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Concentration Camps
One of the first Nazi Concentration Camps is opened -
Local Government Overthrown
The Nazis took over the local government -
Nazi Secret Police
The Gestapo, Nazi secret police, were formed -
Political Parties
All political parties except the Nazis were banned -
President Death
President Hindenburg died. Hitler combined the post of President and Chancellor and called himself Fuhrer. -
World War in the Pacific
Japan invades China, initiating World War II in the Pacific -
Soviet Pact
Nazi-Soviet Pact – Alliance between Hitler and Stalin which agreed to divide Poland between the two countries -
World War 2 in Europe
Germany invades Poland, initiating World War II in Europe -
England and France Declare War
Honoring their guarantee of Poland borders, Great Britain and France declare war on Germany. -
Italy Enters The War
Italy enters the war. Italy invades southern France on June 21 -
Germany, Italy, and Japan
Germany, Italy, and Japan sign the Tripartite Pact. -
Extermination Camps
The first extermination camp, Chelmno, began operating -
Bulgaria
Bulgaria joins the Axis -
Pearl Harbor
Japan bombs pearl harbor -
US Joins The War
The United States declares war on Japan, entering World War II. Japanese troops land in the Philippines, French Indochina (Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia), and British Singapore. By April 1942, the Philippines, Indochina, and Singapore are under Japanese occupation. -
War Declared
Nazi Germany and it's Axis partners declare war on the United States -
End of Death Camps
Germans closed down death camps -
German Army Defeated
German 6th army defeated at Stalingrad -
Bombing
First allied bombing raid on German cities -
D-Day
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Hitler Dies
Hitler commited suicide -
End of War in Europe
Germany surrendered ending the war in Europe -
Hiroshima
The United States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima -
Nagasaki
The United States dops an atomic bomb on Nagasaki -
End of World War 2
Having agreed in principle to unconditional surrender on August 14, 1945, Japan formally surrenders, ending World War II.
