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Mussolini
fasist leader of Italy who closely followed Hitler and his beliefs -
Hitler Becomes Chancellor
Hitler became head of state but didnt gain full powr for another 19 months -
Hitler violted Treaty
by re-militarizing germany, Hitler violated the Versailles Treaty -
Munich conference
Benito Mussolini met in Munich with Hitler and agreed to the annexation of the Sudeten region to Germany -
Invasion of Austria
Austria was invaded more than a year before WWII even started -
Invasion of Sudetenland
After Germany annexed Austria, they wanted the rich area of Sudetenland -
Nazi Soviet pact
signed by Germany and the Soviet Union that enabled a one-front war when Germany started World War II. -
WWII starts
The day Germany invaded Poland -
Invsion of Poland
starting of WWII -
Blitzkrieg
a plan of action during WWII. means lighting war -
French Surrenered
all French allis had surrenedered so they were to over powered to fight back -
Battle of Britain
Germany sent bombers to British cities after Great Britian declared war -
Lend Lease Act
US was able to provide the Allied nations with war material while they were still a neutral country -
V-E Day
VE Day celebrated the end of the war in Europe -
Operation Barbarossa
Adolf Hitler launched his armies eastward in a massive invasion of the Soviet Union -
Atlanic Charter
The Atlantic Charter was created as a blueprint for the world after WWII -
Pearl Harbor
Japan sent planes to attack Hawaii's harbor -
Battle of Midway
Won by the United States against Japan -
D-Day
date of the Allied landing in France, World War II. The US invaded Normandy -
Battle of Bulge
Germans attacked a weak area of the allied lines -
Truman
Truman became the 33rd president of the United States after running against Roosevelt -
Fall of Berlin
Germay surendered -
Atomc Bomb Dropped
The United States dropped the atomic bomb in Japan in hopes to end the war -
V-Jay Day
"victory over Japan Day" -
WWII Ends
The war ended after the United States drpped the bombs in Japan -
United Nations
26 nation's leaders gathered and became an organizaion to ensure no more war worlds
