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Treaty of Versailles signed
The treaty of Versailles was signed which weakened Germany by reducing their army, taking away territory, making them pay reparations and accept guilt of World War 1 -
Hitler joins the German Workers Party
Hitler was made leader of the party after threatening to leave -
The Nazi Party created
The German Workers Party was renamed to The Nazi Party -
Hitler sentenced to prison
Hitler went to prison for 5 years for treason -
Hitler was appointed chancellor of Germany
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Germany annexed Austria (Anschluss)
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Invasion of Czechoslovakia
Germany annexes the Sudetenland -
Invasion of Poland
The Germans and Russians both invaded Poland -
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World War 2
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Britain and France declare war
Due to Germany invading Poland Britain and France declare war on Germany. -
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The Winter War
Russia vs Finland -
The USSR declares war on Germany
The USSR declares war on Germany despite earlier cooperating -
Pearl Harbour bombed by Japan
Japan attacks the United States making them join the war -
The United States joins World War 2
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Italy surrenders to the allies
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D-Day
The Allies landed in Normandy -
United Nations founded
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Hitler kills himself
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Germany is divided in 4
Germany is divided between Britain, the U.S.S.R., France and the U.S.A. -
Atomic bombs drop on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
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World War 2 ends
Japan surrendered to the Allies and the war is over -
League of Nations dissolved
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The Cold War
The rivalry between the United States/Nato and Soviet Union/Warsaw Pact
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Joseph Stalin died
Leader of the Soviet Union during World War 2 Joseph Stalin died -
Saarland rejoins Germany
Saarland became part of West Germany -
Winston Chuchill died
Prime Minister of Britain during World War 2 Winston Churchill died -
Germany joins United Nations
East and West Germany both join the United Nations -
Germany Reunites
East and West Germany reunited decades after World War 2