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Hitler announces expansion of army
After the Treaty of Versailles, Germany had a very limited army, air force, and navy. He announced that he would expand their army, navy, and air force. The surrounding countries allowed this on the grounds of appeasement. -
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Mussolini invades Ethiopia
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Rhineland Invasion
On March 7, 1936, Hitler sent troops into Rhineland. Although the Rhineland river valley was part of Germany, it was very close to France. -
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Germany and Italy form unofficial alliance
They both recognize common political and economic interests. -
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Rome-Berlin Axis
Italy and Germany create a formal alliance -
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Anti-Comintern Pact
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Hilter sets up a puppet government in Austria
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Hitler annexes Austria
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Hitler demands control of Sudetenland
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Hitler captures Bohemia and Morovia
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In Prague, Hitler declares that he would be known as the greatest German of them all
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Nazi-Soviet Nonagression Pact
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Hitler invades Poland
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Great Britain and France declare war on Germany
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Soviets and Nazis split Poland
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Hitler attacks Denmark and Norway
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Hitler attacks the Netherlands, Belgium, and France
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France signed an armistance with Germany
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Germany attacks the Soviet Union
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Japan attacks Pearl Harour and the Philippine Islands
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Battle of Coral Sea
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Battle of Midway
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Axis forces surrender in Tunisia
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Battle of Kursk
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Rome falls to the Allies
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Mussolini gets assassinated
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Hitler commits suicide
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German commanders surrender
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US uses and atomic bomb in Hiroshima
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US uses atomic bomb in Nagasaki
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Japan surrenders
This causes the end of the European Theater, which ends World War 2
