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Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany
On January 30th, 1933 Hitler unanimously becomes Chancellor of Germany at the Reichstag Elections because of his propaganda. A Nazi party is held that night celebrating Hitlers successful win and it declares his starting point at becoming the leader of Germany. Info: http://www.historyplace.com/worldwar2/holocaust/h-chancl.htm.
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Germany invades Poland- WWII begins
German forces invaded Poland and after a Month long attack, captured Poland because of territory and took over most of Polish land. Britain and France declared war on Germany on September 3, 1939.
Info: https://www.ushmm.org/learn/timeline-of-events/1939-1941/german-invasion-of-poland.
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Winston Churchill becomes leader of British Government
British Prime minister Chamberlin lost reputation from the house of commons after failing to come to good terms with Germany. due to that, he was replaced by military leader, Winston Churchill as prime minister.
Info: http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/churchill-becomes-prime-minister.
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Battle of Britain
Germany after defeating France, declares war on Britain. it was a series of 4 phases, lasting until the 31st of October.
Info: http://bentleypriorymuseum.org.uk/bentley-priory-and-the-battle-of-britain/battle-of-britain-timeline-10-july-1940-31-october-1940/.
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Italy enters war
Italy joined Germany and Japan in the Axis Alliance during WWII. they were set on destroying communism.
Info: https://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/article.php?ModuleId=10005177.
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Axis Powers break the Non-Aggression Pact
A soviet and german agreement took place between Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin. the agreement was to avoid any wars between each other for ten years. Hitler broke that agreement on June 22nd, 1941 and sent 3 million soldiers to conquer Russia. Info: http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/german-soviet-nonaggression-pact.
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Pearl Harbor
On December 7th, 1941 Japanese fighter pilots attacked America port Pearl Harbor for 2 hours. it resulted in 20 ships destroyed, 2000 soldiers and sailors killed and 1000 wounded. America declared war on Japan. Info: http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/pearl-harbor.
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Bataan Death March
Japan after Pearl harbor, Went to war on the Philippines. After a month of battle the Philippine general surrendered with 75,000 troops. the troops, grouped by 100's were forced to walk 65 miles to San Fernando at gunpoint.
Info: http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/bataan-death-march.
Photo: https://www.awesomestories.com/asset/view/Bataan-Death-March-Fallen-Soldiers. -
Battle of Coral Sea
Japanese forces attempted to take control of Coral sea to plan an invasion of a American port. except, they were ambushed by the allied forces into a Air sea battle for 4 days with succession to the Allied Forces. Info: http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-coral-sea.
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Battle of Midway
In retaliation for the attacks sent by Japan, America went offensive instead of defensive. American forces sent several bombers to bomb Japanese carriers with succession of at least 6 carriers and 322 aircraft blown up.
Info: http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-midway.
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Battle of Stalingrad
German forces launched battle against USSR in Stalingrad. unfortunately for the Germans, the USSR successfully defended it which resulted in over 2 million deaths and it was considered the turning point of the war.
Info: http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-stalingrad.
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Italy Surrenders to allies
italy choses to abandon the war and allow the allied powers to roam free on the land to stop Germany. This decision was made by Gen. Dwight Eisenhower. Info: http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/italian-surrender-is-announced.
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1st liberation of concentration camps
Soviet soldiers started liberating killing camps in the late part of the war. German soldiers were forced to flee while American, French, Canadian, And British forces cleared multiple camps such as Auschwitz, Buchenwald, and many of the other camps.
Info: https://www.ushmm.org/outreach/en/article.php?ModuleId=10007724.
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Battle of Bulge
Adolf hitler planned a surprise Blitzkrieg to split the armies. it was failed due to Hitler using this method multiple times and end up losing the war but ending with at least 100,000 casualties.
Info: http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-the-bulge.
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Battle of Iwo Jima
A battle between America and Japan for a island named Iwo Jima. America needed a close island for a base nearby Japan. The battle for it was 23,000 Japanese defenders. America won the battle fortunately.
Info: http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-iwo-jima.
Photo: http://thefederalistpapers.org/us/quiz-how-well-do-you-know-the-battle-of-iwo-jima. -
Hitler Dies
Hitler killed himself by shooting himself in his bunker in Berlin. after one day his wife took cyanide which killed her.
Info: http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/adolf-hitler-commits-suicide-in-his-underground-bunker.
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Germany Surrendures
The German high command signs a surrender paper of Germany. it was first met with demands for a partial surrender, but met with immediate threatening unless a full surrender was taken place. many Germans were found guilty of war crimes.
Info: http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/germany-surrenders-unconditionally-to-the-allies-at-reims
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First atomic bomb dropped
Former vice president Truman decided since Japan refused to surrender, to send a atomic bomb to Hiroshima. 80,000 were killed on impact.
Info: http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/american-bomber-drops-atomic-bomb-on-hiroshima.
photo: http://www.sbs.com.au/topics/science/fundamentals/explainer/great-science-behind-terrifying-history-atomic-bomb. -
Second atomic bomb dropped
Japan did not fully surrender from the first atomic bomb. due to this, the united states sent another atom bomb to Nagasaki.this was the last bomb ever detonated in world war II and also made Japan Surrender.
Info: http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/atomic-bomb-dropped-on-nagasaki.
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Japan surrenders
The Japanese council decided after countless threats of destruction and Atomic bombs to surrender. Prime minister Suzuki accepted the Potsdam declaration which america agreed to.
Info: http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/japan-surrenders.
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D-Day
In June 6, 1944 The allied forces of America, Britain, and Canadian forces sprung an attack. the forces were 156,000 forces in total and the battle was in France. the battle took until late August.
Info: http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/d-day.
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Liberation of Paris
A large resistance group entered 2 days earlier to start a resistance group battle to liberate Paris from the germans. the battle was successful to the resistance group with at least 500 fighters.
Info: http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/liberation-of-paris.
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Death of FDR
Franklin D. Roosevelt was found dead in office passed away. His vice president, Harry S. Truman took over the role.
Info: http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/fdr-dies.
Photo: https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=897.
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