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"Proclamation to the German People"
Nazi leader Adolf Hitler is appointed Chancellor of Germany by President of Germany Paul von Hindenburg. 1 February Adolf Hitler gave his "Proclamation to the German People" in Berlin. -
The Reichstag
On February 27 was The Reichstag, Germany's parliament building in Berlin, is set on fire. Also the Nazis had 288 seats in the Reichstag. -
Germany invades Poland
Adolf Hitler invaded Poland. -
Winston Churchill becomes UK prime minister
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Battle of Britain
Battle of Britain ends with Hitler's forces rejected. -
President Roosevelt
declares the United States an "arsenal of democracy." -
Congress establishes the lend lease program
to deliver arms to great Britain on credit. -
Six European states stayed out of it
Switzerland, Ireland, Spain, Sweden, Turkey and Portugal