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Josef Stalin becomes the dictator of the USSR
He becomes the sole dictator of the soviet union -
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World War 2
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Japan Invades Manchuria
Manchuria was invaded by the Kwantung Army of the Empire of Japan immediately following the Mukden Incident. -
Hitler takes power
Hitler used the treaty of Versailles to rally the german people and to take power -
Fascist Italy invades, conquers, and annexes Ethiopia.
Italy takes Ethipoia for their own good. -
Japan Invades China
Japan invaded China, which initiated World War 2. -
Germany incorporates Austria in the Anschluss.
Germany annexes Austria in the Anschluss -
Jew Camps
Nazis began rounding up Jews for labor camps -
German invasion of Czechoslovakia
British and French gave into Hitlers demands. Hitler said it would be his last territorial gain. -
The Slovaks declare their independence
They did this after being under pressure from the Germans. They formed a Slovak Republic -
Fascist Italy invades and annexes Albania.
It was a short military campaign by the Kingdom of Italy against the Albanian Kingdom. -
Nazi Germany and Soviet Union sign a non agression agreement
They signed this to avoid war and resolve their disputes through a peaceful negotiation. -
German invasion of Poland
This was the first test of Blitzkrieg. The day after Britain and France declared war on Germany. -
Germany, Italy, and Japan sign the Tripartite Pact
This pact established the Axis powers of World War 2. -
Bulgaria joins the Axis powers
Bulgaria did this because their king wanted to expand their territory. -
Japan Bombs Pearl Harbor
The base was attacked by 353 Japanese fighters, bombers and torpedo planes in two waves, launched from six aircraft carriers. -
Nazi Germany and its Axis partners declare war on the United States
After the US had declared war on Japan, the Germans decided to protect the other axis powers -
Axis forces in Tunisia surrender to the Allies
This ended the North African campaign in World War 2 -
Allied troops land on the beaches of Salerno near Naples.
They did this when they were invading Italy -
Germany surrenders to the Soviets.
Germany lost to the soviets and had to surrender in 1945. -
The United States drops an atomic bomb on Nagasaki.
They do this in an effort to try to win the war
