Japan Invades China: Japan invades China with help of Germany, Soviet Union, and the United States.
Germany Invades Poland: Germany invades Poland and enslaves the people and puts them in concentration camps, marking the start of WWII in Europe.
Pearl Harbor: Japan attacked a U.S. naval base on the Hawaiian coast. The next day the U.S. entered the war.
U.S. Declares War on Japan: The day after Pearl Harbor the U.S. declares war on Japan.
Germany Declares War on the U.S.: 3 days after the U.S. declares war on Japan Germany declares war on the U.S.
Life on the Homefront: When men turned 18 they had to sign up for the draft, so when the U.S. entered WWII women had to take over the men's jobs while they were fighting overseas.
D-Day: The U.S. stormed Normandy in an attack on the axis powers.
Iwo Jima: Iwo Jima was the first battle where the U.S. fought on the Japanese home turf. There is an iconic picture of five U.S. soldiers putting up a flag on Mount Suribachi.
Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima: one of the only two nuclear bombs ever dropped in warfare.
The Japanese Surrender: The Japanese surrendered approximately a month after the atomic bombs were dropped on Japan.
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Civil War in Spain: In 1936 Civil War in Spain breaks out in Spain after Hitler and Mussolini started backing Spain's leader.
Kristallnacht: When the Nazi troops raided Jewish businesses and arrested others.
Battle of the Atlantic: Was a battle between Germany and the U.S. fighting over the Atlantic and its valuable trade routes.
The Final Stage: When Hitler decided to start mass exterminating the people in concentration camps.
Blitzkrieg: Germany's attack plan of striking strong and fast and then leaving.
Code Talkers: Native Americans who sent coded messages who sent coded messages to others for the U.S. military.
The 99th Pursuit Squadron: An all black air unit who fought for the U.S. during WWII and first fought over Italy.
The 442nd Regimental Combat Team: A Japanese-American section of the 100th Battalion, they were the most decorated U.S. soldiers of the time.
Battle of the Bulge: A battle between the Allied forces and Germany. It was fought in Belgium. Many soldiers died from the cold.
Atomic Bombing of Nagasaki: one of the only two nuclear bombs ever dropped in warfare.
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Allied and Axis Powers: Allied: U.S., G.B., France. Axis:Germany, Japan, Italy.
January 30, 1933: Hitler is appointed Chancellor of the Nazi Party.
Invasion of the Soviet Union: When Hitler and Stalin made a deal that they would not fight, but then came back on it and invaded the Soviet Union. This caused Germany to lose the war.
Battle of Midway: A turning point in the war. Hundreds of Japanese soldiers were killed, and the U.S. finally had control of the Pacific.
Germany Surrenders: On May 8, 1945 Germany surrendered to allied forces.
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The Holocaust: The killing of over 6 million people by the Nazis.
Battle of Stalingrad: German's invaded Stalingrad but they were unprepared for the cold weather and were defeated by the Soviet Union.
Hitler's Death: On April 30, 1945 Hitler and the Germans were being overrun so he and many other generals committed suicide and were burned.
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