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The Treaty of Versailles is signed.
It was signed on 28 June 1919, exactly five years after the
assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. In this treaty, Germany accepted responsibility for causing the war, to disarm and to pay heavy reparations to certain countries that had formed the Entente powers. This caused an ecenomic depression in Germany which led to the rise of Fascism. -
Adolf Hitler becomes the Chancellor of Germany.
He is appointed as a leader or fÜhrer of the National Socialist German Workers Party (or Nazi Party), as chancellor of Germany. Hitler's emergence as chancellor marked a crucial turning point for Germany and, ultimately, for the world. His plan was to to make Germany a powerful, unified one-party state. As he became a Chancellor, he began ordering a rapid expansion of the state police. -
Italy invades Abyssinia.
The incident resulted from the ongoing conflict between the Kingdom of Italy and Abyssinia in Europe. Its effects were to undermine the credibility of the League of Nations and to encourage Fascist Italy to ally itself with Nazi Germany. The crisis brought an end to peace in Europe and it was clear by 1937 there were two defining sides in Europe. -
Neville Chamberlain becomes the Prime Minister of Britain
Neville Chamberlain became the Prime Minister of Britain on May 28, 1937. He believed that the Treaty of Versailles is too harsh for Germany and thought accepthing Hitler's demands would prevent anoter war. However, this action encouraged Germany to rise again. Failure of appeasement wass also one of the main causes of world War II. -
Germany invades Poland
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Great Britain and France declare war on Germany.
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Germany invades Denmark and Norway
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Italy declares war on Great Britain and France
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France signs armistic with Germany
The Second Armistice at Compiègne was signed at 18:50 on 22 June 1940 near Compiègne, France, between Nazi Germany and the French Third Republic -
The Battle of Britain
An air campaig waged by German Air Force against Great Britain. The objective of the campaign was to gain air superiority over the Royal Air Force (RAF), especially Fighter Command -
Germany invades Greece and Yugoslavi
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Germany invades the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
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U.S. declares war on Japan after the attack on Pearl Harbor.
The United States Congress declared war upon the Empire of Japan in response to that country's attack on Pearl Harbor the prior day. -
Germany and Italy declare war on U.S.
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Battle of El Alamein
Allies' victory was a turning point of Wester Desert Campaign in WWII. -
Axis force in North America surrender
World War II in North Africa ended in 1943, when Axis forces surrendered, and 275,000 German and Italian troops were captured after the final assaults on Tunis and Bizerte. -
Italy secretly surrenders
The surrender was signed five days ago in secret by a representative of Marshal Pietro Badoglio, Italy's prime minister since the downfall of Benito Mussolini in July. -
Allies invade Normandy
The Invasion of Normandy was the invasion and establishment of Allied forces in Normandy, France, during Operation Overlord in 1944 during World War II. It was the largest amphibious operation ever to take place. -
Paris is liberated
The Liberation of Paris started with an uprising by the French Resistance against the German garrison. -
The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics attacks on Berlin.
The Battle of Berlin was the final major offensive of the European Theatre of World War II. -
Hitler commits suicide.
Adolf Hitler committed suicide by gunshot on 30 April 1945 in his Führerbunker in Berlin -
Germany surrenders. WWII ends.
The final battles of the European Theatre of World War II as well as the German surrendered to the Western Allies and the Soviet Union took places in May 1945.
