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Adolf Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany.
His Nazi Party, or the Third Reich, takes power and Hitler is essentially the dictator of Germany. -
Germans invade Poland
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Germany uses quick strikes called blitzkrieg
1940 May 10 to June 22 - Germany uses quick strikes called blitzkrieg, meaning lightning war, to take over much of western Europe including the Netherlands, Belgium, and northern France. -
Axis Alliance.
1940 September 22 - Germany, Italy, and Japan sign the Tripartite Pact creating the Axis Alliance. -
Pearl Harbor
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United Nations
Jan 1, 1942 - Declaration of the United Nations signed by 26 Allied nations.Jan -
U-boat offensive
13, 1942 - Germans begin a U-boat offensive along east coast of USA.Jan 20, 1942 -
D-day
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Battle of the Bulge.
1944 December 16 - The Germans launch a large attack in the Battle of the Bulge. They lose to the Allies sealing the fate of the German army. -
Germany surrenders
Russians reach Berlin: Hitler commits suicide. -
End of World War II
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V-J day
