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Japan Invades Manchuria
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Hitler Renounces the Provisions of the Treaty of Versailles
In Germany, Hitler renounces the disarmament clauses of the treaty, and begins an "open re-armament and conscription of soldiers". This included a Nacy and an Air Force. He overturned the territorial provisions of the treaty and on September 1, 1939, Hitler and the Nazis ivade Poland. -
Italy Invades Ethopia
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Germany Re-Occupies the Rhineland
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Spanish Civil War
The Spanish Civil Wsr was a major conflict in Spain that began on July 17, 1936 and ended on April 1, 1939. Following a rebel coup supported by conservatives fascist, Spain became politically and militarliy divided. Due to this, general Franco Francisico began a war against the loyalists of the left-wing Republican government. Franco and his army was supported by Nazi Germany and Italy, while the Republican government was supported by the Soviet Union. Franco won, establishing his dictatorship. -
Rome-Berlin Axis Pact
The pact was forged when Italy was opposed by the League of Nations, when Italy invaded Ethopia and recieved help/support from Germany. The alliance also "contained a protocal committing Germany and Italy to follow a common foreign alliance. -
Anschluss in Austria
The Anschluss was the occupation and annexation of Austria into Germany. The Austrian Chancellor tried to hold a referendum for a vote on the issue, but was canceled by the Austrian Nazi Party. The Anschluss was also one of the major first steps for Hitler in creating a Greater German Reich that included all of the lands/territories the German Empire had lost in World War I -
Munich Agreements
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Franco Becomes Dictator of Spain
His regime was also known as Francoist Spain.
In October 1936, Franco was appointed as general of the Nationalist and head of state. However it was not until the end of the Spanish Civil War when Franco came to power. With the help and Hitler and the Nazis, on April 1, 1939 Franco became dictator of Spain -
Nazi-Soviet Nonaggression Pact is signed
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Britain Signs a Pact with Poland
This signing was known as the Anglo-Polish military alliance. The pact contained promises of mutual military assistance between Great Britain and Poland if one was to be attacked by another European country. Britain sought to prevent German agressions by signing this secret pact. -
Germany Invades Poland
Germany invading Poland, marked the start of World War II. Germany invaded Poland from the north, south and west. As Germany gained advantage, Polish forces withdrew to the southeast where they prepared for a long defence of the Romanian Bridgehead and awaited the expected support from France and the United Kingdom.The two countries had pacts with Poland (declared war on Germany on Sept. 3 1939), but their aid to Poland was very limited. -
Britain and France Declare War on Germany
Britain and France declared war on Germany, in response to Hitler's invasion in Poland. Britain and France, before declaring war, kept their word and sent ultimatums to Hitler, demanding his withdrawal of troops in Poland. Neville Chamberlain later publicized this annoucment on declaring war on Germany, and World War II began. -
Hitler Invades France
The German invasion in France was also known as the Battle of France. The Germans won the campaign, and then divided France into German occupation zones in the north and west, a small Italian occupation zone in the southeast, and an unoccupied zone in the south. The Axis powers occupied France for 4 years, before the Allied landings in 1944. -
Allied Victory in Africa
The Allied victory in Africa occurred in Northern Africa. The campaign was fought between the Allies and Axis powers. The Allied war effort was dominated by the British Commonwealth and exiles from German-occupied Europe. The U.S. entered the war in 1941 and began direct military assistance in North Africa. The Allied forces encircled the Axis forces and forced their surrender. -
Battle of Britain
The Battle of Britain was also known as the Air Battle of Great Britain. It was an air campaign waged by Germany against Britain. Germany's objective was to gain air superiority over the British Royal Air Force. However the German campaign failed to defeat the British (considered to be the Germans first crucial defeat and a turning point in World War II). -
Operation Barbarossa
The operation was named after Frederick Barbarossa, a medieval German ruler. Operation Barbarossa was the code nmae for the German invasion of the Soviet Union. However the German operations in the Soviet Union failed. -
Attack on Pearl Harbor
The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor shocked the world. The attack was a turning point for America, and on December 8, 1941, the United States declared war on Japan, entering World War II. -
Battle of the Coral Sea
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Battle of Stalingrad
The Battle of Stalingrad was a major battle in World War II between Germany and the Soviet Union. -
Allied Conference im Tehran
The Tehran Conference was a strategy meeting held by the "Big Three", Joseph Stalin, Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill. -
D-Day
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Battle of the Bulge
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Allied Conference in Yalta
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Germany Surrenders
In France, the Chief-of-Staff of the German Armed Forces High Command, General Alfred Jodi, signed unconditional surrender documents for all German forces to the Allies. Mass celebration erupted due to the news and May 8th became known as V-E day. -
Allied Conference in Potsdam
third wartime conference with the Soviet Union, U.S. anf the U.K. leaders. -
Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
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Separate East German Government Established
East Germany also known as the Germen Democratic Republic.
