6+World+War+II

media type="file" key="World War II Tyler Weston.m4a"World War II:
 * In August 1939 Russia and Germany sign a non aggression pact and plan to divide parts Poland and other parts of Eastern Europe amongst each other.
 * In September 1939 Germany rushes into Poland and takes over using Blitzkrieg tactics
 * June 1940 France surrenders to Germany as the Germans capture Paris
 * After the French surrender Hitler forced the French officials to sign the surrender papers in the same rail car as the Germans signed the Armistice during WWI
 * On July 10 1940 the Battle of Britain is fought. The three month battle will end in October giving Hitler his first defeat.
 * August 1941 Franklin Roosevelt and Winston Churchhill unveil the the Atlantic Chart in efforts to end the Nazi tyranny
 * Nazis order Jews to wear yellow stars so the Nazis knew who was a Jew or not
 * December 7 1941, Japan attacks pearl harbor. This causes the US to go to war with Japan which also put the US at war with Germany and Italy
 * January 1942, US troops land in Europe. about 50,000 troops land in Europe. This number soars up to 250,000 by 1944
 * During 1942 and 1943 The US attacked Buna, a Japanese island fortress and the Solomon Islands. When they would defeat the Hostile troops on the islands they would construct landing strips for planes and move to the next island, thus island hopping has begun.
 * July 1943, The Allies capture Sicily
 * June 6, 1944 D-Day. 160000 allied troops land on the banks of Normandy to fight the Nazis. The battle was a success but the cost was high, over 9000 troops were injured or killed
 * June 1944, The Allies capture Rome, Italy
 * May 7, 1945 The US accepts Germany's unconditional surrender
 * August 6 and August 9, 1945. The Atom Bombs were dropped on Japan, the first time they did not surrender, the second time they did. This marked the end of the war.

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