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Josef Stalin
He was the leader of Russia. At first he had a pact with Germany so they wont attack eachother but Hitler broke that pact by starting Opperation Barbarossa. -
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Benito Mussolini
Mussolini was the leader of Itlay and turned it into a totalitarian state. -
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The Holocaust
The Holocaust is when Hitler was trying to kill all of the Jewish people. -
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Adolf Hitler
He was the leader of Germany. He wanted to get rid of all the Jewish people. He cause World War II. -
Italy Invades Ethiopia
Ethiopia tried to resist but failed and was taken over. -
Occupation of the Rhineland
Germans put millitary in Rhineland. -
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Spanish Civil War
The nationalists won. -
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Francisco Franco
He lead the Spanish civil war -
Air Raid on Guernica
Germany attacked a spanish town for no reason other than to test out the new planes and weapons. -
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Neville Chamberlain
He was the British Prime Minister. -
Anschluss
Germany annexed Austria -
Munich Conference
Great Britain and France agree to German occupation of the Sudetenland, previously western Czechoslovakia. -
Annexation of Czechoslovakia
Germany wanted land back from Czechoslovakia because it used to belong to them but was taken away in the Treaty of Versailles. -
Formation of the Rome-Berlin-Tokyo Axis
This is the date that the "Pact of Steel" was signed -
Nazi-Soviet pact signed
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Invasion of Poland
Germany invaded Poland. This is what started the war. -
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Erwin Rommel
He was a German general who had many victories. But he had many charges against him so one day he was told he could go to court or have a chance to commit suicide. He ended up killing himself. -
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Charles DeGaulle
He was the leader of "Free France." He refused to accept the truce France made with Germany. -
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Winston Churchill
He was the prime minister of the United Kingdom. -
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"Free French"
lead by Charles DeGaulle. -
Fall of France
Germany invaded and with the support of Italy they over took France. -
Vichy France
Vichy France is the part of France that was not under control of the Germans. This is where revolutions were rallied. -
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Battle of Britain
Germany tried attacking Britain. But Britain won. -
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Operation Barbarossa
Germany invaded Russia. Germany was winning at first but in the end Russia won, but barely. -
Attack on Pearl Harbor
Japan attacked Pearl Harbor. This was an attack against America and is what brought America into World War II. -
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Battle of Midway
It was between Japan and USA. USA won -
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The Battle of Stalingrad
it was between the Germans and the Soviets. The Soviets won. -
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The Battle Of El Alamein
Allies won. it was fought in north Africa -
D-Day
The Allies invaded Normandy so they can have a base there to bring in new troops to fight Germany. -
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the Battle of the Bulge
it was between USA and Germany. Germany lost USA won -
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The Battle of Iwo Jima
It was between USA and Japan. USA won. -
V-E Day
Germany surrenders. End of the third reich. It stands for victory in Europe -
The Hiroshima bomb
USA dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima in Japan. -
The bombing of Nagasaki
USA dropped a bomb on Nagasaki in Japan. -
V-J Day
Victory over Japan is proclaimed. It means victory in Japan day. -
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Winston Churchill
This was his second time being prime minister. He resigned.