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Adolf hitlers rise to power in germany
He joined a struggling group called the national socialist german wookers party better know as nazi party. Adolf hitler had allowed a path to power similar to Mussolinis. -
Benito Mussolinis fascist government in italy
Benito was establishing a totalitarian regimein italy, where unemployment and inflation profuce bitter strikes. He played on the fears of economic collapse and communism . -
Mein Kampf
In his book Mein Kampf, hitler set forth the basic beliefs of nazism that became the plan of action for nazi party. Hitler wrote Mein Kampf was to "secure for the german people the land and soil to which are entitled on this earth". -
Japanese invasion of Manchuria
Japanese troops controlled the entire province, large region about tice the size of texas. -
Storm troopers
The german people were desperate and turned to hitler as their last hope. They were also called brown shirts. -
Third Reich
According to hitler the third reich would be thousand year rich it would last for a thousand years. -
Hitlers military build up in germany
Hitler pulled germany out of the league. In 1935 he began a military buildup in violation of the treaty of versailles. -
Hitler invades the Rhineland
He sent troops into the Rhineland, a german region bordering france and belgium that was demilitarized as a result of the treaty of verailles. -
Mussolinis invasion of ethiopia
tens of thousand of itallian soldiers stood ready to advance on ethiopia. Ethiopian emperor appealed to the league of assistance. -
Francisco Franco
A group of spanish army officers, he rebelled against the spanish republic. -
Munich agreement
The munich agreement turned the sudetenland over to germany without a single shot being fired. -
Hitlers anschluss
German troops marched into austria unopposed. Germany announced that its union with austria was complete. -
Joseph Stalin's totalitarian govermenet in the soviet union
In a totalitarian state individuals have no rights, and the government suppresses all opposition -
Rome Berlin axis
The war forged a close relationship between the german and italian dictators, who signed a formal alliance. -
nonaggression pact
Once bitter enemies fasticst germany and communist russia now commited never to attack each other. -
Blitzkrieg
This invasion was the first test of germanys newest military strategy. -
Britain and France declare the war on germany
Two days following the terror in poland, britain and france declared war on germany. -
Phony war
Hitler turned against netherlands, belgiumm and luxembourgm, which were overrun by the end of may. -
Hitler invasion of the netherlands
Hitler turned out against the netherland, belgium, and luxembourg which were overrun by the end of may. The phony war was ended. -
Germany and italys invasion of france
Italy entered the war on the side of germany and invaded france from the south as the germany close in on paris from the north. -
Marshal Philippe petain
German would occupy the northern part of france and nazi controlled puppet government headed by marshal philippe petain would be set up at vichy in southern france. -
The battle of britain
The german began to assemble an invasion fleet along the french coast. The battle of britain raged om through summer and fall. -
Hitler invasion of denmark and norway
Hitler launched a surprise invasion of denmark and norway in order to protect freedom and independence. -
Pearl harbor attack
Japanese dive bomber swooped low over pearl harbor the largest us naval base in the pacific. -
battle of stalingrad
The allies began to see victories on land as well as sea. German had been fighting in the soviet union. -
us convey system
Convoys were groups of ships traveling together for mutual protectionm as they had done in the first world war. -
Battle of the atlantic
The german aim in the battle of the atlantic was to prevent food and war materials from reaching great britain and the soviet union. -
operation torch
The task of commanding operation overload as it was called fell to american general dwight D -
unconditional surrender
Enemy nations would have to accept whatever terms of peace the allies dictated. -
D Day
Banking on a forecast for clearing skies, eisenhower gave the go ahead for d day, the first day of the invasion. -
the battle of the bulge
As the german swept westward they captured 120 american near malmedy. Creating a bulge in the lines that gave this desperate last ditch offensive its name. -
Bloody anzio
The effort of free italy did not succeed until 1945, when germany itself was close to collapse. -
death of hitler
The next day hitler orders teo bodies were carried outside soaked with gasoline and burned. -
v-e day
General eisenhower accepted the unconditional surrener of the third reich. -
harry s truman
While posing for a portrait in warm springs georgia , the president had a stroke and died, vice president harry became nations 33 president
