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Germany Invades Poland
In August, 1939, Hitler announced that he would take back the land in Poland that belonged to Germany before WWI. He took Poland in no time and two days later England and France declared war on Germany. -
Battle of Britain
Germany had some trouble invading England because it is surrounded by water. So they bombed England. That is the Battle of Britain. -
Germany Invades the Soviet Union
Germany broke the Nazi-Soviet pact and attacked the Soviet Union. -
Japan Attacks Pearl Harbor
The Japanese launched a "sneak attack" that the US was not ready for. The US suffered a loss of over 3,000 US soldiers. -
Battle of Staligrad
The Soviet Union won after 10 months of fighting. -
D-Day (Invasion Of Normandy)
The British, Canadians, and Americans attacked Nazi-Held Germany from the sky. They pushed the Nazis Back to Germany. -
Island Hopping
The US plan to attack the individual islands instead of Japan itself. -
Yalta and Potsdam Conference
Winston Churchill, Franklin Roosevelt, Joseph Stalin met in Yalta to discuss how to split up Europe. -
U.S. Drops Atomic Bombs on Japan
President Truman decided to use the atomic bomb to force japan to surrender. -
United Nations Created
the United Nations (Unlike The League of Nations) actually could enforce its decisions. It included all the winning nations of WWII. -
Victory In Europe (V-E Day)
Hitler killed himself While the allies were marching through berlin. -
Nuremberg Trials
20 Nazis were put on trial. 17 were found guilty, 3 not guilty, of the 17 10 were executed,7 were sentenced to life in prison. -
Division Of Germany
Basically They spilt Germany in to a communist Germany and a democratic Germany. -
Rebuilding Japan
The U.S. has helped japan rebuild after the war and is still helping to defend them.
