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Mein Kampf
called "My Struggle", this set the basic beliefs of Nazism, a German facism... -
Benito Mussolini's facist government in Italy
Government that stressed nationalism and place the interests of the state above the individual... -
Japanese Invasion on Manchuria
Ignoring the Japanese oficials, Militarists launched a suprise attack on Manchuria, seizing control of the territory and natural resources... -
Storm Troopers
Also called "Brown Shirts", were unemployed Germans that joined Hitler's private army... -
Adolf Hitler's rise to power in Germany
Ratical purification, national expansion the Great Depression, his book Mein Kampf, and his amazing voice made him the chancellor of Germany... -
Third Reich
this is the replacement of the democratic Welmar Republic, which means the Third empire, that would live for 1000 years.. -
Hitler's Military Build-up in Germany
Kicked out of the League of Nations, Germany he violated the Treaty of Versailles by building an army... -
Mussolini's Invasion of Ethiopia
When hw invaded the League of Nations used an ineffective economic boycott, when Haile Selassie, the Ethiopian emperor, the League did nothing... -
Hitler Invades the Rhineland
He sent troops to the demilitarized Rhineland, easily seizing it and the League of Nations did nothing to stop him... -
Francisco Franco
The general of the spanish army who rebelled against the Spanish Republic, starting the Spanish Civil War... -
Hitler's Anschluss
Germany declared that Austria and them were a "union" and no one reacted... -
Munich Agreement
Hitler invited French premier Edouard Daladier and British prime minister Neville Chamberlain promising that Germany would not take over any land after the Sudetenland... -
Joseph Stalin's tolatarian government in the Soviet Union
Government that tried to exert complete control over its citizens, individuals have no rights and government suppresses all opposition... -
Rome-Berlin Axis
A formal alliance signed by Hitler, Mussolini, and Franco developed by the victory in the Spanish Civil War... -
Nonagression Pact
Facist Germany and Communist russia commited to never attack each other... -
Blitzkreig
The "Lightning War" made use of advanced technologies to take enemies by suprise, used to take over Poland... -
Britain and France Declare War on Germany
After Germany captured Poland, WWII began... -
Phony War
Proclaimed Sitzkreig, sitting war, by Germany, was Germany and Russia taking control of the Baltic States and Finland... -
Hitler's Invasion of Denmark and Norway
Captured these countries to protect them and build bases to strike at Britain... -
Hitler's Invasion of the Netherlands
Also capturing Belgium and Luxembourg by overrunning them, ending the Phony War... -
Germany and Italy's Invasion of France
Germany attacked in the North while Italy attacked in the South, where Hitler gave his terms of surrender to French officers, seizing France and setting up a Nazi-controlled puppet government, led by Marshall Philippe Petain, in the South... -
Marshal Philippe Petain
He led the Nazi-controlled puppet government in Southern France... -
The Battle of Britain
Germany approached from the border of France to try and destroy Britain's Royal Air Force(RAF), but the RAF held against the onslaught of German planes with the radar... -
Pearl Harbor Attack
At 9:30 am, Japanese bombers attacked Pearl Harbor, killing more than 2400 soldiers. Roosevelt declared war on Japan the following day starting the Pacific War... -
Battle of the Atlantic
Hitler ordered submarine raids against American ships carrying supplies to Britain, cutting off the lifeline... -
Battle of Stalingrad
Hitler tried to capture Soviet oil reserves and for weekes the city of Stalingrad was raided by the Germans, however Germany eventually loss due to extreme weather and loss of rations... -
Operation Torch
A plan by the Allies to invade Axis-controlled North Africa... -
US Convoy System
Convoys escorted supply ships drastically increasing casualties to Germany forces causing German Admiral Karl Doenitz to retreat... -
Unconditional Surrender
In Casablanca, Roosevelt, Churchill, and their commanders agreed only to accept the unconditional surrender of the axis powers, meaning enemy nations were force to accept whatever form of peace... -
Bloody Anzio
Only 40 miles from Rome, the Allies fought Germany leaving 25000 Ally casualties and 30000 German casualties... -
D-Day
Operation Overload took affect on this day with thousands of Ally soldiers coming from the seas to retake France from German rule... -
The Battle of the Bulge
Germany hoped to split up American and British forces with this war, but with great casualties the Nazis had no choice but to retreat... -
Harry S. Truman
President Roosevelt died before V-E Day by a stroke, so vice president Harry S. Truman became the 33rd president... -
Death of Hitler
He married Eva Braun and wrote that the Jews were the cause of his loss... -
V-E Day
Victory in Europe day officially declared the war in Eurpoe ended...
