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Events in World War II
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Rise of Hitler
Hitler becomes the leader of the Nazi Party -
Mein Kampf
Hitler's autobiography. "Mein Kampf" (My Struggle) is published -
Germany Enters
Germmany is admitted into the League of Nations -
Stalin Takes Over
Japan invades and takes control of Manchuria -
Stalingrad
The Battle of Stalingrad begins -
Hitler gains Power
Hitler becomes the Prime Minister of Germany -
Nazi Domination
The Nazi Party is declared Germany's only political party -
Germany Quits
Hitler pulls Germany out of the League of Nations -
The New Leader
Hitler becomes the Fuhrer (leader) of Germany -
Violation
Hitler violates the Treaty of Versailles by introducing military conscription -
The Rhineland
German troops occupy the Rhineland -
Olympics
The Olymics is held in Berlin, Germany -
Fascist Italy
Ethiopia falls to Italy and is taken over by it -
World War II begins In Europe
Germany invades Poland -
The Atlantic Charter
Roosevelt and Winston Churchill announce the Atlatnic Charter providing freedom of the seas and many other benefits to all nations -
The Date of Infamy
Japan bombs Pearl Harbor -
America Enters War
U.S declares war on Japan -
Internment Camps
Japanese-Americans are relocated to camps -
Operation Torch
Dwight D. Eisenhower commences Operation Torch and successfully sinks many German U-Boats -
The First Big Win
Germany surrenders in Stalingrad, which becomes the first big defeat of Hitler's armies -
Fascist Italy Falls
Benito Mussolini is arrested and the Italian Fascist government falls apart -
Mussolini rescued
Germans rescue Mussolini from captivity. Mussolini then restores his Fascist government months later -
Mussolni's death
Mussolini is captured and hanged by Italian partisans -
Hitler's Suicide
Hitler commits suicide with his wife -
V-E Day
Germany's surrender leads to the end of War in Europe -
Nagasaki
U.S drops another atomic bomb on Japan in Nagasaki -
Hiroshima
U.S drops an atomic bomb on Japan in Hiroshima -
The End of the War
Japan surrenders to U.S and ends World War II -
UN is created
The united Nations is created -
Nuremburg Trials
German war criminals are held on trial and receive punishments
