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Adolf Hitler Becomes Chancellor
On January 30, 1933 Adolf Hitler became chancellor of Germany. -
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Hitler Violated the Treaty of Versailles
On March 6, 1936 Hitler violated the treaty of Versialles. -
Munich Conference, Appeasment
On September 30, 1938 Munich Conference, Appeasment occured. -
Nazi Soviet pact
On August 23, 1939 the Nazi soviet pact was created. -
WWII Begins
On September 1, 1939 Germany invaded Poland declaring the beginning of WWII. -
French Surrender
On June 22, 1940 France signs an armistice with Germany therefore declaring their surrender to the Germans. -
Battle of Britian
On July 10, 1940 the battle of Britian began. -
Blitzkrieg
On september 7, 1940 the Blitzkrieg was created. -
Lend Lease Act
On March 11, 1941 the Lend Lease Act was passed.
Lend Lease-Materials supplied by U.S. to allies during WWII under the lend lease act passed in 1941. -
Operation Barbarossa
Germany begins Operation Barbaroosa attack on Russia. -
Atlantic Charter
On August 14,1941 the Atlantic Charter was issued. -
Pearl Harbor Bombed
On December 7, 1941 the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. Island Hopping- A military strategy that was used by the Allies in World War II of focusing on Japanese islands which were not well defended. -
D-Day
On June 6, 1944 Allied troops attacked northern France to release them from the control of Nazi Germany. -
German Surrender
On May 2, 1945 the Germans surrendered. -
Atomic Bomb Dropped on Hiroshima
On August 6, 1945 the US dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan. -
Atomic Bomb Dropped on Nagasaki
On August 9, 1945 the US dropped an atomic bomb on Nagasaki, Japan. -
V-J Day
On September 2, 1945 the Allies celebrated the victory over Japan. -
United Nations
On October 24, 1945 the United Nations was born. Big Three- A dominant group of three that included U.S president FDR, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and Josef Stalin from the USSR.
