Caden's 40's

By Caden Catanese
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    1940-50's

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    The 40's

  • Great Britain defeats Italy for Egypt and Libya

    Great Britain was fighting Italy for Egypt and Libya. They overpowered them and won, giving them and their alleys access to Egypt and Libya.

  • The UK won their first naval battle

    In the Battle of the River Plait, the UK beat Germany for the first time in a naval battle.

  • Germany invades Norway

    In the Phony Battle, Germany invaded Norway over the span of six months.

  • The Battle of Britain Blitz

    The Battle Of Britain Blitz was a large event in some of the causes of World War Two. It was when Germany was bombing Britain for about a year.

  • Paris falls to the Nazis

    The Nazis invade France and take over Paris.

  • The Battle of Britain

    Britain is on the brink of being destroyed by German bombers.

  • The Captain America comics were made

    Marvel's "Captain America" was created.

  • Hitler's Death

    Hitler died.

  • The Bombing of Pearl Harbor

    The Bombing of Pearl Harbor
    The bombing of Pearl Harbor was when Japan bombed the US because they did not want us to be a threat in the war, but they just made us angry and we "retaliated." Later in the war.

  • Hitler declares war on America

    Hitler declares war on the US after the Bombing of Pearl Harbor.

  • America joins the fight in North Africa

    America lands in North Africa to help Great Britain try to keep North Africa.

  • The worlds favorite toy, the slinky was made

    The worlds favorite toy, the slinky was made
    The slinky is a toy that... wait, I think we all know what a slinky is. Anyway, it was created.

  • D-Day

    D-Day
    D-Day is when the US combined our forces of air, land, and water, to form this crazy military operation.

  • The beginning of the Cold War

    The beginning of the Cold War
    The Cold War started.

  • The Atomic Bomb is Created

    Julius Oppenheimer created the atomic bomb and put the US ahead of the rest of the world.

  • The US bombs Japan to end the war

    The US finally "retaliated" to Japan. They had developed the first atomic bomb, and used it on Japan. The rest of the world was so scared that they just ended the war.

  • Jackie Robinson breaks the color barrier in the M.L.B

    Jackie Robinson breaks the color barrier in the M.L.B
    Jackie Robinson becomes the first African American to be in major league baseball.

  • Chuck Yeager breaks the sound barrier

    Chuck Yeager breaks the sound barrier
    Chuck Yeager, the pilot in the world (at the time), breaks the sound barrier. The sound barrier can be broken by going faster than the speed of sound. Causing a sonic BOOM!

  • The operation of Barbarossa

    Hitler approves the operation of Barbarossa. One of the bloodiest battles in the war.