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germany invades poland
The Polish army was defeated within weeks of the invasion -
potsdam conference
was held at Cecilienhof, the home of Crown Prince Wilhelm -
germany attacks france
germany attacks france to try and take control of them in ww2 -
winston churchill
he becomes the prime minister of britian -
stalin attacks finlind
Stalin attacks Finland to regain control over Finland -
battle of britian
An air conflict between Britain and Germany during the Second World War. -
lend lease act
An act to aid allied forces in Europe -
hitler takes over the balkans
Hitler takes over the Balkans on his quest to take over Europe -
german blitzkrieg
A lightning war -
bombing of pearl harbor
The surprise bombing on U.S. troops -
holocoust
The extermination of Jews by the Nazis -
battle of el alamein
The important battle for the U.S. in North Africa -
battle of midway
An important battle in gthe Pacifif that boosted the U.S. morale -
battle of stalingrad
The battle where Hitler tries to invade Russia on another attempt -
japanese interment camps
Camps where the U.S. held Japenese Americans because of possible threats -
guadalcanal
A campaign for the U.S. to try to kick out the Japanese of this island -
tehran conference
Conference in Iran to discuss the plans of invadin Germany and France, also giving Iran its independence. -
dday
The storming of Normandy beach by the Allies -
yalta conference
Dicussing how they were going to split up Germany -
f.d.r death
The death of Franklin D. Roosevelt -
hitlers sucide
Hitler commits suicide while the Allies close in -
mussolini assasination
Mussolini was assassinated -
formation of the U.N
This formed to keep peace and organization in Europe -
atomic bomb hiroshima and nagasaki
This ended the war in the Pacific from the devastation -
atomic bomb
A deadly bomb that was dropped in Japan and has great devastation -
nueremburg trials
The trials of nazi officers after WWII -
marshall plan
A plan to aid Allied forces from the U.S. -
mcarthurs plan for japan
The plan to take smaller islands or 'island hopping" and eventaully win the war
