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Hitler goes along with his plans to unify all German Speaking announcing a "Anschluss" or union between Germany and Austria. Following this Hitler called for the Liberation of German people in the Sudetenland.
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Hitler met with the French and British Ministers who were trying to stay away from war which ended up with the French and British giving Germany Czechoslovakia. However, Czechoslovakia order a mobilization of troops when they got the news.
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Hitler and Stalin signed a non-aggression pact which included secret clauses for the division of Poland.
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German forces bombard Poland on land and from the air, as Adolf Hitler seeks to regain lost territory and ultimately rule Poland. This is the start of World War II
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Britain and France declared war on Germany. Neville Chamberlain broadcast the announcement that the country was at war.
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Hitler invaded and occupied Denmark and Norway to safeguard supply routes of Swedish ore and also to establish a Norwegian base from which to break the British naval blockade on Germany.
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Italy entered the war on the side of the Axis powers. Italy’s motive for entering the war was the hope of rich pickings from the spoils of war.
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Japanese fighter planes descended on the base, where they managed to destroy or damage nearly 20 American naval vessels, including eight battleships, and over 300 airplanes. More than 2,400 Americans died in the attack, including civilians, and another 1,000 people were wounded. The day after the assault, President Franklin D. Roosevelt asked Congress to declare war on Japan.
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The USA defeated the Japanese navy at the Battle of Midway. Following this victory, the US navy was able to push the Japanese back.
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The allies launched an attack on Germany’s forces in Normandy, Western France. Thousands of transports carried an invasion army under the supreme command of general Eisenhower to the Normandy beaches. The Germans who had been fed false information about a landing near Calais, rushed troops to the area but were unable to prevent the allies from forming a solid bridgehead. For the allies it was essential to first capture a port.
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The Japanese generals refused to surrender and agree to America's terms the US dropped an atomic bomb on the island of Hiroshima.
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The Japanese finally agree to America's terms which were Unconditioned Surrender. This would lead to the end of World War II
