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The Afterlife
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Anne Frank was born
Anne Frank was born in the German city of Frankfurt -
Adolf Hitler became President.
Adolf Hitler became the President of Germany. He imprisoned many many jews, the prisons became too full he had to build concentration camps for them, -
Japan and China
Japan invades China and captures Beijing. -
Germany
Germany annexes Austria -
Kristallnacht
Nazis throughout Germany went on a rampage, burning and smashing Jewish-owned shops and synagogues. The night was called Kristallnacht Crystal Night or the Night of Broken Glass. -
World War II
Hitler invades Poland and World War II officially began -
Invade
Hitler invades the Netherlands, and the German army caught up with the Frank family, leaving them nowhere to flee. -
Tripartite Pact
Germany, Italy, and Japan sign the Tripartite Pact. The Pact provided for mutual assistance should any of the signatories suffer attack by any nation not already involved in the war. This formalizing of the alliance was aimed directly at "neutral" America. The Pact also recognized the two spheres of influence. Japan acknowledged "the leadership of Germany and Italy in the establishment of a new order in Europe," while Japan was granted lordship over "Greater East Asia." -
Pearl Harbor
Japan bombs Pearl Harbor, United States officially enters the war. -
D-Day
D-Day, the allied troopers successfully penetrate into France -
V-E Day
Germans surrender in western Europe. (V-E Day) -
Hiroshima
The United States drops a bomb in Hiroshima. -
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The United States drops another bomb in Nagaski. -
V-J Day
V-J Day Japanese surrender and World War II is officially over.
