy end to the war by dropping atomic bombs on Japan.
