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Treaty of Versailles
The treaty created after WWI that makes Germany pay for the war. -
Mussolini Rises to Power in Italy
Benito Mussolini rises to power and becomes the prime minister in Italy. -
Stalin becomes Soviet Premier
Stalin becomes the leader of the soviet union after the death of Lenin. -
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Stalin launches the first of his five-year plan
Stalin launches the first of his five-year plan, a policy of Socialism in One Country. -
Dachau Opens
The first ever Nazi concentration camp opens up in Dachau. -
Hitler becomes Chancellor
Adolf Hitler, leader of the Nazi party, becomes the Chancellor of Germany -
Nuremburg Laws Pass
The first anti-Jewish pass by Germany. -
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Spanish Civil War
A civil war breaks out in Spain between the republicans and nationalists. -
Austrian Anschluss
Hitler's plan to take places in Europe where people spoke German. -
Germany Annexes the Sudetenland
Germany annexes Sudetenland, a part of Austria that spoke German. -
Kristallnacht
Also reffered to as the "Night of Broken Glass", Kristallnacht was the day where German soldiers made a rampage through Jewish home, schools, and businesses. -
The Nazi-Soviet pact is signed.
Germany and the soviet union sign a non-aggression pact. -
Germany invades Poland
Adolf Hitler sends soldiers to invade Poland to reclaim land that was lost from Germany. -
Germany invades Norway and Denmark
German forces are deployed for an invasion in both Norway and Denmark. -
Auschwitz is opened.
A Network of Nazi concentration camps and extermination camps. -
Germany Invades the Soviet Union
Germany breaks the non-agression pact and invades the Soviet Union. -
Pearl Harbor attacked by the Japanese
Japan launches an attack on Pearl Harbor in hopes to take out America's navy. -
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Battle of Stalingrad
A major world war II battle between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union to take control of Stalingrad. -
British defeat the Germans at El Alamein
The British defeat the Germans in a battle that marked the cumulation of World War II North African campaign. -
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D-Day
A battle in which American, British, and Canadian troops stormed beach coast. -
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Battle of the Bulge
Major German offense campaing through a hevily dense forest. -
Auschwitz is liberated.
The Soviet Union enters Auschwitz and frees over 7000 prisoners. -
Yalta Conference
A conference held by world leaders to demand Germany's surrender. -
Germany surrenders
Germany surrenders, marking the end of World War II in Europe. -
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Nuremburg Trials
A series of post war trials with the purpose of bringing Nazi war criminals to justice.