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Nazi Party gains control
Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party gain control of Germany -
Germany begins taking land
Germany begins to seize European lands lost in WW1 -
Kristallnacht
Kristallnacht happens with German businesses -
Germany invades Poland
Germany invades Poland, starting WWII -
Pearl Harbor
Japan attacks the US Navy at Pearl Harbor -
Battle of Stalingrad
The Battle of Stalingrad begins -
Battle of Midway
The US wins the Battle of Midway -
Manhatan Project
The Manhaten Project begins -
"Final Solution"
The Nazis develop their "Final Solution" -
Axis Powers surrender in North Africa
The Allies force the Axis Powers to surrender in North Africa -
Diary of Anne Frank
Jewish girl, Anne Frank writes her diary while in hiding from the Nazis -
D-Day
The D-Day invasion occurs -
Iwo Jima
US wins Battle at Iwo Jima -
Germany surrenders
Germany surrenders, ending the war in Europe -
US drops atomic bomb
The US drops the atomic bomb on Japan in Hiroshima and Nagasaki