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German Aschluss with Austria
Germany's annexation of Austria -
Treaty of Munich
The Treaty in which Czechoslovakia was surrendered to Germany -
Russia and Germany sign pact
Hitler and Stalin sign a non-aggression pact -
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Britain rearms and reassures Poland
Britain begins building its military and introduces conscription. It also reassures Poland, who is being threatened by Germany -
Hitler invades Czechoslovakia
Hitler breaks his promises and invades Czechoslovakia -
Hitler invades Poland
Hitler invades Poland -
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"Phoney war"
The time after the declaration of war when Britain saw no action -
Britain and France declare war
Britain and France declare war on Germany in response to the invasion of Poland -
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Hitler invades Denmark and Norway
Hitler invades Denmark and Norway -
Blitzkreig
Hitler launches his Blitzkreig on Holland and Belgium -
Chamberlain resigns
Neville Chamberlain resigns and gave Churchill support -
Dunkirk (Operation Dynamo)
British troops are miraculously evacuated from Dunkirk, along with some of the French forces -
Italy Enters War on the Side of the Axis powers
Italy enters the war in hopes of spoils -
France Signs Armistice with Germany
France essentially surrenders to Germany -
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Battle of Britain
Germany conducts bombing raids on London ceaselessly -
Tripartite Pact
pact of alliance between Germany, Italy, and Japan -
British route Italians in N. Africa
Italian forces were routed by British General Wavell -
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Germany and Italy attack Yugoslavia
German and Italian troops attack Yugoslavia, Greece, and Crete -
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Japan Takes Singapore
Japanese forces captured Singapore from the British taking 60,000 prisoners -
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Battle of Midway
The US defeat the Japanese at Midway -
Hitler Attacks Russia (Operation Barbarossa)
Hitler invades Russia, who in turn joins the Allies -
Pearl Harbor
Japan attacks the U.S. -
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Allies in N. Africa
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Britain and U.S. Declare War
Britain and the U.S. declare war on Japan -
Battle of El Alamein
Montgomery attacked the German-Italian army in North Africa -
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Battle of Stalingrad
The Russians win their first victory against Germany -
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Allies push into N. Africa
British and American forces under Eisenhower take control of Morocco and Algeria -
Axis Surrender N. Africa
Britain and America manage to defeat Germany in Africa -
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Allies invade Sicily
Britain and US invade Sicily -
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Allies take Sicily
Allies win the island of Sicily -
Italy Surrenders
Italy Surrenders -
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Allies meet at Tehran
Allies discuss a plan to attack Germany -
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Leningrad Relieved
Siege of Leningrad lifted -
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Rome Liberated
Allies liberate Rome from the Germans -
D-Day
The Allies launch a massive invasion in Normandy, France and win -
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Japanese evicted from Burma
British forces under General Slim evicted the Japanese from Burma -
Paris Liberated
Paris was liberated from the Germans -
V2 Flying Bombs
The V2 flying bombs kill three in London -
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Battle of the Bulge
Germany launches its final defensive through the Ardennes region of Belgium, but were beaten back by the Allies -
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Allies Cross the Rhine
The Allies cross the Rhine river while Soviets approach from the East -
Death of FDR
Roosevelt dies and is replaced by Truman -
Russia reaches Berlin
Russia reaches Berlin before the US -
Mussolini Captured
Mussolini is captured and executed by Italian partisans -
Hitler Commits Suicide
Adolf Hitler kills himself with his wife -
German Forces Surrender
German forces in Italy surrender to the Allies -
German Forces Surrender
German forces in Germany, Holland, and Denmark surrender -
Donitz offers Unconditional Surrender
Hitler's successor offers unconditional surrender to the Allies -
V.E. Day
Victory in Europe is celebrated -
Churchill Loses Election
Churchill lost the election to Clement Atlee's Labour Party -
Atomic Bomb dropped on Hiroshima
Japanese generals refuse to surrender, and US dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima -
Russia Declares War on Japan
Russia declares war on Japan and invades Japanese ruled Manchuria -
Atomic Bomb Dropped on Nagasaki
After Japan hadn't surrendered after Hiroshima, the US dropped another atomic bomb on Nagasaki -
Japanese Surrender
The Japanese unconditionally surrender to the allies -
MacArthur accepts Japanese Surrender
US general Douglas MacArthur accepts Japan's surrender