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Hitler becomes leader of the Nazi party
Hitler is the ruler of the Nazi party for this period of time. This is important because a lot of bad things happened because of him. -
Japan invades China
China becomes a puppet state to Japan. This is important because this is the beginning of the war. -
Hitler invades Poland
Hitler disobeys the German-Polish non-aggression act of 1943. This is significant because this started many violent battles -
The Hitler-Stalin pact
Hitler and Stalin sign a non-aggression pact. This is important because this led to Germany and Italy ganging up on the other nations -
Germany invades Russia
Germany invades the Soviet Union. This is one of many important events that make the war worse. -
Japan attacks Pearl Harbor
The Japanese launch a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor. This is important because this is before the U.S. decides to go to war with Japan -
D-Day
Allied forces launched a surprise attack on France. This happened because there needed to be an end to the war so they did this to make it stop. -
Bombing of Hiroshima
The U.S. launches an attack on Hiroshima. This is important because this leads to the end of the war.
