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Treaty of Versailles
Germany gets blamed for WW1. War Guilt cause, forces reduced, reparations and many other consequences were placed on Germany as punishment. -
Holocaust
The annihilation of Jews and other groups of people in Europe under the Nazi regime during WW2. 1 million dead between 1933-1945 -
Adolf Hitler becomes Fuhrer of Germany
After the death of the German president Paul von Hindenburg, Hitler became absolute dictator of Germany -
Anschluss
Germans unify with Austria -
Kristallnacht-The Night of Broken Glass
A wave of violent Jewish pogroms. The Nazi's destroyed many buildings and broke a lot of glass to express their hatred towards the Jews. -
Axis Powers Join
Germany-Adolf Hitler
Italy-Benito Mussolini
Japan-Emperor Hirohito -
Nazis invade Poland
Hitler was seeking to regain lost territory and rule Poland -
Battle of Britain
Known as the air war. Nazi Germany defeated. -
Battle of Crete
German invasion of Crete -
Operation Barbarossa
Germany invades Soviet Union. -
Battle of Stalingrad
Germany had more men, while Russia had more utilities -> evenly matched battle -
D-Day
Battle for Normandy. -
Battle of Aachen
US defeats Germany in an intense battle for Aachen. -
Hitler commits suicide
He kills himself because he can't handle all the terrible things he did, and they try and destroy the evidence of the Holocaust. -
V-E Day
Germany surrenders to allied powers.