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Hitler becomes Chancellor
Hitler becomes Chancellor in Germany. He promised to change things in Germany. He was a great speaker. -
First Concentration Camp
March 22, 1933 was the day that the first concentration camp was opened in Dachau. -
Boycott
April 1st was the start of boycotting any business ran by Jews. That includes stores, offices, accounting firms, doctors, etc. -
Germany invades Poland
Germany had a victory by the end of the month. The invasion was a secert deal between Hitler and Stalin. If Hitler invaded then Stalin gets half of Poland. -
Attack on Pearl Harbor
Japan had attacked Pearl Harbor. Japan had only did 2 out of 3 waves of attack. Japan didn't hit all of the United States big ships. -
Declaring war on Japan
America declares war on Japan after the attack on Pearl Harbor. -
Attacking Tokyo
America attacked Tokyo with atomic bombs. -
Battle of Midway
Was a battle in the Pacific Theater of WW11. -
Guadalcanal
First US. offensive battle. Took the United States 6 months to win. -
Italian government overthrown
Mussolini is overthrown of the Italian Government. -
D-Day
Omar Bradley lead 150,000 troops across the English Channel. 10,000 troops were killed, they fought Blitzkrieg style. -
Yalta Conference
A meeting between Stalin, Roosevelt, and Churchill that was set to discuss postwar peace. -
Hitler Commits Suicide
Hitler commited suicide in his underground bunker. With his new wife and his dog. -
Victory in Europe
End of war in Europe. Europe won. -
Demanded Japan to Surrender
The United States had demaned Japan to surrender. "Prompt and Utter destruction" -
Hiroshima
Hiroshima was a city in Japan that was destoryed by an atomic bomb that was made by the United States. It was also the first town that got bombed by the United States during WW2. -
Soviets Join War
The Soviets joined the war against Japan. Three months after they joined the war the war had ended 3 months later. -
Nagasaki
There were over 80,000 people killed because of the bombing. It was the second bombing on Japan by the United States. "Fat Man" -
Emperor Hirohito
Tokyo petitioned for peace, hoping that Hirohito would return. -
WW11 Comes to an End
There was a celebration on the USS Missouri battleship,