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Hitler Becomes Chancellar of Germany
Adolf Hitler becomes supreme ruler of Germany. He becomes the of the Nazi Party. -
Hitler Pledges To Undo The Treaty Of Versailles
61 nations met at a conference to discuss, Hitler left the conference when the powers refused to disarm to Germany's level. He then built the Luftwaffe. Britain signed a naval treaty with German, meaning that Britain was taking German rearmament, and lose the military part of the Treaty of Versailles. -
Germany, Italy, Japan form pact known as Axis Powers
They sighed the Tripartite Pact, then they are recognized as the Axis alliance. They had common interests, which were :
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Italy Invades Ethiopia
The league of Nations were given a task. The purpose of the invasion was to strengthen Italian national prestige, which was destroyed at the Battle of Adowa. -
Germany Annexes Austria
German troops marched in to Austria to annex the German speaking nation for the Third Reich. -
Germany, Italy, Great Britain, and France sign the Munich Agreement. (Appeasement)
Chamberlain and Daladier signed the Munich Pact with Hitler. The agreement was about the outbreak war, but was giving Czechoslovakia away to the Germans. -
Germany Breaks The Munich Agreement And Occupies The Rest Of Czech Lands
Hitler invades and occupies Czechoslovakia, a useless attempt to avoid Germany's imperial aims. -
Germany And The Soviet Union Sign The Nazi-Soviet Pact, Dividing Eastern Europe Into Spheres Of Influence
Germany and the USSR agreed not to take no military action against each other for the next 10 years. The agreement was meant to be kept a secret. -
Germany Invades Poland
Hitler bombed Poland from the land and up to the air. The strategy he used was Blitzkrieg. He hoped to regain the territory he had lost and to rule Poland. -
Honoring Their Support Of Poland, Great Britain, And France Declare War On Germany
Both allies declare war on Germany. The cause was when the British ocean was sunk by a German U-30 submarine. -
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Phoney War
The name was given after the blitzkrieg attack on Poland, which nothing had happened. -
Auschwitz
It was known to be the largest concentration camp and death camp. It was meant to be for political prisoner, but then expanded for Jewish people and others who Germany considered to be the enemy. They either had them killed through a gas chamber, or having them alive to their slave. -
Germany invades Denmark and Norway
German warships enter from Narvik to Olso, releasing thousands of troops to get rid of the people in Norway and other Danish cities. -
France falls and Germany controls Paris
France surrenders and German rules Paris. -
Operation Sea Lion
The name was given from Hitler and it was planned to invade Great Britain. It was never used because the Germans lost the Battle of Britain. -
North African Campaign
They wanted to take control of North Africa. The prize at stake was control of Suez Canal, British Cononial Empire, and valuable oil. -
Britain defeats Germany in Operation Sea Lion
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Kristallnacht
It was also known as the " Night of Broken Glass ", meaning that synogogues and many stores own by the Jewish people were burnt down. -
Battle of Britain Ends
German and British planes crashed in the sky. Germany failed to gain Luffewaffe. -
Germany Invade Soviet Union- Operation Barbossa
Hitler sends about three million soldiers to invade the soviet Union. -
Japan attacks Pearl Harbor
Japanese planes attack American base located at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. It was an unexpected attack that no one was prepared for. -
Battle of Midway Ends- Why is it important?
Battle of Midway, the US defeated Japan due to code breaking. -
Battle of Guadalcanal
The Battle of Guadalcanal was a victory for the Allies in the Pacific theater. -
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Battle of Stalingrad
It was one of the most bloodiest battles in history. -
Destination Day (D-Day)
The allies violate Western Europe in a horrible attack in history. It was Nazi Germany's control 156,000 American. British, and Canadian troops landed on the coast of France's Normandy coast. -
Germany Surrenders
Germany surrender to the allies. -
Hiroshima
An American B-29 was dropped over Hiroshima, wiping out 90% of the city and killing 80,000 people. -
Nagasaki
The second bomb was dropped on Japan by the Unites States. -
Japan Surrenders
After the bombs were drooped, Japan automatically surrendered.
