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Hitler becomes chancellor of Germany
The year 1932 had seen Hitler’s meteoric rise to prominence in Germany. A charismatic speaker, Hitler channeled popular discontent with the post-war Weimar government into support for his fledgling Nazi party. In an election held in July 1932, the Nazis won 230 governmental seats; together with the Communists, the next largest party, they made up over half of the Reichstag. (http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/adolf-hitler-is-named-chancellor-of-germany) -
Hitler pledges to undo the Treaty Of Versailles
World War I ended in 1919 with the signing of the Treaty of Versailles in the Hall of Mirrors. Symbolically, it was the same place where Otto von Bismarck had celebrated the French defeat in 1871 by proclaiming a German Empire, after the Franco-Prussian war that finalized the unification of the German state and signaled the rise of Germany’s military power.
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Forming pact known as Axis Powers
Coalition headed by Germany, Italy, and Japan that opposed the Allied powers in World War II. The alliance originated in a series of agreements between Germany and Italy, followed by the proclamation of an “axis” binding Rome and Berlin (October 25, 1936), with the two powers claiming that the world would henceforth rotate on the Rome-Berlin axis. This was followed by the German-Japanese Anti-Comintern Pact against the Soviet Union.
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Italy invades Ethiopia
An armed conflict that resulted in Ethiopia’s subjection to Italian rule. Often seen as one of the episodes that prepared the way for World War II, the war demonstrated the ineffectiveness of the League of Nations when League decisions were not supported by the great powers.
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Germany annexes Austria
Austrian Nazis conspired for the second time in four years to seize the Austrian government by force and unite their nation with Nazi Germany. Austrian Chancellor Kurt von Schuschnigg, learning of the conspiracy, met with Nazi leader Adolf Hitler in the hopes of reasserting his country’s independence but was instead bullied into naming several top Austrian Nazis to his cabinet.
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Munich Agreement. (Appeasement)
British and French prime ministers Neville Chamberlain and Edouard Daladier sign the Munich Pact with Nazi leader Adolf Hitler. The agreement averted the outbreak of war but gave Czechoslovakia away to German conquest. ( http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/munich-pact-signed ) -
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Germany breaks the Munich Agreement
On this day, Hitler’s forces invade and occupy Czechoslovakia–a nation sacrificed on the altar of the Munich Pact, which was a vain attempt to prevent Germany’s imperial aims. ( http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/nazis-take-czechoslovakia ) -
Sign the Nazi-Soviet Pact
Shortly before World War II (1939-45) broke out in Europe–enemies Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union surprised the world by signing the German-Soviet Nonaggression Pact, in which the two countries agreed to take no military action against each other for the next 10 years.
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Germany invades Poland
On this day in 1939, German forces bombard Poland on land and from the air, as Adolf Hitler seeks to regain lost territory and ultimately rule Poland. World War II had begun.
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Declare war on Germany.
On this day in 1939, in response to Hitler’s invasion of Poland, Britain and France, both allies of the overrun nation declare war on Germany. ( http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/britain-and-france-declare-war-on-germany ) -
Phony War
France and Britain declared war on Germany on 1939 and mobilized on France and Germany's boarder. On Apirl 19, 1940, Hitler launched a surprise attack on Denmark and Norway when both sides were fighting -
Soviet Union invades Germany
Soviet Foreign Minister Vyacheslav Molotov declares that the Polish government has ceased to exist, as the U.S.S.R. exercises the “fine print” of the Hitler-Stalin Non-aggression pact—the invasion and occupation of eastern Poland.
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Auschwitz
Aushwitz was one of the largest concentration camps opened in 1940, which was also considered death camp. It was located in Southern Poland and was the center of political prisoners and was for people that were often killed in gas chambers or slaves. -
Invasion of Denmark and Norway
German warships enter major Norwegian ports, from Narvik to Oslo, deploying thousands of German troops and occupying Norway. At the same time, German forces occupy Copenhagen, among other Danish cities. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/germany-invades-norway-and-denmark -
France falls
In the evening at 8 pm, Germany enters Paris. Winston Churchill convinced France to wait for peace until America gets involved in the war and makes peace -
Operation Sea Lion
It was a name given by Hitler, which was a plan on the invasion of Britain. Hitler was more interested in the forthcoming on Russia than invading Britain. -
North African Campaign
It was a three year campaign where the Allies and Axis pushed each other back and forth. It was the struggle over who was going to have control of the Suez canal. It was a resource because it had oil from the Middle East and raw materials from -
Britain defeats Germany
Britain's Airforce attacked Germany's air bases, military base, and its civilian in Germany. Hitler did the wrong choice in trying to invade two nations at once and repeating the same tactics. Britain made a move and got all its military to invade one side, to weaken it. -
Battle Of Britain ends
The first attack on London on September 7 was quite successful; the second, on September 15, failed not only with heavy losses, but also with a collapse of morale among German bomber crews when British fighters appeared in large numbers and shot down many of the Germans. As a result, Hitler permanently postponed a landing on the British Isles and suspended the Battle of Britain.
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Operation Barbarossa
This event was knows as Germany invading the Soviet Union. This invasion involved covering the front of North Cape to the frontier of Black Sea, which was about 2,000 miles. The forces that invaded Russia was known as one of the best armies that invaded in the 20th century. It was the turning point because it invaded the Nazis. -
Attack On Pearl Harbor
This attack was fought between Japan and the U.S for decades, when finally Japan decided to do a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor. The Japanese thought it would be good to expand into its neighbor's territory and take over its import market and declared war on China. They tried to come to an agreement, but Japan had too much pride in their country which lead to them attack. -
Battle of Stalingrad
This was a successful soviet defense of the city Stalinrad in the U.S.S.R during World War two. The Russian considered it to be the best battle of their great patriotic war, which was considered the greatest battle of the conflict. This stopped the Germany from invading the Soviet Union, although it was the bloodiest battle in history.
