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The Germans are defeated and World War I comes to a sudden end.
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The Treaty of Versailles is signed, forcing Germany to pay 6.6 billion for damages.
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Germany begins attempting to capture the Soviet Union in operation Barbarossa.
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Hitler publishes his book, "Mein Kampf," or, in English, "My struggle".
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Germany was admitted to the league of nations, a group of different countries dedicated to keeping world peace.
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The Germans elected the Nazis, making them the second biggest power in Germany.
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Hitler is elected Chancellor of Germany, further increasing his power.
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Adolf Hitler sends a telegram to the Reich Foreign Minister, Herr Joachim von Ribbentrop, granting authority to negotiate and sign non-aggression treaties, and others if necessary.
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M. Garreau, the French Consul General, sends a letter to the Minister for Foreign Affairs, M. Georges Bonnet, telling him he has credible intel that the German Reich hopes to dispose of Poland by attack.
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Two days before Britain declared war, they began evacuating civilians in fear that the Germans would drop
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Germany begins focusing on bombing London instead of the British air force. 5300 tons of explosives were dropped on London in the first month. Throughout the entirety of the Blitz, 32000 civilians were killed and 87000 were injured.
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Germany stops bombing London to prepare Luftwaffe for invasion of Russia.
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The Nazi's begin their attempt to capture the Soviet Union via operation Barbarossa.
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The British and Soviets sign a Mutual Assistance Agreement.
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The Siege of Leningrad was a period of 900 days, from September 8, 1941 to January 27, 1944, during which the people of the city of Leningrad, Russia were trapped inside the city surrounded by German forces, unable to leave or acquire food, water, or ammunition. Despite being trapped for nearly three years, the people of Stalingrad never surrendered and eventually made it through.
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Allied forces come from the beach to storm Normandy, France. This was a massive win for the Allied forces, and began the liberation of France, and, later on, Western Europe.
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Photo of marines and a corpsman hoisting an American flag on a piece of pipe is taken, which will later become a symbol for being a marine.
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Harry Truman takes over as President after the death of Roosevelt.
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Germany announces their surrender, resulting in the beginning of the end of World War II.
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The first atomic bomb is dropped by the U.S on Hiroshima, Japan, killing 78,000 civilians.