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Invasion of Ethiopia
Italy crosses the Mareb River and starts invasion of Ethiopia. -
Kristallnacht
"Night of Broken Glass"
Jewish owned stores, synagogues and buildings were destroyed -
Germany Invades Poland
WWII officially begins -
War declared on Germany
Britain and France finally declare war on Germany after the invasion of Poland by Germany -
Invasion of Denmark and Norway
Germany takes over Denmark and Norway to gain an advantage in the invasion of France -
Invasion of France
Germany starts the attack on France -
Battle of France
The Battle of France. aka Fall of France. French surrender to Germany -
Battle of Dunkirk
Defense and evacuation of over 340,000 Allied troops -
1940 Election
FDR runs for third term -
Pearl Harbor
Japan bombs US (Pearl Harbor) -
The Doolittle Raid
Raid of Japan's capital Tokyo by US -
Invasion of Sicily
Allied powers take Sicily from the Axis powers. -
D-Day
Allied forces lan on the beaches of Normandy to fight the German Nazis -
Election of 1944
FDR is elected for a fourth term -
Battle of the Bulge
Germans offensive attack through the Ardennes -
FDR dies
death of FDR and vice president Truman takes over -
Hitler dies
Hitler commits suicide -
V-E Day
The formal unconditional surrender of Nazi forces -
Surrender of Japan
Surrender of Japan over radio -
VJ Day
Allies' victory over Japan
