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Hitler's Control
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The Holocaust
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When Japan invaded China
The Chinese were defeated by Japan. Japan created a new puppet state called Manchukuo. -
The Anschluss
Germany took control over Austria. This event caused Hitler to violate the Treaty of Versailles. -
The Neutrality Act of 1939
This was designed to avoid American involvement in the War. It prevented loans to those countries taking part in the conflict. -
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World War II
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Invasion of Poland
The German army under Hitler launched an invasion of Poland that triggered the start of World War 2. This battle only lasted a month before Nazi victory. -
The Fall of France
The German invasion on France. 580,000 French people were killed. -
The Battle of Britain
A military campaign of World War II, which was the first major military campaign fought entirely in air. -
U.S. Oil Embargo on Japan
Responding to Japanese occupation of key airfields in Indochina, the U.S. froze Japanese assets and established an embargo on oil and gasoline exports to Japan. -
The attack on Pearl Harbor
The attack on Pearl Harbor was a surprise military strike by the Japanese. This attack worsened the relations between the United States and Japan. -
The Bataan Death March
The Japanese army forced American and Filipino prisoners to march 65 miles to prison camps. 10,000 men died during this march. -
Battle of Midway Island
Naval battle fought almost entirely with aircraft. The United States destroyed Japan's first-line carrier strength and most of its best trained naval pilots. -
Battle of Stalingrad
Germany and its allies fought the Soviet Union for control of the city of Stalingrad. The Soviet Union took the victory. -
D-Day
D-Day was the largest seaborne invasion in history. The Allies took the victory. -
The Yalta Conference
The World War II meeting of the heads of the government of the United States, the United Kingdom, and the Soviet Union. This was to discuss the postwar reorganization of Germany and Europe. -
V-E Day
V-E Day was Victory in Europe Day. It celebrated the Allied victory. -
Atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima
United States dropped its first atomic bomb on Hiroshima. This bomb killed 80,000 people immediately. -
Atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki
The United States dropped an Atomic bomb on Nagasaki. After they did that, Japan finally surrendered. -
Invasion of Czechoslovakia
The Soviet Union led Warsaw Pact troops in an invasion of Czechoslovakia. This caused war because it ended Britain's appeasement policy.
