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Beer Hall Putsch
The Beer Hall Putsch was really just Hitler and his followers trying to take over Bavaria. This attempt at a take over failed. After the Putsch, or coup d’état, Hitler was accused of treason and sentenced to five years in prision. Click here
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Kellogg-Briand Pact
The Kellogg-Briand Pact was an agree ment made to oulaw war. It was signed on August 27, 1928. The pact was one of the many efforts put in to end war, and is somtimes called the Pact of Paris becasue that's where is was signed. Click here
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U.S. Stock Market Crash
The day that the U.S. Stock Market Crashed is also known as Black Tuesday. On this day Wall Street investors traded about 16 million shares on the New York Stock Exchange in that one single day. This resulted in America and other countries going into the Great Depression. Click here.
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Japan Invades Manchuria
The Soviet Union officaly declares war on Japan, sending over 1 million soldiers Manchuria. The Soviets have to fight 700,000 Japanese Soldiers. Click here
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Nazi's reach a political majority in Germany
Germany had become a Dictatiorship and here under controll of Hitler who was made chancellor this day. When the President died August 1934, Hiter also took over that position. Click here
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Hitler becomes Germany's Chancellor
Hitler wanted to become Chancllor but the rest of the German Government said that they didn't want a new election, so Hitler argued with them until the let him become Germany's Chancellor.[ Click here ](Historyplace.com,. 2015. 'The History Place - Rise Of Hitler: Hitler Named Chancellor Of Germany'. Accessed March 2 2015. )
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HubPages,. (2015). Did Adolf Hitler Become Chancellor of Germany in a Legal & Constitutional Way?. Retrieved 9 February 2015 -
Japan Withdraws from the League of Nations
Japan withdrew from the League of Nations, because the league had blamed Japan for the events involving them that happened in Manchuria. "We are not coming back," Matsuoka said, then he walked out of the hall. Everyone then broke out into thunderious applase and yelling. Read more.
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The night of the long knives (Rohm Purge)
The Night of The Long Knives is when Hitler removed all of the people his didn't trust from the Nazi group. [Click Here](History.com,. 1936. 'Night Of The Long Knives — History.Com This Day In History — 6/30/1934'. Accessed March 2 2015. )
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Hitler openly announces to his cabinet he will defy the Treaty of Versailles
Hitler pulled together the members of the Cabinet and a few Generals from the Army and announced to them that the German Military would defy the T of V. Click here.
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Firstworldwarhiddenhistory.wordpress.com,. (2015). France | First World War Hidden History. Retrieved 12 February 2015
Historyplace.com,. 2015. 'The History Place - Triumph Of Hitler: Nazis March Into The Rhineland'. Accessed March 2 2015. -
Creation of the Nuremberg Laws
The Nuremberg Laws were created to keep Jews and Non-Jews away from each other. The laws were named the "Reich Citizenship Law" and the "Law to Protect German Blood and Honor." Click Here.
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Worldwar2headquarters.com,. (2015). German WWII Poster - Nuremberg laws and classification of Jews. Retrieved 12 February 2015 -
Italy invades Ethiopia
Italy had tried to take over Ethiopa in the 1890s but were unsuccessful. Then in 1934, there was a boarder incodent with Etheiopes and Italins which gave Musccolini a reason to attack so Italy invaded Ethiopa on October 3, 1935. Click here
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Plaut, M. (2013). Ethiopia: 3rd October 1935 - the Italian invasion begins. martinplaut. Retrieved 12 February 2015
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Hitler Militarizes the Rhineland
Rhineland is an area in Germany. It had been decided after the Locarno Pact was signed, that this would be a totally demilliterized zone. But, Hitler had decided that he wanted to make it aremilitertized zone so im 1936 he sent military back into Rhineland. Click here
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Rape of Nanking
On this day Japaniese troops marched into the city of Nanking and started rapeing, torturing, and killing both civilians and soldiers. By the end of the 6 week battle, there were about 300,000 Chinese deaths estimated. More Information
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Germany Annexes Austria
On this day, Germany went into Austria and, and pretty much said we are going to take over, and Austria said fine and Germany took over. Click Here.
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Theholocaustexplained.org,. (2015). Jewish experience in Nazi occupied countries - Key Stage 3 - The Holocaust Explained. Retrieved 12 February 2015
WW2DB,. 2015. 'Annexation Of Austria'. Accessed March 2 2015. -
Hitler demands the Sudetenland from Czechoslovakia
Hitler wanted to take over the Sudettenland and he got it becasue Hitler took over most of Europe during WWII.
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Munich Conference
This iswhen the agreement was made for Germany to annex parts of Chechoslovokia. Click here
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"Where lessons to be learned become History",. (2015). Extended Response -- The Munich Conference and the Prequel to WWII. Retrieved 12 February 2015
Encyclopedia Britannica,. 2015. 'Munich Agreement | Europe [1938]'. Accessed March 2 2015. -
Kristallnacht
Over 30,000 jews were killed or arrested and taken to concentration camps. Homes and schools were burned to the ground. This is also called "The Night Of Broken Glass" Click here
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Aptowitzer, Elana, and Elana Aptowitzer. 2015. 'INJUSTICE: 75 Years Since Kristallnacht, Nazis Still Roam Free'. Landmark Report. Accessed February 13 2015
HISTORY.com,. 2015. 'Kristallnacht - Facts & Summary - HISTORY.Com'. Accessed March 2 2015. -
First Anti-Semitic Law is passed in Germany
These laws pretty much just said that jews couldnt own businesses. Jewish owned busnisses were marked with the star of David or people wrote "Dont buy from Jews" in German on store fronts. Click here
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U-s-history.com,. 2015. 'The Holocaust'. Accessed February 13 2015
The Holocaust,. 2012. 'Anti-Jewish Laws'. Accessed March 2 2015. -
Einstein’s letter to FDR, “The Manhattan Project”
Einstien had discovered that the Axis powers had developed an atomic bomb. He knew that they were very dangerious and that someone needed to know so him and his partner travled to Washington to inform the Presidnet. Click here
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U-s-history.com,. 2015. 'Albert Einstein'. Accessed February 13 2015.
Ushistory.org,. 2015. 'The Manhattan Project [Ushistory.Org]'. Accessed March 2 2015. -
Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact
This was a pact between Germany and Russia that just said that they wouldnt fight eachother, or start war. Click here
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Estonia.usembassy.gov,. 2015. 'Speeches And Articles | Embassy Of The United States Tallinn, Estonia'. Accessed February 13 2015.
Encyclopedia Britannica,. 2014. 'German-Soviet Nonaggression Pact | Germany-Union Of Soviet Socialist Republics [1939]'. Accessed March 2 2015. -
Nazi invasion of Poland
The Nazis went into Poland, and after some resistance Poland waved the white flag and gave into Germany and let them take over. Click here
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Fold3.com, Nazi. 2015. 'Nazi Invasion Of Poland.Jpg - Fold3.Com'. Fold3.Com. Accessed February 13 2015
Ushmm.org,. 2015. 'Invasion Of Poland, Fall 1939'. Accessed March 2 2015. -
Battle of Britain
The German AIr Force were bombing Britian but were ultimately defliected by the RAF. Click here
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HISTORY.com,. 2015. 'Battle Of Britain - World War II - HISTORY.Com'. Accessed March 2 2015. -
France Surrenders
Germany invaded France and headed toward Paris. The French decided to abandon Paris and let the Germans have it. They left and let Germany enter the city without fighting. Click here
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Drawception,. 2015. 'France: We Always Surrender'. Accessed February 13 2015.
Eyewitnesstohistory.com,. 2015. 'France Surrenders, 1940'. Accessed March 2 2015. -
Evacuation of Dunkirk
This evacuation took 9 days. the Germans took ovr beach port and captured Allied Forces that were being evacuated. It is estimated that about 338,000 Allied force members were captured by the Nazi's. Click here
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Fouzi.com,. 2015. 'Evacuation Of Dunkirk'. Accessed February 13 2015.
History.com,. 1942. 'Dunkirk Evacuation Ends — History.Com This Day In History — 6/4/1940'. Accessed March 2 2015. -
The Tripartite Pact
This was a pact signed by Germany, Italy, and Japan when they became allies. Click here.
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Pacificwar.org.au,. 2015. 'Increasing Tensions Between The United States And Japan'. Accessed February 13 2015.
The Tripartite Pact is signed Germany, and Japan. 2015. 'The Tripartite Pact Is Signed By Germany, Italy, And Japan - Sep 27, 1940 - HISTORY.Com'. HISTORY.Com. Accessed March 11 2015 -
Lend Lease Act
The Lend Lease Act was when the US made it legal to aid other allied countries in the war. It made it so that we could sent arms and supplies over to other countries, such as Britian, that needed them. Click here.
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HISTORY.com,. 2015. 'Lend-Lease Act - World War II - HISTORY.Com'. Accessed March 11 2015. -
Creation of the United Nations
Roosevelt and Chirchill created a document that was signed by representitaves from 26 other countries. Their goal was peace between countries. Click here.
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Operation Barbarossa
Operation Barbarossa was when the Germand invaded the Soviet Union. They flew in planes and sent in troops on foot. This battle was a mojor turning poing in the war. Click here.
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1941, Operation. 2013. 'Operation Barbarossa - June 10Th 1941 - WAR HISTORY ONLINE'. WAR HISTORY ONLINE. Accessed February 18 2015.
Stalingrad, Battle. 2015. 'Operation Barbarossa - World War II - HISTORY.Com'. HISTORY.Com. Access -
Bombing of Pearl Harbor
The Bombing of Pearl Harbor was when they Japanese made a surprise attack on the United States in Hawaii. Click here.
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USNI Blog,. 2009. '��Air Raid Pearl Harbor. This Is Not A Drill�*'. Accessed February 18 2015. http://blog.usni.org/2009/12/07/air-raid-pearl-harbor-this-is-not-a-drill.
Harbor, Attack. 2015. 'Pearl Harbor - World War II - HISTORY.Com'. HISTORY.Com. Accessed March 12 2015. -
The Wannsee Conference and the “Final Solution”
This was a meeting with Hitler and a group of other emegration people, they were trying to come up with a "Final Solution" to the Jewish Problem" Click here.
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Jewishfilm.org,. 2015. 'The Wannsee Conference'. Accessed February 18 2015.
Conference, The. 2015. 'The Wannsee Conference - Jan 20, 1942 - HISTORY.Com'. HISTORY.Com. Accessed March 12 2015. -
Bataan Death March
After the Japanese won the battle on the Island of Lunzo in the Philipeans, they made the 75,000 American and Philipino prisioners march the Buttan Penancela. They only got one meal the whole trip and may died. Click here.
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Listverse,. 2015. '10 Cruel Death Marches From Modern History - Listverse'. Accessed February 18 2015.
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Doolittle Raid
Folowing the attack on Pearl Harbor, the Americans sent Aircraft Carriers to bomb Japan. Click here.
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Nationalmuseum.af.mil,. 2015. 'Factsheets : Doolittle Raid'. Accessed February 18 2015.
Tokyo, Doolittle. 2015. 'Doolittle Leads Air Raid On Tokyo - Apr 18, 1942 - HISTORY.Com'. HISTORY.Com. Accessed March 16 2015. -
Battle of Midway
At this point in the war, Americans were very advanced in their code breaking. So, they were able to figure out Japans plans for this attack. This ended up being a turning point for the US and Pacific Campaign. Click here.
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Encyclopedia Britannica,. 2014. 'Battle Of Midway | World War II'. Accessed February 18 2015.
HISTORY.com,. 2015. 'Battle Of Midway - World War II - HISTORY.Com'. Accessed March 16 2015. -
Battle of Stalingrad
This battle was a bloody, turning point for the Allies in the war. It stopped the Germans from advancing on the Soviet Union as the Russians worked to protect their capital city of Stalingrad. Click here.
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Encyclopedia Britannica,. 2014. 'Battle Of Stalingrad | World War II'. Accessed February 18 2015.
Stalingrad, Battle. 2015. 'Battle Of Stalingrad - World War II - HISTORY.Com'. HISTORY.Com. Accessed Marc -
Operatoin Tourch
This was an attack on North Africa. It was the first step in taking back Europe. Click here.
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Combinedops.com,. 2015. 'OPERATION TORCH - NORTH AFRICA'. Accessed February 18 2015.
Secondworldwarhistory.com,. 2015. 'Operation Torch Timeline'. Accessed March 16 2015. -
Island Hopping (date for Buna-Gona Campaign)
This was a beach attack on the Japanese. Click here.
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Naval-history.net,. 2015. 'Pacific Ocean Campaigns In World War 2'. Accessed February 18 2015.
Historyofwar.org,. 2015. 'Battle Of Buna, 19 November 1942-2 January 1943 '. Accessed March 16 2015. -
Operation Overlord and D-Day
In this battle over 150,000 Anerican, British and Canadian soldiers battled along a 50 mile long strech of fracne in the Normandy Breach region. This was when france was liberated and the germans were pushed out. Click here.
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Www1.topfoto.co.uk,. 2015. 'Topfoto Gallery - History Of Germany 1939-1945 By Ullstein Bild'. Accessed February 18 2015.
HISTORY.com,. 2015. 'D-Day - World War II - HISTORY.Com'. Accessed March 16 2 -
Discovery of Majdanek
One of the first conventration camps to be liberated. They were liberated by Soviet troops. Click here.
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Day, Colin. 2015. 'AUSCHWITZ II BIRKENAU Page 5 Liberation'. Auschwitz2013.Colindaylinks.Com. Accessed February 18 2015.
Scrapbookpages.com,. 2015. 'The Liberation Of Majdanek Concentration Camp By Soviet Troops July 23, 1944'. Accessed March 16 2015. -
Battle of the Bulge
Hitler made an attempt to split up the allied armies and it didnt work. CLick here.
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Militaryeducation.org,. 2015. '10 Bloodiest Battles Of World War II'. Accessed February 18
Bulge, Battle. 2015. 'Battle Of The Bulge - World War II - HISTORY.Com'. HISTORY.Com. Accessed March 16 2015. -
The Japanese War Crime Trials
This was for people who commited crimes during the war and were Japanese citizens. Click here.
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Inconvenienthistory.com,. 2015. 'Inconvenient History | A Quarterly Journal For Free Historical Inquiry'. Accessed February 18 2015.
History Net: Where History Comes Alive - World & US History Online,. 2015. 'Japanese War Crime Trials'. Accessed March 16 2015. -
Operation Valkyrie
This was an attack that was approved by Hitler. But, during this attack there were the most reported attempts to assasinate Hitler ever recorded. Click here.
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Miscellanarian.wordpress.com,. 2015. '2011 | The Miscellanarian | Page 3'. Accessed February 18 2015.
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Mussolini takes over Italy's Government
His dictatorship was based off of what he called Fascist Government, which was pretty much total overthrough of the government. Click here.
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Hour, History. 2013. 'Victor Emmanuel III - A Summary - History In An Hour'. History In An Hour. Accessed February 18 2015.
Law.jrank.org,. 2015. 'Benito Mussolini'. Accessed March 16 2015. -
Hitler’s Suicide
supposidly Hitler and his wife went into a building with abunch of other people and he instructed her to let him shoot himself fist incase he didnt die right away, then she killed herself too. Click here.
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Information-britain.co.uk,. 2015. 'The 30Th Of April 1945 AD, Hitler�S Suicide'. Accessed February 18 2015
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V-E Day
This day is called the Victory of Europe day when the Nazis were finally defeated. Both Europe and America celebrated with flags and banners on this day. Click here.
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Www1.toronto.ca,. 2015. 'V-E Day And V-J Day: The End Of World War II In Toronto, 1945 - Toronto Archives - Your City | City Of Toronto'. Accessed February 18 2015
Europe, Victory. 2015. 'Victory In Europe - May 08, 1945 - HISTORY.Com'. HISTORY.C -
Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
America had dropped the worlds first attomic bombs on these 2 cities and there were over 100,000 deaths all together. After this attack the Japanese Emperor anounced that Japan was surrenduring. Click here.
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Ginger Musings,. 2014. 'Moral Rationalizing 69 Years Later: The Atomic Bombing Of Nagasaki '. Accessed February 18 2015.
HISTORY.com,. 2015. 'Bombing Of Hiroshima And Nagasaki - World War -
The Nuremberg Trials
The Nuremberg Trials were when the Nazis were brought to court to bring justice to german war crimes. this was a series of 13 trials in 4 years. Click here.
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PopularResistance.Org,. 2014. 'Were The Nuremberg Tribunals Only Victors' Justice?'. AccesHISTORY.com,. 2015. 'Nuremberg Trials - World War II - HISTORY.Com'. Accessed March 16 2015. sed February 18 2015. -
The beginning of the Cold War
The Cold War was a War between America, and the Soviet Union after WWII. this war lasted most of the rest of the 20th century. Click here.
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Blendspace,. 2015. 'The Cold War'. Accessed February 18 2015.
HISTORY.com,. 2015. 'Cold War - Causes, Events, Pictures & Videos - History.Com'. Accessed March 16 2015.
