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Italy Joins War
Italy was persuaded to enter the war. The Allies got Italy on their side. -
Adolf Hitler Becomes Chancellor of Germany
Adolf Hitler became chancellor on January 30th, 1933. A chancellor is a leader, so he became the leader of the country Germany. -
Rome-Berlin Axis Treaty
Italy wanted the Romian Empier and Germany wanted Berlin. They both wanted these places so they made the Axis Treaty. -
Anti-Comintern Pact
Germany and Japan made a pact against Communism International. Then Italy joined so it was between Germany, Japan, and Italy. -
Germany Invades Poland
German forces invades poland; Britain and France declare war. -
Germany Takes France
Frances falls to German Forces. Germany took Northern France and all their coastlines. -
Germany Attacks Russia
Germany launches invansion of the Soviet Union. The destruction of the Soviet Union was the core policy of the Nazi movement. -
Pearl Harbor
The Pearl Harbor attack was on December 7, 1941. Japanese (fighter) planes flew into the American naval base near Honolulu, Hawaii. -
Battle of Midway
This was a crucial naval battle in the Pacific Theatre. It was only six months after the Pearl Harbor attack. -
Italian Surrender
Italy signed an armistice with the Allies. The surrender was actually signed September 3, 1943 -
D-Day
Allied forces launched D-Day invasion in Normandy, France. D-Day is used to refer the Normandy lands. -
Battle of the Bulge
This was a huge German campaign which launched in densely forested Ardennes. This attck caught the Allies completely off guard. -
German Surrenders
Germany surrenders to the Allied Powers. Germnay wanted to surrender to only the Western Allies but General Eisenhower demanded complete surrender. -
Hiroshima and Nagaski
American bombers dropped atomic bombs over Hiroshima. Three days later after that bombing, American bombers dropped an atomic bomb in Nagaski. -
Japan Surrenders
Since Japan surrendered to the Allies, World War II was over. By the summer of 1945 Japanese navy and air forces were destroyed.
