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    Neville Chamberlain

    Between 1937 and 1940, Chamberlain was the British Prime Minister. He was best known for his appeasement policy and he also signed the agreement at the Munich Conference.
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    Winston Churchill

    Churchill was a British politician and was also known for his leadership of the United Kingdom during World War II. He was also an officer for the British Army.
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    Josef Stalin

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    Benito Mussolini

    Benito Mussolini was a politician who ran the Italian Fascist Party. He ruled Italy from 1922 to 1943.
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    Tojo Hideki

    He was the general of the Japanese Imperial Army and the Prime Minister of Japan during most of World War II. He was also directly responsible for the attack on Pearl Harbor.
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    Adolf Hitler

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    Charles DeGaulle

    During World War II he led the "Free French" forces. He later founded the French Fifth Republic and later became president.
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    Francisco Franco

    Francisco Franco was the nationalist leader that led the revolt to the Spanish Civil War. He was also the totaltarian head of the state of Spain.
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    Italian Invasion of Ethiopia

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    The Holocaust

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  • Occupation of the Rhineland

    German troops marched into the Rhineland which is the area between France and Germany. This action was directly against the Treaty of Versailles and was Hitler's first illegal act in foreign relations.
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    The Spanish Civil War

    The Spanish Civil War was a military revolt against the Republican government of Spain. A conservative general named Francisco Franco led this revolt in 1936.

  • Formation of the Rome-Berlin-Tokyo Axis

    This was also known as the Axis powers, these three nations agreed to fight Soviet communism. They also agreed not to interfere with each other's plans for territorial expansion.

  • Air raid on Guernica

    German planes dropped bombs and used machine guns to kill anyone who survived the bombs. The Nazi leaders thought of the attack on Guernica as an experiment to see what their planes could do.

  • The Anschluss

    The union of Austria and Germany had violated the Versailles Treaty and created a brief war scare. Austria's chancellor refused to agree to Hitler's demands so Hitler sent in the German army to "preserve order".

  • Munich Conference

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    Annexation of Czechoslovakia

    After the Munich Conference, Sudetenland was under German control. Hitler broke his promises and annexed the rest of Czechoslovakia.

  • Nazi-Soviet Pact

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  • Invasion of Poland

    A week after the Nazi-Soviet Pact was signed, Germany invaded Poland. This attack revealed the power of Hitler's blitzkreig.Two days later Britain and France declared war on Germany.

  • Fall of France

    Germany had air raided Holland and Belgium and took over the Belgium forts. France and Britain attempted to fight back but they were overpowered and pushed back.

  • Formation of Vichy France

    France was divided into two parts, one belonging to France and one belonging to Germany. Germany had occupied northern France and it's capital was Vichy.

  • Formation of the "Free French"

    The "Free French" was created because of the creation of Vichy, France. The "free french" was a group of people that worked to get rid of the Nazi party and the Germans in France.

  • Battle of Britain

    The German air forces were unsuccessful in their attempt in trying to gain air rights over the RAF. This battle prevented Germany from invading Britain.

  • Operation of Barbarossa

    The Operation of Barbarossa was the inavsion of Russia by the Nazis. This attack was one of the largest in World War II and was based on Blitzkreig.

  • Attack on Pearl Harbor

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  • Battle of Midway

    This battle was fought over the U.S. mid-pacific based at MIdway. The U.S. Navy Aviators destroyed four Japanese fleet ships during the battle. The U.S. and Japanese both used sonar to detect where the submarines were. After the Battle of Midway the United States started to use the campaign of "island-hopping" to recapture Japanese-held islands.;
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    Battle of Stalingrad

    This battle was a turning point for the Soviet Union. This was one of the costliest battles. Hitler was determined to capture Stalin's namesake city and Stalin was determined to defend it.

  • El Alamein

    In the Battle of El Alamein the Brtish fought agasint the Germans for the North African Desert.

  • D-Day

    This was the day that allied forces invaded France. The allies launched a surprise invasion of Normandy in France.

  • Battle of the Bulge

    The Battle of the Burlge occured near the end of the war and was one of the last things Hitler took part in before his death. Hitler attacked the allies in hope of breaking up their alliance.

  • Iwo Jima

    This was a major battle in which the U.S. fought and captured the island of Iwo Jima from the Empire of Japan. Beginning in 1944, many Japanese men chose to become kamikazes.

  • V-E Day

    This was the day that Germany surrendered to World War II and the day Hitler commited suicide. This was the end of the war for Europe.

  • Decision to use atomic weapons

    An atomic bomb was dropped over Hiroshima by the United States. President Truman made this decision. The U.S. used radar in this attack.

  • V-J Day

    Japan surrednered to the Allies and total war came to an end.