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Hitler Becomes Chancellor
Hitler wins the election -
Nuremberg Laws in effect against Jews
The Jews were stripped of their rights. -
Italy into Ethiopia
Italy invaded Ethiopia and captured their capital. -
Italy, Germany & Japan signed Anti-Comintern Pact, against Russia
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Anschluss - Germany takes over Austria with no fighting.
Hitler invades Austria because he viewed Austria as part of Germany. He combined Germany and Austria in a union. -
Full invasion and takeover of Czechoslovakia.
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German-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact
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Germany invades Poland with Blitzkrieg warfare.
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Britain Declares war on Germany
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Battle of the Atlantic - Duration of the war
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Canada declares war on Germany.
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Battle of Britain
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Invasion of Soviet Union
Hitler sent 3 million soldiers and 3,500 tanks into Russia. -
Pearl Harbour Attack
The Japanese attacked the US pacific fleet at Pearl Harbour, Hawaii. -
Japanese-Canadian Internment
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Battle of El Alamein
Montgomery attacked the German-Italian army in North Africa with a massive bombardment followed by an armored attack. -
Battle Of Stalingrad
The Battle of Stalingrad was a major battle of World War II in which Nazi Germany and its allies fought the Soviet Union for control of the city of Stalingrad in southwestern Russia. -
Dieppe Raid
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Battle of Stalingrad
The Russians won their first victory against Germany at the Battle of Stalingrad. -
Italian Campaign
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Italian Campaign
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D-Day
The allies launched an attack on Germany’s forces in Normandy, Western France. -
Germany surrenders
German surrender to the Western Allies and the Soviet Union took place in late April and early May 1945. Generally ended the war. -
Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima
The Japanese generals refused to surrender. The US dropped an atomic bomb on the island of Hiroshima. -
Atomic Bomb on Nagasaki
The Japanese did not surrender after the first bomb, so 3 days later the United States dropped another bomb.