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The Holocaust
The Holocaust was Hitler's plan to exterminate all Jews and other people he deemed unworthy to live. Jews and others were forced into concentration camps where many would die. -
Hitler becomes Chancellor
Hitler is named chancellor by President Paul von Hindenburg. He is now the leader of the Nazi Party. -
Germany leaves the League of Nations
Hitler orders his delegates to withdraw from the League of Nations. His excuse was that Germany was already disarmed, and other countries were refusing to. -
Hitler Declares Conscription
To increase the size of his army, Hitler demands a military conscription in Nazi Germany. The army would be increased to 550,000 men. -
Munich Conference
The Munich Conference was held amongst the leaders of Germany, Great Britain, France, and Italy. All leaders made appeased Hitler by attending in hopes that he would ask for no more. The agreement would not allow him to take over Czechoslovakia, but he did five months later anyways. -
Germany Invades Poland
People continued to appease Hitler, and he kept annexing more European lands. The Polish army was defeated in only weeks. -
Hitler Declares War on the U.S.
Hitler feared that the U.S. would soon declare war on Germany, so he decided to declare war before they could. Hitler did not like Roosevelt because of his scorns on Nazi ideology. -
Battle of Stalingrad
It was a major battle in World War II where Germany fought against the Soviet Union for control of Stalingrad. It was a Soviet victory, but many historians consider the battle a major turning point in the war. -
Battle of the Bulge
It was a German offensive battle that took place on Europe's western front. Hitler thought that winning the battle would break up the alliance between France, Great Britain, and the U.S. -
The Fall of Germany
Hitler committed suicide and Germany surrendered.