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Adolf Hitler
Adolf Hitler becomes chancellor of Germany. The NAZI takes power and Hitler is the dictator of Germany -
Anti-Comintern Pact
Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan sign the Anti-Comintern Pact. This was a pact against communism and Russia. -
World War 2 Begins
Germany invades Poland and WW2 begins -
Declare War
France and Britain declare war on Germany -
Axis Powers
Italy enters the war as a member of the Axis Powers -
Tripartite Pact = Axis Alliance
Germany, Italy, and Japan sign the Tripartite Pact creating the Axis Alliance. -
Axis Powers Attack
Germany and the Axis Powers attack Russia with a huge force of over four million troops. -
Pearl Harbor
The Japanese attack the US Navy in Pearl Harbor. The next day the US enters World War II on the side of the Allies. -
Italy Surrenders
Italy surrenders to the Allies, however Germany helps Mussolini to escape and set up a government in Northern Italy. -
Allied Forces Invade
D-day and the Normandy invasion. Allied forces invade France and push back the Germans.