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Japanese Americans Sent to Internment Camps
People of Japanese descent were put in American concentration camps. -
The Treaty of Versailles
Signed by Paris to end WWI. Caused economic deterioration in Germany leading to the rise of Hitler. -
Hitler Voted to Power
Adolf Hilter becomes Chancellor by burning the Reichstag to gain more power. He got this power by blaming the communists to make it seem like Germany was under attack so he could go outside the law. -
Hitler's Olympics
Jesse Owens won multiple awards in track although Hitler's intentions were to show that his thought process of blue eyes, blonde hair is superior being the right one. -
First Testing of the Gas Chambers
First testing of the gas chambers on people the Nazis didn't think would be good for work in the camps. -
German Invasion of Poland
Germany invades Poland, triggering WWII -
Tripartite Pact Signed
The tripartite pact was signed by Japan, Germany, and Italy. This was directly formed to deter America from joining. They were called the Axis powers. -
Pearl Harbor
The bombing of Pearl Harbor caused America to enter the war. -
Battle of Midway
The turning point in the Pacific campaign. -
Italy Surrenders
Gen. Dwight Eisenhower surrenders Italy to the allies. -
Allies Invade Normandy
Also known as D-Day, it was the largest maritime invasion in history. -
Iwo Jima
Battle of Iwo Jima where America claimed a foothold on the small island off the coast of Japan. -
Germany Surrenders
Seven days after Hitler's suicide, Alfred Jodi surrenders Germany to the Allies. -
Bombing of Horishima
America drops an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, the explosion killing 80,000 people. -
Bombing of Nahasaki
Second atomic bomb hits Nagasaki, Japan from America -
Japan Surrenered
Japan surrendered after being hit by two atomic bombs.