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Hitler becomes chairman of Nazis
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Fascists take Rome
Italy was suffering a civil war (bc of socialists), and Mussolini decided by 1922 that it was a good time for fascists. His blackshirts took Rome and King Victor Emmanuel gave up the government to Mussolini. -
Hitler tries to overthrow Weimar Republic
After which he decides to get to power the legal way, then to discard the system. -
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Japanese Invasion of Manchuria
Part of the Second Sino-Japanese war, which lasted for more than 8 years, into the beginning of European fighting. -
Hitler comes to power
Hitler is offered chancellorship by von Hindenburg. -
Nuremberg Laws created
Discriminatory laws against Jews are put into place. They took away German Jews' citizenship and outlawed intermarriage between Jews/Aryans. -
Hitler invades the Rhineland
Hitler invaded and took control of the Rhineland, a formerly militarized zone, because he wanted to strengthen Germany's armed forces. Went against Versailles. -
Hitler invades Sudetenland
Hitler demanded the cession of the Sudetenland in September, prompting the calling of the Munich Conference. (After Anschluss, before Munich) -
Anschluss
Germany forces annexation with Austria in order to unite all Germans. -
Munich Conference
France, GB, Italy, Germany sign Munich Agreement. -
Kristallnacht
Jewish stores and businesses destroyed, synagogues burned, 100+ Jews murdered -
Mussolini & Hitler sign Pact of Steel
May: Italy and Germany solidified their alliance by signing the 10-year Pact of Steel. -
Hitler invades the rest of Czechoslovakia
March 14-15: Hitler breaks the Munich Agreement and occupies the rest of Czechoslovakia. -
Nazi-Soviet Nonaggression Pact
Hitler and Stalin signed the Nonaggression Pact, after Stalin became concerned that France and GB were trying to redirect Nazi attention. -
Germany invades Poland
Germany used the blitzkrieg tactics to quickly overtake part of Poland. USSR got eastern Poland. -
France and Britain declare war
France and Britain go to war against Germany. -
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Fall of France
France fell under German hand. They signed the armistice the same train car as Germans had in WWI. -
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Dunkirk Evacuation
The evacuation of hundreds of thousands of soldiers from a coast in France. -
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Battle of Britain
Germany used its Luftwaffe to bomb civilian areas such as London, although the RAF held them off. -
Operation Barbarossa
The Nazis plan to take over Soviet Russia in order to create more living space for Germans. -
Hitler invades Soviet Union
As part of Operation Barbarossa, 3.6 million soldiers supporting Germany attacked the USSR. By December of that year, Germany was holding Russia strong. -
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Siege of Leningrad
An indirect attack on Leningrad where the Nazis isolated the city and starved/froze over a million Russian citizens. -
Pearl Harbor
Japanese forces bomb the naval base in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. -
Battle of Midway
The US discovered Japan's plans to attack and attacked first, turning the tides in the Pacific theater. -
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Battle for Stalingrad
A battle to win control of Stalingrad. It was the first great victory for Soviets. -
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Battle of El Alamein
A battle between Montgomery and Rommel in North Africa; decisive Allied victory. -
Italy surrenders
Mussolini is overthrown and Italy surrenders to the Allied Powers. -
D-Day
An offensive Allied attack on Germany in Normandy. The attack overwhelmed them and broke down German resistance. -
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Battle of the Bulge
Germany's last blitzkrieg attack in the Belgian Ardennes. Cost many American casualties but ultimately they won. -
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Battle of Iwo Jima
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Germany surrenders (V-E Day)
Germany surrendered after various small-scale battles across it. Subsequently V-E Day and end of war in Europe. -
Hiroshima
The US released an atomic bomb on the city of Hiroshima, killing hundreds of thousands. -
Nagasaki
The US released another atomic bomb on the city of Nagasaki, similar to Hiroshima (fewer casualties).