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National Socialist German Workers' Party
At the end of World War 1 Adolf Hitler joined the National Socialist German Workers' Party, also known as the Nazi Party. -
Fascist Party
By 1921 Benito Mussolini, the leader of Italy, etstablished the fascist party. -
Joseph Stalin takes control
After V.I. Lenin dies Joesph Stalin takes control of the Soviet Union. -
Kellogg-Briand Pact
A treaty signed by 62 countries declareing that war would not be used "as an instrument of national policy." -
Japanese surprise attack
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Adolf Hitler becomes chancellor
During the Great Depression Germanys economy in a wreck Adolf Hitler offerd economic stability to unemployed Germans and became chancellor in 1933 -
Civil war breaks out in Spain
Led by General Francisco Franco rebelled against the Spanish government. About 3,000 Americans formed the Abraham Lincoln Battalion and traveled to Spain to fight against the rebellion. -
Neutrality breaks down
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Totalitarian govenment
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Germany invades Poleland
The German airforce bombed Polish railrods, factories, military bases and cities. And German tanks raced across the country side. -
Cash and Carry
Congress passed the Cash and Carry provision which allowed nations at war to buy U.S. weapons if they pay in cash and transported them in thier own ships -
Tripartite Pact
On this day Italy, Germany and Japan signed the Tripartite Pact and became know as the Axis powers. -
Francisco Franco
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Hideki Tojo
Hideki Tojo becomes Japan's prime minister -
Pearl Harbor
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Germans take the offensive
The Germans take the offensive in the southern Soviet Union haping to take oil fields and wipe out Stalingrad -
Crash shipbuilding program
By 1943 140 Liberty ships were being produced each month. -
Allie victories
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Soviet Union takes Berlin
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Hiroshima
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Nagasaki
