| A | B |
| Starts World War II | German invasion of Poland |
| Ends World War II | atomic bomb on Hiroshima/Nagasaki |
| Battle of Britain | battle fought with all Airplanes |
| Fall of France | 1940 (German revenge) |
| D-Day | Allied invasion of France |
| Normandy, France | where D-Day landings take place |
| Invasion of Soviet Union | Hitler's biggest mistake |
| Pearl Harbor | 1941 U.S. enters War |
| Battles in North Africa | Hitler tries to control Suez Canal |
| island hopping | MacArthur's strategy to beat Japan |
| Dec. 7, 1941 | date of Pearl Harbor |
| June 6, 1944 | date of D-Day |
| 1939 | year World II starts (Poland) |
| 1945 | year World War II ends (Hiroshima/Nagasaki) |