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Nazi-Soviet Pact
Germany and Soviet Union sign the Nazi-Soviet Pact, which assures the two countries would not attack each other. -
WWII Begins
WWII began on this day when Germans invaded Poland -
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Auschwitz
Auschwitz was established on this day. It is when Germans send Jews to concentration camps for a very long time. People there die easily from hunger or from being tortured. -
Blitzkrieg
Hitler's Blitzkrieg, or lightening war, was when Germans fought to take control of Eastern Europe using tanks and air power technology. -
Axis Powers
It is signed by Germany, Italy, and Japan, agreeing on fighting the Soviet communism and not interfering with one another's plan of territorial expansion. -
Battle of Midway
It is a battle where Americans fought against Japanese. They destroyed four Japanese carriers and 250 planes. They fought entirely with aircraft.
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Stalingrad
A battle on the Eastern Front of WWII where the Germans fought the Soviet Union to win the city of Stalingrad over. The battle lasted for nine months. By the end of the war, the German army was completely destroyed. -
Sicily
The Allies make their way through Italy and defeat the Italian forces. The Italians displace Mussolini and sign an armistice. It lasted for eighteen months and weakened Hitler. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/allies-land-on-sicily -
Big Three
In Tehran, Iran, Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin agreed on finishing the war in Europe before attempting to end the war in Asia. Stalin promised to join them in the war against Japan. http://www.historyplace.com/worldwar2/timeline/teheran.htm -
D-Day
156,000 Allied troops invaded France. They got there by going underwater and the use of machine-guns. Within a month, all of France was free. http://www.solpass.org/7ss/standards/MajorEvents.htm -
Liberation of Paris
Paris was liberated from being controlled by the Germans. Hitler has ordered the military commander of Paris to destroy the city. -
Battle of Bulge
Germans attacked Belgium, France, and Luxembourg. they lost to the Allies. -
Yalta Conference
Churchill, Roosevelt, and Stalin agreed that the Soviet Union would fight against Japan after three months of Germany's surrender.
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Iwo Jima
US Marines invaded Iwo Jima and captured it after a fierce battle from Japanese. -
Rhine River
British and American forces cross the Rhine River, capturing 19,000 German troops. -
Suicide of Hitler
Hitler commits suicide when he knew that Germany lost the war. -
Germany Surrenders
Germany surrenders to the Allies, ending World War II -
Holocaust
It was a period of time where six million Jews were killed by the Nazi. To them, the Jews were unworthy of life. Jews were send to death camps and tortured. http://www.solpass.org/7ss/standards/MajorEvents.htm -
Atomic Bomb
The US drops the atomic bomb on Japan. After three days, it drops another atomic bomb, devastating Japan. Within a month, Japan surrenders to the General Douglass MacArthur and the Allies. -
WWII Ends
on this day, WWII ends when Japan surrenders
