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World War II Part II
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HIltler runs for Vice-Pres of Germany and loses.
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The President of Germany appoints Hitler as Chancellor.
Hitler is appointed to create jobs for Germany and he does. -
President of Germany dies.
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The Reichstang (German Congress) passes the Enabling Act.
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Japan bombs Pearl Harbor.
Japan bombs Pearl Harbor. Hawaii.
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United States declare war on Japan, entering World War 2.
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The British bomb Koln (Cologne), bringing the war to Germany for the first time. The first in many attacks by allied forces to reduce urban Germany to rubble.
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British and US navies halt Japenese naval advance in the central Pacific at Midway.
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US halt the Japanese island-hopping advance towards Australia.
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US and British troops land in Sicily. The Allies control Sicily.
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Allied troops liberate Rome.
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Allied troops liberate Rome. With-in 6 weeks the allies bomb targets in east Germany for the first time.
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US and British troop storm the beach in Normandy, France.
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The German's launch the famus "Battle of the Bulge" in an attempt to split the Allied forces.
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The Germans are in retreat.
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The German leader, Adolf Hitler, commits suicide.
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Germany surrenders to Allied forces.
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U.S. drops an atomic bomb on the city of Hiroshima.
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U.S. drops the second atomic bomb in Japan on the city of Nagasaki.
As a result of Japan surrendering in WW II, the United Nations took away the Japenese military. -
Japan formally surrenders.
As a result, the United Nations took away the Japenese military.
