Normandy

The War

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  • Mussolini becomes Prime Minister of Italy

    Mussolini becomes Prime Minister of Italy

  • Stalin declared leader of the Soviet Union after Lenin dies of a stroke

    Stalin declared leader of the Soviet Union after Lenin dies of a stroke

  • Japanese invasion of Manchuria begins.

    Some regard this as the start of the Second World War.
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    Japanese Invasion of Manchuria

  • Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany

    Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany

  • FDR become President of the United States

    FDR become President of the United States

  • Non-agression pact between Germany and Russia is signed

    Non-agression pact between Germany and Russia is signed

  • Germany begins invading Poland, WWII begins

    Germany begins invading Poland, WWII begins

  • Period: to

    German invasion of Poland

  • Phoney War begins.

    Phoney War begins.

    UK and France declare war on Germany, but nothing happens.
  • Lend-Lease Act passed in United States

    Lend-Lease Act passed in United States

  • Hideki Tojo becomes Prime Minister of Japan.

  • Japan attacks at Pearl Harbor.

    United States goes to war with the Axis Powers.
  • Hitler commits suicide.

    Hitler commits suicide.

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