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Adolf Hitler becomes Chancellor
Hitler is elected Chancellor of the Nazi Party. -
Hitler violates the Treaty of Versailles
Hitler hadn't been happy with what the Treaty of Versailles did to the German people. -
Munich Conference
Hitler meeting with British Prime Minister Chamberlain to be able to annex Sudetenland. -
Nonagression Pact
Hitler, head of the Nazi Party in Germany, and Stalin,
head of the Communist Party in Russia, publicly pledged not to attack one another, -
World War II Begins
Hitler invaded Poland which led England to decalre war on Germany. -
French Surrendered
Hitler had invaded France, and the French could no longer hold back the German Army, so they surrendered. -
The Battle of Britain Begins
Having concured France Hitler turned his attention to England. His main course of attack were air rades. -
Blitzkrieg Begins
The method that Hitler used used to attack England (Lightning War). -
Lend Lease Act is Signed
A program in which the USA would provide the Allies with supplies. -
Operation Barbarossa Begins
Germany's name for the invasion of the Soviet Union. -
Atlantic Charter is Signed
The Big Three, Churchhill, Stalin, and Roosevelt, agreed to work together. -
Attack on Pearl Harbor
Island Hopping was a strategy used by the U.S that would allow them to take prominant islands while they were on their way to Japan. -
D-Day
The day in which the Allies began their invasion of the European mainland. -
Fall of Berlin (German Surrender)
Germany surrenders to the Soviet Union. -
Atomic Bomb Dropped on Hiroshima
The first time nuclear warefare had been used in war. -
Atomic Bomb Dropped on Nagasaki
The second time nuclear warfare was ever used. Soon after Japan surrendered. -
United Nations is Created
Created to promote peace umong nations.