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WW1 finally ends.
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Adolf Hitler's book, Mein Kampf published in 1925.
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The Germans vote Hitler to be their leader.
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1933:
The Holocaust with Hitler was dreadful. The Nazis set up the first concentration camp at Dachau. The number of inmates was 200 Communists.
1934:
Jewish newspapers were no longer sold in streets.
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Jews are deprived of their citizenship and other basic rights.
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Nazis invade and take Czechoslovakia.
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Britain, France, New Zealand, and Australia declare war on Germany.
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Canada joins the Allies and declares war on Germany.
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Russia joins Axis - invades Poland.
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Russia attacks Finland.
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The Dunkirk evacuation, code-named Operation Dynamo, also known as the Miracle of Dunkirk, was the evacuation of Allied soldiers during World War II from the beaches and harbor of Dunkirk, in the north of France, between 26 May and 4 June 1940.
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NOTES: The Battle of Britain is a famous battle. During the battle, Germany tried to bomb England's Royal Air Force. After Britain struck severe damage, the Germans stopped those attacks and switched to bombing Britain's cities instead.
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Battles: Dates:
Britain July 10 - October 31, 1940
Bulge Dec. 16, 1944 - Jan. 25, 1945
El Alamein (First Battle) July 1-27, 1942
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In 1940 Romania joins the Axis.
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Battle Of Britain - Britain defeats Germany.
Attack On Pearl Harbor - After the attack on Pearl Harbor, the USA declared war on Japan. On 11th December 1941, Germany and Italy declared war on the USA.
Operation Barbarossa June 1941 - Hitler sent 3 million soldiers and 3,500 tanks into Russia. By November 1942 the tables were turning and the Russians won their first victory against Germany at the Battle of Stalingrad. -
On December 7, 1941, the Japanese launched a surprise attack on the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor. After two hours of the bombing, 18 U.S. ships were sunk or damaged, 188 U.S. aircraft were destroyed, and 2,403 people were killed.
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22nd June 1941 – Germany attacked Russia (Operation Barbarossa) and had made some gains.
7th December 1941 – Japan attacked the US naval base at Pearl Harbor destroying ships, planes and radar stations.
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D-Day is a military term designating the start of a military operation. The D-day in modern history refers to what happened on 6th June 1944 - the day on which the Battle of Normandy began.
It was a huge effort involving months of secret preparations. D-day marked the turning point in World War II when the Allied forces began to win their fight against the Axis powers. The invasion was code-named Overlord. -
President Roosevelt died in the month of April.
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When Roosevelt died, Harry S. Truman took over the chair for president.
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V-E Day stands for Victory in Europe Day.
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Over the next two to four months, the acute effects of the atomic bombings killed 90,000–146,000 people in Hiroshima and 39,000–80,000 people in Nagasaki; roughly half of the deaths in each city occurred on the first day. The bomb was created by Albert Einstein.
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V-J Day stands for Victory in Japan Day.
It marks a very important event in World War 2 - the day Japan surrendered to the Allies after almost six years of war on 15 August 1945.
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Nana's birthday is November 4, 1954.
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Papa's birthday is July 31, 1979.
