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Treaty of Versailles
During the first world war, the German Empire suffered too much economic and lives lost, so they signed an armistice to negotiate the Treaty of Versailles. This gives the Germans less land, a terrible economy with tremendous debt, and a deformed government and military. -
Hitler voted to power in Germany
Hitler required the vote of the Centre Party and Conservatives in the Reichstag to obtain the powers he desired. He called on Reichstag members to vote for the Enabling Act on 23 March 1933. Hitler was granted plenary powers "temporarily" by the passage of the Act. -
Hitler's Olympics
After Hitler was elected supreme chancellor, he hosted the Olympics, with Jesse Owens, a black man. -
Second Sino-Japanese War
The war in China, fought by the Japanese and Chinease warlords, with the Republic of China being the largest Chinese nation. The major battles, many which are massacres, rapes, or routes, were devastating battles, resulting in losses mostly from the Chinese states. This war was what made up most of the war crimes by Japan, including the Rape of Nanking and the Shanghai Massacre. -
German Invasion of Poland
After WW1, Germany lose considerable land to Poland. So, with their outpost in East Prussia (Koningburg) launched a surprise invasion of Poland, with the aid of the Russian to pinch in the Polish. -
Tripartite Pact
A treaty signed between Italy, Germany, and Japan, as well as other countries later on(Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, and a puppeted Yugoslavia) to keep the USA isolationist and keep it out of the war, as well as stopping American supplies reaching the UK. -
Operation Barbarossa
The German invasion of the Soviet Union, which will ultimately lead to the defeat of the Reich, after the Russian winter of 1942 and oil shortages, as well as over zealous command by the Germans. -
First Gas Chambers used in German concentration camps
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Attack of Pearl Harbor
The Japanese Empire launches a surprise assault with the Japanese "Zero", the fighter of the time, which cripples almost all of the america Pacific fleet. However, the Japanese didn't touch the repair docks, so many ships were up and running soon after. This attack got America into a war with Japan, and soon after Germany and Italy declare on America. -
Japanese American Internment Camps
After the attack on Pearl Harbor, many Americans were distrustful of anyone of Japanese decent, due to suspicions of spies or terrorists. These led into the American government taking action, forcing president Franklin Delano Roosevelt to send Americans of Japanese decent to prison camps. -
Italy surrenders
Italy, after being invaded by the allies from Sicily and the south, and then has a revolution to overthrow Mussolini. -
Iwo Jima
The worst naval assault in marine history. Though a successful attack, the marines had irreplaceable losses. One of the last invasions of the war. -
Germany surrenders
After the German army is crushed from the east (Soviet Union) and west (Allies) and with the taking of Berlin by the Soviets, and Hitler's death, Germany surrenders -
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Nuclear Bombs dropped on Hiroshima & Nagasaki
The United States, looking for a way to capitulate Japan without having to launch a mainland assault, which would loss more lives than the island hoping campaign already did. -
Japan surrender
After the two atomic bombs were dropped, Hirohito orders the surrender of all Japanese troops.