1. Germany invades poland
1.1. Hitler invaded Poland
1.1.1. September 1939
1.2. France and Britain declared war on Germany
1.3. Effectively started World War II
2. Battle of Midway
2.1. After pearl Harbor japan takes
2.1.1. Southeast Asia
2.1.2. Philippines
2.1.3. East Indies
2.2. June 1942
2.2.1. The turning point in the war in the Pacific came
2.2.1.1. destroyed hundreds of Japanese planes
3. Stalingrad
3.1. June 22 1941
3.1.1. 4 million German troops invade Russia
3.1.2. in one month
3.1.2.1. two and half million Russians had been killed
3.2. winter
3.2.1. Germans were in summer uniforms
3.2.1.1. very cold
3.2.2. offensive stopped
3.3. spring 1943
3.3.1. Stalingrad
3.3.1.1. nine month battle
3.3.1.2. beginning of end for Germany
3.3.1.3. millions died
4. D-Day
4.1. June 6 1944
4.1.1. allies take back Normandy, France
4.2. fought through France and Belgium and into Germany
4.3. May 7, 1945, Germany surrendered
5. Hiroshima and Nagasaki
5.1. after war in europe ended Japan would not give up
5.1.1. war in the pacific continued
5.1.1.1. France
5.1.1.2. United states
5.2. atomic bomb
5.2.1. destructive power would end war quickly and easily
5.2.1.1. continued fighting was estimated to cause more death
5.3. Hiroshima
5.3.1. August 6, 1945
5.3.1.1. killed about 78,000 people
5.4. Nagasaki
5.4.1. August 9, 1945
5.4.1.1. killed 40,000
5.5. Japan surrenders
6. The Holocaust
6.1. systematic persecution and murder
6.2. about 6 million Jews were killed
6.3. targeted other minorities like racial minorities
6.4. Germans thought they were batter than everyone else
6.5. Germans blamed Jews for WWI result
6.6. bad
6.6.1. very