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The Holocaust
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The Battle of Britain
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When Japan invaded China
Seeking raw materials to fuel its growing industries, Japan invaded the Chinese province of Manchuria in 1931. -
The Anschluss = Germany taking over Austria)
On March 11–13, 1938, Nazi Germany annexed the neighboring country of Austria (Österreich). -
The fall of France
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Invasion of Poland
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World War II
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The Neutrality Act of 1939
This joint resolution may be cited as the "Neutrality Act of 1939". Approved, November 4, 1939, 12:04 p. m. -
US Oil Embargo on Japan
"On Friday, August 1 1941, The US announces a ban on oil exports to “aggressor countries,” including Japan." -
The attack on Pearl Harbor
Japan launched a suprise attack on the U.S pacific fleet at pearl harbor -
The Bataan Death March
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Battle of Midway Island
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Battle of Stalingrad
Battle of Stalingrad, (July 17, 1942–February 2, 1943), successful Soviet defense of the city of Stalingrad (now Volgograd), Russia, U.S.S.R. , during World War II -
D-Day (Operation Overlord)
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Hitler’s Control
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The Yalta Conference
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V-E Day
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Atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima
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Atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki
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Invasion of Czechoslovakia
Occupation of Czechoslovakia (1938–1945)