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Rise of adolf Hitler
IN 1933 adolf Hitler took chancelor of germany. started discriminating all that were not considered arian by the third reich. -
paul von hindenburg
world war I veterean, and president dies in 1934. hitler is presumed the successor. -
the war begins
germany invades poland with the aid of slovakia. hitler uses a stragedy known as blitzkreig or lighting war, poland surrenders within weeks -
fall of france
germany invades frace belgium and luxembourg. belguim and luxembourg surrendered within weeks..italy also invaded france, france also surendered soon after. -
america enters the war
on the early morning of dec. 11, 1941 at 10:00 am japanese fighters make an attack on the american pacific fleet sationed at pearl harbor. president roosevelt made a declaration of war weeks later. he also entered the eurpean theatre aiding the allies. -
chinese victory
chinese forces successfully defeat japan at the battle of Changsha. it was the first real allied victory -
guadalcanal
american forces gain full controll of guadalcanal from japan. -
liberation of france
the allies launch a risky offensive off the coast of normandy, france. five thousand british and american ships are in the campaign. heavy shelling from the ships softened the landings for soliders. hitlers atlantic wall was crumbling -
fall of the reich
on april 30 1945 american and soviets troops link up and capture the german parliment at the reichstag. germany was defeated. -
hitler commits suicide
shortly after the fall of the reichstag hitler commits suicide in his chancellory bunker. -
atomic bombs
amreican bomber dropped atomic bombs on the japanese cities of nagasaki and hiroshima. -
japan surrenders
japan surrenders to the allies... the war ends on sept. 2,1945. the surrender documents wre signed on the uss missouri. -
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