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Holocaust
hatred for Jews , more than 6 million Jews killed -
Night of the Long Knives
a purge that took place in Germany -
Nuremberg Trials
deprived Jews of their rights to German citizenship and forbade marriages between Jews and non-Jews -
Germany Invades Poland
world war 2 begins. -
Germany attacks France
Germany invades and takes control of Denmark and Norway. -
Battle of Britain
Germany uses quick strikes to take over much of Western Europe -
Winston Churchill becomes prime minister of Great Britain
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Stalin attacks Finland
began with the Soviet invasion of Finland and ended with the Moscow Peace Treaty -
Lend-Lease Act
the president could lend or lease arms and other supplies to any country vital to the U.S. -
Hitler take over the Balkans
This was the key to Hitler's Invasion. -
German Blitzkrieg on Soviet Union
Germany invades the Soviet Union -
bombing of Pearl Harbor
2300 Americans killed -
Battle of Stalingrad
The biggest confrontation of wwII in which Germany and its allies fought the Soviet Union for control of the city of Stalingrad -
Japanese internment camps
forced relocation and incarceration in camps -
battle of Midway
The U.S. navy defeats the Japanese navy -
Battle of Guadalcanal
also called "the island of Death" -
Battle of El Alamein
allied victory -
Tehran Conference
a strategy meeting Joseph Stalin, Winston Churchill and Franklin D. Roosevelt -
D-Day
allied forces invade France and push back the Germans -
Yalta Conference
The Leaders of the United States, Britain, and the Soviet Union met at the Black Sea resort of Yalta. There agreed to divide Germany into Zones of occupations controlled by the allied military forces. -
F.D.R's Death
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Mussolini’s assassination
happened during final days of World War II in northern Italy -
Hitler’s suicide
Hitler shot himself -
Formation of the United Nations
when the United States and the Soviet Union temporarily set aside their differences. Joining 48 countries forming the U.N. -
Potsdam Conference
The most pressing issue was the postwar fate of Germany -
Atomic bombing of Hiroshima & Nagasaki
the United States detonated two nuclear weapons over the japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki -
The Marshall Plan
The U.S. would give aid to needy European countries. It would provide food,machinery and other materials to rebuild western Europe. -
The Berlin Airlift
From June to May 1949, pilots brought in 2.3 million tons of food, fuel, medicine, and even Christmas gifts to west Berliners. -
The Cold War
The cold war influenced world alliances. -
McArthur’s plan for Japan
allied occupation of Japan at the end of the war was led by MacArthur, the Supreme Commander of the allied powers with support from the British -
Berlin Wall
a concrete barrier that divided Berlin -
Cuban Missile Crisis
a 13 day confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union and the Soviet ballistic missile deployment coming from Cuba
