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Adolf Hitler
This marks the day that Adolf Hitler came to power -
Joseph Stalin
He was the leader of the Soviet Union from mid-1920s until his death in 1953. -
Benito Mussolini
Leader of the National Fascist Party, ruling the country as Prime Minister from 1922 until 1943. -
Italy's conquest of Ethiopia
Ethiopia was one of the last free independent countries in South Africa, so Italy wanted to expaned Hitler's plans to expand German territories and he thought invading them and winning he could expand German territories. -
Spanish Civil War
This war was fought between the Republicans andthe Nationalist. Republicans were loyal to the demoratic Spanish Republic, and Nationalist was a rebel group led by a Gerneral named Francisco Franco. The Nationalist won so Spain was ruled by Franco for 36 years. -
Annexing of Austria
The leader of Austria thought he could meet up with Adolf Hitler and regain his countries independence, but instead he was bullied into naming serveral top Austrian Nazis. -
Nazi-Soviet nonaggression pact
This is when Nazi and the Soviet signed a pact and agreed to take no military action against eachother for the next 10 years. -
Poland Attacked
German invades Poland this only lasted a month and most of the military that was able to escape went to join Polish Armed Forces in the west. -
Battle of Britain
This was one of the largest aerial bombing campaign, and was the first major campaign to be faught entirely by air forces. -
Rome-Berlin Axis Formed
This Berlin Axis was nations that fought in the Second WW against allied forces. The Axis power agreed on their opposition tothe Allies, but did not coordinate their wars. Thiswar ended 1945 -
Pearl Harbor
This is the day the Japanese planes attacked the United States Naval Base at Pearl Harbor, the bombing kiled more than 2,300 Americans. -
Battle of Midway
The japanese plan to lure United States aircraft carriers into a trap, but the United states defeated Japan in one of the decisive naval battles of WWII. -
Battle of Stalingrad
Faught by Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union this is the 2nd largest bloodiest battle in history. -
D-Day
156,000 Americans, British and Canadian forces landed on five beaches along a 50-milestretch of the heavily fortified coast of France region. -
Hideki Tojo
Leader of the Imperial Rule Assistance Association, and the 40th Prime Ministerof Japan during WWII. -
Battle of the Bulge
Adolf Hitler atttempted to split the Allied armies in northwest Europe by a surprise attack through the Ardennes to Antwerp. On december 16 three German armies launched the deadliest and most desperate battle of the war in the west. -
Death of Roosevelt
This marks the day that our president during WWII has died. -
V-E Day
Victory in Europe Day when Nazi Germany surrender of its armed forces. -
Dropping the Atomic Bombs
The cities of Hiroshima and Nagasji, Japan were destroyed by the first atomic bombs used in warfare, dropped by the United States. -
V-J Day
Japan had surrendered to the Allies, effectively ending World War II.
