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Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany
Hindenburg wins election and then elects Adolf Hitler as chancellor Info and Picture: http://www.theholocaustexplained.org/ks3/the-nazi-rise-to-power/how-did-the-nazis-gain-support/hitler-becomes-chancellor/#.WNzSvhKGPmU -
Axis Powers break Non-Aggression pact
Soviet leader Joseph Stalin viewed the pact as a way to keep his nation on peaceful terms with Germany, while giving him time to build up the Soviet military. German chancellor Adolf Hitler used the pact to make sure Germany was able to invade Poland unopposed, because he was protected by the pact. Info: http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/german-soviet-nonaggression-pact
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Germany Invades Poland- WWII begins
Hitler decides to regain "lost land" from Poland. He used this excuse so that he can begin a world war because he knew other countries would step in to help. Info: http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/germany-invades-poland
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Winston Churchill becomes leader of British Government
Winston Churchill because Chamberlain failed to save Europe from the attack of the Nazis Info: http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/churchill-becomes-prime-minister
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Italy enters war
Italy were pressured into entering the war by all the countries, Info: http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/italy-declares-war-on-france-and-great-britain
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Battle of Britain
Britain was defending it's land because the Germans tried to invade it, but the Brits proved that they had a good air-force after they were the victors in the first ever battle of the skies. Info and Picture: https://www.britannica.com/event/Battle-of-Britain-European-history-1940 -
Attack on Pearl Harbor
The Japs made a surprise attack on the U.S naval base at Pearl Harbor in Oahu Island, Hawaii. Japan continued to negotiate with the U.S up to the day of the Pearl Harbor attack, the government of Prime Minister Tōjō Hideki decided on war. Info: https://www.britannica.com/event/Pearl-Harbor-attack
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Bataan Death March
After the U.S surrender to Japan during WWII, 75,000 soldiers were forced to march 65 miles to the prison camps. Info: http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/bataan-death-march
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Battle of Coral Sea
The Japanese were seeking to control the Coral Sea with an invasion of Port Moresby in southeast New Guinea, but their plans were intercepted by Allied forces. When the Japanese landed in the area, they came under attack from the aircraft carrier planes of the American task forces. Info: http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-coral-sea
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Battle of Midway
The U.S was able to preempt and counter Japan’s planned ambush of its few remaining aircraft carriers, inflicting permanent damage on the Japanese Navy which helped the U.S navy and it's allies to move into an offensive position. Info: http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-midway
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Battle of Stalingrad
Soviets were successfully able to defend the city of Stalingrad in the U.S.S.R. The Battle of Stalingrad was one of the bloodiest battles in history, with combined military and civilian casualties of nearly 2 million. Info: http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-stalingrad
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Italy surrenders to Allies
Gen. Eisenhower publicly announces the surrender of Italy to the Allies. Germany reacted with Operation Axis, the Allies with Operation Avalanche. Info: http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/italian-surrender-is-announced
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D-Day
156,000 American, British and Canadian forces landed beaches along the heavily fortified coast of France’s Normandy region. The invasion was one of the largest amphibious military assaults in history and required extensive planning. Info: http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/d-day
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1st Liberation of Concentration Camps
As Allied troops moved across Europe in a series of offensives against Nazi Germany, they began to encounter tens of thousands of concentration camp prisoners. These survivors were very lucky. Info & Picture: https://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/article.php?ModuleId=10005131 -
Liberation of Paris
Paris becomes free and people of France walk through the streets freely and triumphantly. Info: http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/liberation-of-paris
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Battle of Bulge
Adolph Hitler attempted to split the Allied armies in northwest Europe by means of a surprise blitzkrieg thrust through the Ardennes to Antwerp. Info: http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-the-bulge
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Battle of Iwo Jima
Iwo Jima was defended by roughly 23,000 Japanese army and navy troops, who fought from an elaborate network of caves, dugouts, tunnels and underground installations. Despite the difficulty of the conditions, the marines wiped out the defending forces Info: http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-iwo-jima
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Death of FDR
President Franklin Delano Roosevelt passes away after four momentous terms in office, leaving Vice President Harry S. Truman in charge of a country still fighting WWII. Info: http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/fdr-dies
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Death of Hitler
Der Fuhrer, burrowed away in a refurbished air-raid shelter, consumes a cyanide capsule, then shoots himself with a pistol Info: http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/fdr-dies
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Germany Surrenders
Germany officially surrenders to the Allies, bringing an end to the European conflict in World War II. Info&Picture: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/07/germany-surrenders-allies-date-nazis-wwii_n_3230901.html -
Atomic Bomb #1
"The Manhattan Project" comes to an explosive end as the first atom bomb is successfully tested in Alamogordo, New Mexico. Info: http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-first-atomic-bomb-test-is-successfully-exploded
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Atomic Bomb #2
President Truman orders an act of aerial warfare so destructive that there was no possible retaliation. That was the dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima Japan. Info&Picture: http://www.thefinertimes.com/WW-II-Air/the-bomb-that-changed-the-world.html -
Japan Surrenders
the defeat of Japan was a foregone conclusion. The Japanese navy and air force were destroyed. The Allied naval blockade of Japan and intensive bombing of Japanese cities had left the country and its economy devastated. Info: http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/japan-surrenders
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