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First World War ends.
The First World War ended with Germany defeated. -
League of Nations is Created.
It included many countries to guarantee peace. Germany was not included. -
Signing of the Treaty of Versailles.
The treaty had a lot of disadvantages to Germany. This is considered as one of the reasons to explain why the Second World War started. -
Adolf Hitler becomes leader of the Nazi Party.
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Hitler's Mein Kampf (My Struggle)
The book cointains most of the Nazi ideals and goals. -
Germany admitted to League of Nations.
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Franklin Roosevelt elected President of the United States.
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Adolf Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany.
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First concentration camp opened at Oranienburg outside Berlin.
This was the first of a long list of concentration camps. -
Nazis burn books in Germany.
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Nazi Party declared Germany's only political party.
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Adolf Hitler becomes Führer of Germany.
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Hitler violates the Treaty of Versailles by introducing military conscription.
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Nazis take Czechoslovakia.
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Nazis invade Poland.
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Britain, France, Australia and New Zealand declare war on Germany.
The War begins. The United Kingdom, France, and their allies will fight against the Nazis. -
More Countries Invaded and new British Prime Minister.
Nazis invade France, Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands; Winston Churchill becomes British Prime Minister. -
Germans bomb Paris; Dunkirk evacuation ends.
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Hungary joins the Axis Powers.
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Heavy German bombing of London; British bomb Hamburg.
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First American forces arrive in Great Britain.
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Germany Invades Hungary.
Due to the secret negociations between Hungary, Great Britain and the US, Germany decides to invade the country. -
First atomic bomb dropped, on Hiroshima, Japan.
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Second atomic bomb dropped, on Nagasaki, Japan.
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United Nations is born.