Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact - Creates mutual alliance between Germany and Russia. , Germany Invades Poland - considered start of WWII, Battle of Britain - Using radar, Britain detects and holds off German Luftwaffe (airforce), Operation Barbarossa - Germany invades Soviet Union but underestimates Russian winter and loses thousands of men. This is a violation of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, Bataan Death March - Japan forced American and Filipino POWs to march over 65 miles in heat after the US surrenders to Japan , Battle of Midway - Naval battle, fought almost entirely with aircraft, in which the United States destroyed Japan's first-line carrier strength and most of its best trained naval pilots. Ends the Japanese offensive in the Pacific and the United States began offensive action., Battle of Stalingrad - Unsuccessful German advance into the Soviet Union. Marked the turning of the tide of war in favor of the Allies., N. African/Italian Campaigns - A series of battles for control of North Africa. At stake was control of the Suez Canal, a vital lifeline for Britain’s colonial empire, and of the valuable oil reserves of the Middle East., D-Day - Also called Operation Overlord; The Allied Forces of Britain, America, Canada, and France attacked German forces on the coast of Normandy, France. With a huge force of over 150,000 soldiers, the Allies attacked and gained a victory that became the turning point for World War II in Europe, V-E Day - Soviet Union liberates concentration camps and takes control over Berlin. Nazi army announces surrender to allied powers., Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki - Atomic bombs dropped by US on Japanese cities that caused mass destruction.  Ultimately, they are the reason that Japan finally surrenders to US forces.,

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