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Mussolini takes over Italy's Government
Benito Mussolini created athe Fascist movment in 1919. He use this to gain power. After the March on Rome, Mussolini had gained enough sembalance of power that he was elected Prime Minister. He would than ally with Hitler.
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Beer Hall Putsch
Adolf Hitler and his followers staged the Beer Hall Putsch in Munich, it was a failed takeover of the government in Bavaria. Hitler had gathered his followers surrounding the biggest beer hall. Adolf had made a mistake of leaving the hall, allowing Von Kahr and two leaders to leave. More Info
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Kellogg-Briand Pact
Also known as the Pact of Paris, the Kellogg-Briand Pact was signed Aug. 27, 1928, outlawing "resolve to war for the solution of international controversies." Meaning war would not resolve problems between signatory states. More Info
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U.S. Stock Market Crash
Billions of dollors were lost on this day do to the affects of the first war. The crash had fueled the global economic collapse. This would soon to be known as the ongest-lasting economic downturn, both nationally and worldwide. More Info
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Japan Invades Manchuria
Japan had invaded with out proper declaration of war. They had claimed that chinese soilders took the railway, in return attacking the Chinese army. China went to the League of Nations for help. The League would agree that China is to have Manchuria. More Info
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Hitler becomes Germany's Chancellor
President Paul von Hindenburg names Adolf Hitler, leaderof the National Socialist German Workers Party, as the Chancellor of Germany. This was able to happen do to frustration of the German people with economic conditiond and the unfairness of the Treaty of Versailles. More Info
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Japan Withdraws from the League of Nations
Japan withdraws from the League of Nations, because the League of Nations wanted Japan to give back the land they took in Manchuria. They gave the choices of giving back the land to Manchuria or leave the League of Nations. Japan choose to leave. More Info
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Nazi's reach a political majority in Germany
Hitler's speaches and his great popularity made most of germany Nazi's. He caugt them by getting tid of politics and become a one-party state. More Info
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First Anti-Semitic Law is passed in Germany
The Anti-Semitic laws wre passed, making a Jews life hard. The law meant that there was going to be prejudice and hate toward them and thier way of living. This was the central of the Nazi's Ideology. More Info
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The night of the long knives (Rohm Purge)
This was were Hitler had the killings of his own political party members killed. He did this because of the suspicion of them becoming polictical enemy's. This was suppose to help Hitler become Führer of National Socialist Germany. More Info
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Hitler openly announces to his cabinet he will defy the Treaty of Versallies
Hitler deyfaies the Treaty of Versallies and the League of Nations will not do anything about it. References
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Creation of the Nuremberg Laws
anti-Jewish statutes came up also known as the Nuremberg laws. These laws were to remove any Jewish influence in Aryan Sociaty.
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Italy invades Ethiopia
The purpose of invading Ethiopia was to boost Italian national prestige. About 500,000 Italian soldiers marched into Ethiopia and the army there was unable to fight back. More Info
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Hitler Militarizes the Rhineland
Hitler defies the Treaty of Versallies by putting military forces in the land as a chusion between Germany and France. More Info
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Rape of Naking
Imperial Japanese Army forces had ruined the ciry of Naking. Leaving it in ruins. They had rapped over 5000 women and almost 300000 people had been murdered. More Info
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Germany Annexes Austria
Germany troops enter Austria. They are there on behave of the Third Riech's annexation of the German speaking area. More Info
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Kristallnacht
Also nown as "The Night Of Broken Glass", Nazis had vandalized Jewish homes, busnissses and schools. During this time over 300,00 Jewish people were arrested and sent to concentration camps. More InfoReferences -
Einstein’s letter to FDR, “The Manhattan Project”
Einstein had written a letter to the presidant of the United States about the "threat" of a nuclear growth in Germany.
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Nazi invasion of Poland
German troops invade Poland at 4:45 with 1.5 million men. Hitler would than claim it to be a "defensive action" to France and Great Britain. They declared war, and the beginng of World War II had begun. More Info
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Evacuation of Dunkirk
A nine day evacutaion, to save allied troops o 338,00 from Nazis. There were not enough ships to transfer men, so the Britished leaned ships for the cause. 198,000 British and 140,000 French troops were saved. More Info
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Battle of Britain
This was an air battle between Germnay and Britain. It was the largest sustained bombing to that day. The Battle ended when Germany failed to take out Britain's air bases, military posts and civilian population.This victory prevented a ground invasion from German troops and occupation of German force
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The tripartite Pact
This pact was between Germany, Italy and Japan. It was said if any of them were attacked by any nation, they would provide mutual assistance. More Info
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Lend Lease Act
This act allowed the President of the US to allow any armsor defense materials to be transfered to foreign nations. Britan, the soviet Union, China and Brazil, along many other countries, were able to get weapons under the Lend Lease Act. More Info
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Operation Barbarossa
Nazi Germany had invaded Russia, becoming the largest military attack in World War II. This was part of Hitler's plan of getting rid og the Jews all together. More Info
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Bombing of Pearl Harbor
On this day hundreds of Japanese fighter plans attacked the American navel base of Pearl Harobor. It lasted only two hours; killing 2,000 American soilders and wounding another 1,000. We tahn declared war on Japan. More Info
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The Wannsee Conference and the “Final Solution”
This was the gathering to men to talk about how to take care of the "jewish problem". They would discuss different ways to kill off the Jews. A month later the "gas vans" were put to use, being a great saluotin for thier question. More Info
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Island Hopping (date for Buna-Gona Campaign)
U.S. Troops would target small islands that the Japanese didn't defend well. They would than take control of the island and establish landing strips and military bases. More Info
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Bataan Death March
75,000 Filipino and American troopswere forced to to march 65 miles to prison camps. They had to indure harsh weather, killing thousands of the men. More Info
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Doolittle Raid
This Raid named after the Lieutenant Colonel James H. Doolittle. This particular raid was the first US air strike on Japanese soil, after the Pearl Harbor attack. More Info
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Battle of Midway
This attack was the turning point for the allies in the pacific campaigen. The US defeated Japan by code breaking and using it to prepare for the planne Japan's planned ambush. More Info
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Battle of Stalingrad
This was a sucssesful defense of the Soviet in the city of Stalingrad. The Russians believed it to be the Greatest battle patrioticly. They were able to stop the German advance and was in great favors of the Allies. More Info
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Operation Torch
This operation was bold move for the Allies. They would invade Italy by going through it's "soft underbelly". More Info
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Operation Overlord and D-Day
About 156, 000 troop, all from America, Britain and Canada, invaded 5 beaches, about 50mileslong. These areas were protected by German troops. The Allies mislead the Germans on were they were to invade. This wassaid to be the begining ofthe end of WWII. More Info
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Discovery of Majdanek
This was the discovery of death camps, but Majdanek was not like other death camps. It was built to the open eyes and could be reached by trolley car. This particullar camp would also be the holding camp of the "Final Solution". More Info
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Operation Valkyrie
This was the assassination attempt of Aldof Hitler; planed by senior level German military official. The bomb meant for Hitler was set off, failing to kill the Nazi leader. The assassins were executed. More Info
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Battle of the Bulge
Adolph Hitler tried to separate the Allies armies in northwestern Europe. This indeed caught the American troops to be caught off gaurd. The units fought, forming a line of defense resemmblng a large bulge. The AMericans had 100,000 casualties. More Info
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Hitler’s Suicide
Hitler had stayed in a bunker that he repaired since January previous to his suicide. He had rarely left it, spending time micromanaging the little defense he had left. When he heard of the news of the Russians were a day away, Hitler insisted on a suicide. More Info
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V-E Day
The Victory in Europe (V-E Day) was the day when the German troops laid down thier weapons. The troops surrendered to the Soviets after losing 8,000 people. More Info
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Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Allied leaders had given the chance for the Japanese for a surrender with a promise of a peaceful government or have a prompt and utter distruction. Japan refused, leading to the death of about 100,000 people and tens of thousands would die from radiation exposure. More Info
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V-J Day
"Vistoryover Japan Day" was the day Japan surrendered on the U.S.S. Missouri. The ship was stationed in Tokyo Bay. More Info
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Creation of the United Nations
The United Nations charter was adopted and signed (UN). It was created for a better system of controling international conflict also helping negotiate peace, far more efficiently than the League of Nations. More Info
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The Nuremberg Trials
The Nuremberg Trials were split into 13 trials through the years 1945 - 1949. The trials were held for the Nazi Party officials, German industrials, lawyers & docters that did crimes agaisnt human rights. The leader, Adolf Hitler, committed suicide before the trials. More Info
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The Japanese War Crime Trials
In Tokyo, Japan the hearing for 28 Japanese goverment & military officials begin for their war crimes during WWII. The trial had one chief prosecutor, Joseph B. Keenan. Other nations contributed to the trails. More Info
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The beginning of the Cold War
The Cold War was named for the tension between the USSR & the USA. This was caused by the clashing of beliefs and idea's of both the USA & USSR. More Info
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