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Hitler becomes the new dictator
Adold Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany. His Nazi Party takes power and Hitler is essentially the dictator of Germany. -
Rome-Berlin Axis treaty is made
Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy form the Rome-Berlin Axis treaty. -
Anti-Comintern Pact is signed
Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan sign the Anti-Comintern Pact. This was a pact against communism and Russia. -
China gets invade
Japan invades China -
Hitler attacks Austria
Hitler attacks the country of Austria into Germany. This is also called the Anschluss. -
War begins
Germany invades Poland. World War II begins. -
War begins in Germany
France and Great Britain declare war on Germany -
Germany gains control
Germany invades and takes control of Denamrk and Norway until June 9th, 1940 -
Germany gains more land
Germany uses quick strikes called blitzkrieg, meaning lightning war, to take over much of western Europe including the Netherlands, Belgium, and northern France. -
Churchill becomes british leader
Winston Churchill becomes a leader of the British government -
Italy enters the war
Italy enters the war as a member of the Axis powers -
Germany attacks Great Britain
Germany launches an air attack on Great Britain. These attacks last until the end of October and are known as the Battle of Britain -
Tripartite Pact gets signed
Germany, Italy, and Japan sign the Tripartite Pact creating the Axis Alliance -
Russia gets attack
Germany and the Axis Powers attack Russia with a huge force of over four million troops -
Pearl Harbor is bombed
The Japanese attack the US Navy in Pearl Harbor. -
US enters the war
The US enters World War II on the side of the Allies -
US navy defeats Japanese navy
The US navy defeats Japanese navy at the Battle of Midway -
Allies take Sicily
The Allies invade and take the island of Sicily -
Italy surrenders
Italys surrenders to the Allies, however Germany helps Mussolini to escape and set up a government in Northern Italy -
France is invaded
D-day and the Norway invasion. Allied forces invade France and push back the Germans. -
Paris is set free from Germany
Paris is set free from German control -
Germans lose to Allies
The Germans launch a large attack in the Battle of the Bulge. They lose to the allies sealing the fate of the German army -
US marines invade Iwo Jima
US marines invade the island of Iwo Jima. After a fierce battle they capture the island -
US army crosses Rhine River
The US Third Army under General Patton crosses the Rhine River -
Roosevelt dies
US President Franklin Roosevelt dies. He is sicceeded by President Harry Truman -
Hitler dies
Adolf Hitler commits suicide as he knows Germany has lost the war -
Germany surrenders
Germany surrenders to the Allies -
Victory in Eupore day is celebrated
Germany surrendered unconditionally on 7 May, and the following day was celebrated as VE (Victory in Europe) day. The war in Europe was over. -
US bombs Japan
The United States drops the Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima, Japan. The city is devastated -
Nagasaki gets bombed
Three days later after Hiroshima was bombed another was dropped on Nagasaki.
