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hitler becomes chanseler of germany
after the death of president hindenburg, hitler proclamed himself leader of germany. -
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world war 2
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germany makes a treaty with japan
hitler wanted to keep pressure on the U.S. so he made a treaty with japan, the major power in the pacific. -
hitler invades poland
poland was an easy target for hitler. the polish were considered undesireble to the nazi regime, along with czechoslovakia, austria, and hungary. -
lapanise attack pearl harbor
japan, in an effort to knock the american pacific fleet out of order, attacked the base in pearl harbor, hawaii with two waves of air planes. bombers, torpedo bombers and fighers were included, along with small subs. 2,402 people were killed and 1,282 were wounded. this attack caused the U.S. to enter world war two. -
alies invade nazi europe( D-Day)
the alies invade normandy, france to liberate nazi helled europe. -
hitler comits suicide
surounded by the alies, hitler went to his underground bunker in berlin and shot himself. -
germany surenders
germany, the country, did not exist after WW2. it was split into four sections. france, britian, the U.S., and the soviet union each took control of a 4th -
alies drop atomic bomb on hiroshima
this bomb was called little boy. it split a uraniam atom. -
the U.S. drop atomic bomb on nagasaki
this bomb was called fat man. it split a plutonium atom. -
japan surenders
japanise officals met on september 2 on the battle ship the USS missouri, and accepted the conditions of surender of alies.
