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Treaty of Versailles
The formal ending of WW1 resulting in Germany losing pre-war territory. -
Hitler voted to Power in Germany
Adolf Hitler was appointed by the chancellor of Germany. -
Hilter's Olympics
An opportunity for the Nazis to showcase Hitler's Third Reich to the 49 nations of the world competing for Olympic gold. -
Rape of Nanjing
Chinese soldiers were summarily executed in violation of the laws of war, and looting and rape was widespread. Due to multiple factors, death toll estimates vary from 40,000 to over 300,000, with rape cases ranging from 20,000 to over 80,000 cases. -
German invasion of Poland
Germany invaded Poland which marked the beginning of WW2. -
Nazi's establish gas chambers at Aushwitz
Gas chambers were used to kill out all of the sick, elderly, young, and unhelpful workers, instead of sending them to concentration camps. -
Tripartite Pact Signed
Germany, Italy, and Japan all signed a treaty that deterred the United States from entering the conflict. -
Pearl Harbor
Japan bombed Pearl Harbor, Hawaii and entered America into WW2 -
Japanese Americans sent to internment camps
Japanese Americans couldn't be trusted so they were all sent to internment camps in the United States. -
Battle of Midway
It stopped the growth of Japan in the Pacific and put the United States in a position to begin shrinking the Japanese empire. -
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Axis Powers Surrender
Germany surrendered on Sept 17, 1945 -
Iwo Jima
An island that the US attacked because they wanted to take of Japan's airbase. -
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Atomic Bombs dropped on Japan
The US drops 2 bombs on Japan to get them to surrender.