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Treaty of Versailes
The treaty of versailes was signed to end WWI. It made it so germany had to pay for any damage they caused and give up all of their over sea colonies. -
Hitler voted to power in Germany
Former chancellor Franz von Papen appointed Adof Hitler to become the new chancellor. Hitler burned down a building and blamed it on his enemies so that he can make more people want to follow him. This made the vote much higher and therefore he gained the power from the president. -
Hitler Olympics (1936 summer olympics)
The nazi's used the hitler olympics for propaganda purposes. They wanted to create a new strong image for germany while hiding the hate and discrimination to jews. It was also an opportunity for the Nazis to showcase Hitler's Third Reich -
Rape of Nanjing
The rape of Nanjing was a mass murder that happend to chinese citizens by the japanese. Around 40,000 - 300,000 people died and 20,000 to 80,000 women were raped. -
German Invasion of Poland
In 1939, germany invaded poland led by Hitler because he wanted to spred their religon. He considered the polish people to only be fit to work. This was the cause of WWII -
Tripartitle pact signed
This was a defense allience between the countries was made to deter the United States from being involved. -
Nazi's establish gas chambers at Aushwitz
On September 3, 1941, the Nazi's started experimenting with gases and chemicals. They were trying to find the most efficent way to kill people. After establishing these chambers they created the way of cremating these people. -
Pearl harbor
On December 7, 1941, Japan launched a suprise attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. They launched this attack to prevent and distract the US from interfering with their planned attacks on Southeast Asia. This is what made the US join the war. -
Japanese Americans sent to internment camps
After the events of Pearl Harbor, Roosevelt decieded that Japan was a threat. He decided that all Japanese Americans should be sent to internment camps. All Japanese Americans were forced to leave their homes and live in camps for all of the war. -
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Axis powers surrender - Italy and Japan
The invasion of Sicily caused Italy to surrender. Japan surrendered due to the atomic bombs set off by America. -
Battle of Normandy
The battle of Normandy was also called the D-day. This was known to be the largest invasion in military history. They brought together land, air, and sea forces of the allied armies. The attack was on Japan and the german forces won. -
Iwo Jima
On Febuary 19, 1945 the battle of Iwo Jima occured. The US attacked Iwo Jima. The Japanese defenders were dug into bunkers deep of volcanic rocks. America ended up taking the victory. It was one of the bloodiest battles. -
Atomic bombs dropped on Japan
United states dropped 2 bombs on Japan on the citites Hiroshima and Nagasaki.