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