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Jewish People
Jewish people were not involved with public life; Nuremberg Laws were issued, which did not allow German Jews to have citizenship and the right to marry Germans. -
Anti-Comintern Pact
Anti-Comintern Pact was signed by Nazi Germany and Imperical Japan against the Soviet Union and international Communist movement. -
Kristallnacht (Night of Broken Glass)
Nazis attacked Jewish people in Austria and Germany' 30,000 Jews were arrested and sent to concentration camps. -
France and Great Britain
France and Great Briatin guaratee integrity of borders of Polish states. -
World War II Began
World War II began on September 1, 1939 when Germany attacked Poland. -
Soviet Union invades Poland
Soviet Union invades Poland from the east. -
Mass Murder By Gas Under Hitler's Rule
1,100 people who were Polish mental patients were victims. The gas used was carbon monoxide. -
Auschwitz Camp Opened
Auschwitz was made up of three different camps a concentration camp, a death camp, and a slave labor camp. It held 728 Polish prisoners to begin with and by 1945 more than 1.25 million people had been killed and 100,000 worked as slave laborers. -
Italy enters the war
Italy enters the war and invades southern France on June 21. -
Italians invade British-controls
Italians invade British controlled Egypt from Italian controlled Libya. -
Tripartite Pact
Italy, Germany, and Japan signed the Tripartite Pact. -
U.S. enters World War II
The United States declares war on Japan. -
Axis forces surrender
Axis forces in Tunisia surrendered to Allies ending the North African campaign. -
Germans launch massive tank
Germans launch massive tank offensive near Kursk in the Soviet Union. -
Allied troops land on beaches
Allied troops land on the beaches of Salerno near Naples. -
Allied troops land near Anzio
Allied troops had a successful landing near Anzio south of Rome. -
British and U.S. troops land on Normandy beaches
British ans U.S. troops land on Normandy beaches of France making a "second front" against the Germans. -
Soviet Soldiers
Soviet soldiers were the first to liberate the death camps (Majdanek) and the soldiers were stunned by what they found at the camps. -
Finland leaves Axis partnership
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Soviets launched final offensive
Soviets launched their final offensive encircling Berlin. -
Hitler commits suicide
Hitler commits suicide. -
World War II Ended
Germany was invaded by Western Allies. -
U.S. Drops First Atomic Bomb
U.S. dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japanese cities. -
Soviet Union declares war on Japan
Soviet Union declares war on Japan as well as invades Manchuria. -
Japan Surrendered
Ending Asia being in the war.
