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HHolocaust
Nazi's took innocent Jews and other races to Concentration camps where they worked and "lived" in awful conditions or they were taken to execution camps -
Treaty of Munich
When Hitler gained the land of Sudetland -
Britain and France declare war
2 days after war is declared Britain and France declare war -
War is declared
Germany invades Poland -
Blitzkrieg
hitler launched his blitzkrieg (lightning war) against holland and belgium -
Chamberlain Resignes
Chamberlain leaves because of pressure and Winston Churchill takes his place -
Dunkirk
338,000 Soldiers were rescued off the beaches including some French -
Italy enters the war
Italy enters the war on the side of axis powers -
France signs armistice with Germany
The French are taken out of the war into Germany occupation -
The Blitz
London was heavily bombed -
Tripartite Pact
A pact signed between germany, italy and Japan -
Attack Yugoslavia
Italy and Germany attack Yugoslavia -
Pearl Harbor
Japanese attacked the US pacific fleet in pearl harbor -
Battle of Midway
The USA defeated Japanese navy -
Battle of El Alamein
Montgomery attacked the Germany-Italian army in North Africa -
Battle of Stalingrad
Russians won their first victory against Germany -
Italy Surrenders
Mussolini was thrown out of government and the new government surrendered -
D-Day
The allies launched an attack on Germany's forces in Normandy -
Battle of the Bulge
Germany sends final defences through Belgium and are defeated by the allies -
Roosevelt Dies
President Truman takes his place -
Mussolini captured and Executed
Captured by the italians -
Hitler Dies
Hitler commits suicide in his bombproof shelter with his new wife Eva -
VE Day
victory in Europe was celebrated -
1st atomic bomb
the first atomic bomb was dropped on the island of Hiroshima -
2nd Atomic bomb
The 2nd atomic bomb was dropped on the island of Nagasaki because the Japan had not surrendered from Hiroshima -
Japanese Surrender!!!!
The Japanese finally surrender to the allies