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Treaty Of Versailles
The Treaty of Versailles, signed in June 1919 at the end of WWI peace terms between the Victorious and Germany. The Treaty of Versailles held Germany responsible for starting the war and imposed harsh penalties. -
Hitler Voted Power to Germany
Hitler rose to power after he burned the Reichstag down so he would get more power and the Enabling Act allowed the Reich government to issue laws without the consent of Germany. -
Hitler Olympics
The Hitler Olympics were awarded to Germany before the Nazis came to power this was a perfect opportunity for the Nazis to showcase Hitler's to the 49 nations of the world. -
German Invasion Of Poland
Germany broke through Polish defenses and quickly advanced on Warsaw the Polish capital. Thousands of refugees fled the German advance hoping the Polish army could stop them -
Tripartite Pact Signed
Tripartite Pact, an agreement by Germany, Japan, and More on September 27, 1940, one year after the start of World War II. It created a defense alliance between the countries. -
Nazi's Establish Gas Chambers At Auschwitz
While in the gas chambers the victims would feel an abnormal sensation as the oxygen level falls. This leads to asphyxiation without the painful and traumatic feeling of suffocation. -
Pearl Harbor
Japan dropped bombs on a military base in Hawaii that lead America into retaliating and also into WWII -
Japanese Americans Sent To Internment Camps
Japanese internment camps were established during WWII by Franklin D Roosevelt. From 1942 to 1945 it was the policy of the US government that people of Japanese descent including US citizens would be sent to isolated camps. -
D-Day
D-Day was the largest invasion ever before or since, landing 156,000 Allied troops by sea and air on five beachheads in Normandy, France. D-Day was the start of Allied operations that would ultimately liberate Western Europe, defeat Nazi Germany, and end the Second World War. -
Iwo Jima
The Battle of Iwo Jima was a military battle between the United States and the Army of Japan. Located 750 miles off the coast of Japan, the island of Iwo Jima had three airfields that could serve as a staging facility for a potential invasion of mainland Japan. -
Hitlers Suicide
Hitler had shot himself with his own pistol and his last words were “choose death to escape the disgrace of being forced to resign or surrender.” -
Axis Powers Surrender
Seven days after Hitler committed suicide the Nazi's surrendered to the allies And surrendered their power. -
Atomic Bombs Dropped On Japan
During WWII an American bomber dropped the world’s first atomic bomb over the Japanese city of Hiroshima. The explosion immediately killed tons of people later people would also die of radiation exposure. Three days after a second bomber dropped a bomb on Nagasaki which killed tons too.