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World War II
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Holocaust
The Nazi's believed that they were superior over the Jewish people so they killed millions. They killed whoever they thought was inferior like the handicapped, slaves, and so on. They did this because they believed those people were unworthy of life. -
Anti-Semitism
The Nazi's gained popularity by starting an anti-Jewish Propaganda. Hitler made a book and millions of people bought it and the main purpose of the book was to tell the people about the removal of Jewish people. -
Fascists
Fascist Italy invades, conquers, and annexes Ethiopia. -
Anti-Comintern Pact
Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan sign the Anti-Comintern Pact, directed against the Soviet Union and the international Communist movement. -
Invasion of China
Japan invades China, initiating World War II in the Pacific. -
Germany and Austria
Germany incorporates Austria in the Anschluss. -
Signing of Munich Path
The Munich Pact was signed by Germany, Italy, France, and Great Britain. This pact gave Germany permission to have Sudetenland but after having control of Sudetenland Germany shall take no more land. -
Shattered Munich Path
Even after Germany, Italy, France, and Great Britain signed the Munich Pact, Germany broke the treaty and seized Czechoslovakia. -
Non-Agression Agreement
Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union sign a nonaggression agreement and a secret codicil dividing eastern Europe into spheres of influence. -
Germany invades Poland
Adolf Hitler wanted more land so he could expand his army and etc. to the Eastern part of the world. -
Surrender of Warsaw
Warsaw surrenders on September 27. The Polish government flees into exile via Romania. Germany and the Soviet Union divide Poland between them. -
Winter war
The Soviet Union invades Finland, initiating the so-called Winter War. -
Germany Invades
Germany invaded France, Poland, Holland, Belgium, Britain, Denmark and Norway. Later leading to success in all these countries except for Britain. -
Italy in war
Italy enters the war. Italy invades southern France on June 21. -
The Battle Of Britain
The Battle of Britain went from August to September. France had already surrendered to Germany, so Britain was left to fight Germany on its own. Britain pulled through and won! -
Tripartite Pact
Germany, Italy, and Japan sign the Tripartite Pact. -
Stalingrad
4 million German troops invaded Russia. After a couple months they retreited. About the next year, the Germans invaded again and after 3 long years of fighting the Russian's won even though millions of people were dead. -
Another axis power
Bulgaria joins Axis power -
Attack On Pearl Harbor
The Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor because they thought that if they ruined most of the United States naval force, that America would not be able to take part in the war. -
Battle of Midway
This was a fight in the Pacific Ocean in the middle of all the lands. The japanese rolled over the Phillippines, Southeast Asia, and East Indies. This only lasted 4 days. It ended on June 7th. -
End of north African Campaign
Axis forces in Tunisia surrender to the Allies, ending the North African campaign. -
D-Day
The United States and Allied troops invaded Normandy, France. While Russia fought in the East. -
Soviet began an Offensive
Soviet Union libeated western Poland and forced Hungary to surrender. -
Bombing of Dresden
The allies bombed the German city of dresden and approximately killed 35,000 civilians -
Interment Camps
The United Stated held those of Japanese decent in camps. America did this because they thought that some could be spies. -
End of Germany
Hitler commits suicide. -
The Fall Of Germany
Russain reached Berlin and Hitler committed suicide and Germany surrendered. -
Atomic Bomb On Hiroshima
President Truman ordered for the U.S. to drop an atomic bomb on Hiroshima after the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor. The atomic bomb killed thousands on impact and for many many years later it killed citizens because of radiation. -
Bombing of Nagasaki
After the first atomic bomb, in Hiroshima, another bomb was dropped in Nagasaki. This killed 40,000 people. -
Battle of Buldge
A surprise attack launched by the Germans on The U.S, through the Ardennes Forest in Belgium. Eventually the U.S. were able to halt the attack and bring reinforcements in time.
