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Japan takes over Manchuria for resources
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FDR is elected president
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Many anti-Jewish laws are passed in Germany
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Hitler becomes chancellor of Germany
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Hitler overthrows Hindenburg
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Hitler assumes presidency of Germany
Hindenburg dies and so Hitler gains full control of the government. -
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US congress passes 3 separate neutrality acts
Three separate neutrality laws were passed that banned a trade on arms sales to warring nations, forbade American ships from entering war zones and being armed, and banned Americans from traveling on warring nations' ships. -
Austria is annexed by Germany
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Nazi-Soviet Non-aggression pact is signed
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Germany invades Poland
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Pearl Harbor attack
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Germany and Italy declare war on U.S.
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D-Day
160,000 Allied troops landed in Normandy to fight Nazi Germany. By day’s end, the Allies gained a foot-hold in Normandy. More than 9,000 Allied Soldiers were killed or wounded, but more than 100,000 Soldiers began the march across Europe to defeat Hitler. -
Hitler commits suicide
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V-E Day
German troops throughout Europe finally laid down their arms. -
United Nations charter is signed
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Atomic bomb is dropped on Hiroshima
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Atomic bomb is dropped on Nagasaki
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V-J Day
Japan's surrender is confirmed. -
Surrender of Japan
In the morning of 2 September 1945, More that two weeks after acceping the Allies terms, Japan formally surrendered. General MacArthur directed the representatives of Japan to sign the two Instruments of Surrender. The ceremonies, less than half an hour long, took place on board the battleship USS Missouri.
