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All begins
Adolf Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany. His Nazi Party, or the Third Reich, takes power and Hitler is essentially the dictator of Germany. -
Axis
Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy form the Rome-Berlin Axis treaty. -
Nazi Germany and japan
Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan sign the Anti-Comintern Pact. This was a pact against communism and Russia. -
Invation of China
Japan invades China -
Day D
Germany invades Poland. World War II begins. -
France and Great Brittain
France and Great Britain declare war on Germany. -
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Massacre
Germany uses quick strikes called blitzkrieg, meaning lightning war, to take over much of western Europe including the Netherlands, Belgium, and northern France. -
Italy
Italy enters the war as a member of the Axis powers. -
Pearl Harbor
The Japanese attack the US Navy in Pearl Harbor. The next day the US enters World War II on the side of the Allies. -
Normandy
D-day and the Normandy invasion. Allied forces invade France and push back the Germans. -
The beginning of the end
The Germans launch a large attack in the Battle of the Bulge. They lose to the Allies sealing the fate of the German army. -
Hitler death
Adolf Hitler commits suicide as he knows Germany has lost the war. -
The nightmare is over
Germany surrenders to the Allies
