WW2

Annexation of Sudetenland

Oct 1, 1938

Sudetenland refers to the land of Czechoslovakia, which ran in the heart of Germany. Germany wanted the land because three million people who lived in the Sudetenland were German. So, Hitler thought he was reuniting the German people.
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Pearl Harbor

Dec 7, 1941

The bombing of Pearl Harbor was a surprise attack on the American Pacific fleet stationed at Pearl Harbor. Japan's choice would end up dragging America into WW2. Japan chose to do this because the US put an oil embargo on the Japaneese because of the taking of Manchuria, China.
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Stalingrad

Jul 17, 1942

This is the battle in which the Nazi's back stab the Soviets and attack them in the city of Stalingrad. The Germans had more manpower and better equipment but did not consider two things. The ferosity of the Soviet Union and the cold and harsh winter they go through every year. With these two factors, the Soviets were able to win and start pushing the Naz's back to Berlin.
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Fall of Berlin

Apr 16, 1945

This is where the 2 fronts of the 2 front war meet. The soviets from the east meet the allied powers pushing the Nazi's from the west. This symbolises the end of the war in Europe.
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