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Hitler
Adolf Hitler promised the people of Germany to better the economy and make Germany better again. He slowly got full control of the country. -
Mussolini
Like Hitler Mussolini got control of a whole country, Italy. He had a fascist government and used violence. -
First Concentration Camps
The Nazi party was growing bigger and bigger and the first concentration camps were established. These were for groups of people that were seen as "dangerous." -
Treaty of Versailles
After WWI Germany was suppose to follow the treaty. Germany then violates the treaty causing problems. -
Annexation of Austria
By not following the Treaty of Versailles, Hitler annexed Austria. Austria was a German speaking nation and Hitler's birthplace. -
Munich Pact
Violating the Munich Pact, Nazi Germany invades Bohemia and Moravia, provinces of Czechoslovakia. Hitler annexed Sudetenland. -
Totalitarianism
By 1939 Stalin established a totalitarianism government of the Soviet Union. With this, the government controlled all aspects of public and private life. -
Invasion of Poland
Nazi Germany invades and attacks Poland. Polish army got defeated. After the attack Britain and France, allies of Poland, declare war on Germany. -
German invasion of the Soviet Union
Hitler violates the agreement with the Stalin and invades the Soviet Union. Germany has aid from Romania, Italy, and Hungary. -
Pearl Harbor
Japan launches a surprise attack on Hawaii's naval base, Pearl Harbor, by bombing it. Because of this the US declares war against Japan.