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Germany's New chancellor
Although President Hindenburg appointed Franz von Papen, Hitler demanded the right to become chancellor because the Nazi's popularity was increasing, but he made a deal with Franz Papen to become chancellor. The effects of the event is that HItlerincreased dictatorship. image: http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/adolf-hitler
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Axis powers broke the Non-agression Pact
To be specfic it was Germany who broke it, as itinvaded Czechoslovakia and that's how the agreement was broken. This affected Hitler because after he broke the agreement, the British and French leader knew they couldn't trust Hitler anymore and they wanted to keep committing aggressions until stopped by force or a massive deterrent. info:http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/german-soviet-nonaggression-pact
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Invasion of poland
As a result of Germany invading Poland, WW2 started in Europe. The Soviet Union also invaded poland and baltc nations. info:http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/germany-invades-poland
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Winston Churchill becomes prime minister
Churchill replaced Neville Chamberlain as the prime minister of Britan after the latter’s resignation following the loss of confidence that was voted for in the House of Commons. He became prime minister because he was known for his military leadership ability. info: http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/churchill-becomes-prime-minister
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Italy joins the war
Italy enetered the war because it was led by a fascist leader, who was Mussolini, and he wanted to relive the glory of the roman empire. Mussolini also expand the territory of the empires based on military conquest and another goal was the destruction of the soviet communism. These goals were Hitler's aims too and that's why they became allies. info and image: https://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/article.php?ModuleId=10005177 -
The Battle of Britain
The Germans decided to bomb raids against Great Britain on this day. However, Britain was prepared as it had a feeling Germany was going to invade. During the battle, Britain also had the advantage of unified focus, while German infighting caused missteps in timing. At the end of the battle, Britain needed a collective stiff upper lip–and aluminum. info:http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-battle-of-britain-begins
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The Battle of Midway
It was one of the most significant U.S. victories against Japan when World War 2 was happening. Four Japanese aircraft carriers were destroyed and they even lost one of them on their own.Japan also lost cruisers, aircrafts and a massive amount of casualties. info: http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/battle-of-midway-begins
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Battle of Stalingrad
The battle stopped the advancement of the Germany into the Soviet union. However, the soviet won and it was a great humiliation for Hitler, so he lost popularity, but Stalin gained popularity and gained confidence in his military. info: http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-stalingrad
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Italy surrenders to Allies
The armistice or surrender was signed 4 days before the announcement, so it was a secret, until the Allied invasion of Italy was well under way. After the armistice was signed, Italy declared war on Germany and Italy was led by Benito Mussolini during World War 2. info:https://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/10/13/oct-13-1943-italy-switches-sides-in-world-war-ii/?_r=0
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D-day
Germany was fought on the beaches of Normandy, as an enormous amount of allied troops landed beside a French coastline. Many people died and more than 9,000 allied soldiers were killed or wounded, yet some people were allowed to still defeat Hitler's crack troops. Info: https://www.army.mil/d-day/
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1st Liberation of Concentration Camps
The people who started the whole idea of liberating were the Soviet soldiers and the first concentration camps they liberated was Majdanek camp in Poland and they found hundredes of people suffering .The Germans had been forced to leave these prisoners behind in their hasty retreat from the camp. info: https://www.ushmm.org/outreach/en/article.php?ModuleId=10007724
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Liberation of Paris
Massive amount of Resistance fighters in Paris died, because they were suffering for Paris and civiians died too. Once the city was free from German rule, French collaborators were often killed upon capture, without trial. info: http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/liberation-of-paris
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Battle of Bulge
The winter of this day, the German army planned an attack that was made to cut through the allied forces so that the war would be in Hitler's favor. Also, more than 200,000 German troops and nearly 1,000 tanks launched Adolf Hitler's last bid. info: https://www.army.mil/botb/
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Battle of Imo Jima
The American invasion of Iwo Jima started by a wish for a place where bombers damaged over Japan could land without returning all the way to the Marianas. The Japanese decided to defend by having a strong army that consisted of 23,000 soldiers and it was attacked by three marine divisions. info: http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-iwo-jima
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The death of FDR
After leaving four momentous terms in his office, FDR passed away and left the vice President Harry S. Truman in charge of the country and in charge of how it will continue fighting in WW2. It was said that the cause of his death was a terrific panic in the back of his had and he collapsed unconsciously. info: http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/fdr-dies
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Death of Hitler
The main reason why HItler committed suicide was because he was losing in World War 2 and his popularity was decreasing. His wife died with him and him and his wife decided to swallow cyanide capsules. He also shot himself with his service pistol. info: http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/adolf-hitler-commits-suicide-in-his-underground-bunker
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Germany Surrenders
General Alfred was the one who signed this surrender for all the German forces, in northwestern France. The reason why they did this was because they had no leader after Hitler's death. info:http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/germany-surrenders-unconditionally-to-the-allies-at-reims
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Atomic Bomb #1
An American man was the one who dropped the world’s first deployed atomic bomb and he dropped it in Herishima, Japan and it destroyed most of the city and thousands of people were killed. The code of the bomb was " little boy" or "fat man". info: http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/bombing-of-hiroshima-and-nagasaki
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Atomic Bomb #2
Just like the first atomic bomb, the second bomb was dropped on Japan by the United States. The only difference is that this time the bomb was dropped in Nagasaki, not Hiroshima like the first time. info: http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/atomic-bomb-dropped-on-nagasaki
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Japan Surrenders
The reason why there was a surrender is because Japan was defeated and the Japanese navy and air force were destroyed. Also, the economy was suffering, so the country was becoming really bad. As a result of the Japenese surrender to the allies, World War 2 ended. info: http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/japan-surrenders
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Attack on Pearl Harbor
It was a surprise attack on the US by the Japanese that precipitated the entry of the United States into World War II.By late 1941 the United States had severed practically all commercial and financial relations with Japan. Though Japan continued to negotiate with the United States up to the day of the Pearl Harbor attack, the government of Prime Minister Tōjō Hideki decided on war. info and image: https://www.britannica.com/event/Pearl-Harbor-attack -
Bataan Death march
U.S. surrender of the Bataan Peninsula on the main Philippine island of Luzon to the Japanese during World War 2 and the approximately 75,000 Filipino and American troops on Bataan were forced to make an arduous 65-mile march to prison camps. They were treated harshly by the Japanese guards. Although there was so much heat, they still made the trek. info: http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/bataan-death-march
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Battle of Coral Sea
It is the first air-sea battle in history. The Japanese wanted to control Coral Sea, so they invaded Port Moresby, but the Japanese failed because of the allied forces.Although both sides suffered damages to carriers, the battle made the Japanese have no planes to cover the ground attack of Port Moresby, which made the Allies win. info and image: http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-coral-sea
