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First Nazi Death Camp opened
Right outside of Berlin, Oranienburg was the first concentration camp. -
Hitler becomes Fuhrer
Hitler is elected supreme dictator of Germany after a long struggle of eliminating a multitude of German leaders. Now he can lead the Nazi Party. -
German Troops occupy the Rhineland
German troops remilitarize the Rhineland, a nonmilitarized zone. -
Germany annexes Austria
Hitler's dream to unite all Germans started with this event. When he did this, he commanded all Germans be released from the Sudentenland region in Czechslovakia. -
Kristallnacht
"The Night of the Broken Glass" was a hasty attack on many Jewish synagogues and homes. Fire and buildings erupted during this Nazi attack. -
Non-Agression Pact signed
This pact between Germany and the Soviet Union was signed to prevent fighting between the two and their allies. -
Blitzkrieg
Hitler used this aggresive foreign policy on Holland and Belgium. Germany eventually occupied the two. -
Bombing of London
Heavily bombed, yet readily prepared, many Londoners pleasantly reacted in spite of the current conditions.Though Britian had little input on the war, these citizens reacted with nationalism. -
Pearl Harbor Bombing
Japan's unprecendented attack on this naval base was the United State's official entry into the war. -
Battle of Stalingrad
The Soviets win their first victory against the Germans at this battle. -
Italy surrenders
A close allie of Germany's, Italy surrenders on this date and Mussolini is thrown out of office. Italy's new government then joins the Allied Powers. -
D-Day
General Eisenhower's invasion of Normany beach(in Italy) was one of the bloodiest battles of the war. This started to show the beginning of the end for the Allied powers. -
Battle of the Bulge
The German's final offensive move in this war. They were hastily pushed out of Belgium by the Allies. -
V-E Day
Victory in Europe was celebrated. -
Atomic Bomb dropped on Nagasaki
Though there was much heated debate, the United States dropped this bomb(with previous notice) to eliminate Japan as a opponent. When the Japanese officials refused to surrender, the U.S. dropped another on the island of Hiroshima.