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Treaty of Versailles
This treaty recorded the terms of victory for the allied powers, while also holding Germany responsible for the war. -
Hitler voted to power in Germany
The series of electoral Nazi victories expanded Hitler's power and enabled Hitler to fake an attack on his own government building to increase his authority by allowing him to grant himself the role of a dictator through the Enabling Act. -
"Hitler's Olympics" (1936 Summer Olympics)
These were the 10th official modern Olympics. They were used to spread propaganda by Hitler and promoted the Nazi Party. -
German invasion of Poland
Germany invaded Poland to recover territory to gain overwhelming power of countries to its east. -
Battle of France
The Battle of France, a dramatic German attack on northwest Europe, concluded in the seizure and domination including not singularly France, but also the Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg. -
The Blitz
During World War II, Nazi Germany launched a massive bombing campaign against the United Kingdom. The Luftwaffe bombed London and other important cities across Britain for eight months. -
Tripartite pact signed
The pact concluded that Germany, Japan, and Italy would form a defense alliance together, specifically made to discourage the US from entering further battles. -
Pearl Harbor
A U.S. naval base in Hawaii was attacked by Japanese fighter planes, forcing America to declare war on the Axis Powers. -
Nazi's establish gas chambers at Aushwitz
Stationary gas chambers in German-occupied Poland had victims stuffed into them, toxically suffocating them. This was to not overcrowd camps, creating elimination camps. -
Japanese Americans sent to internment camps
Americans were concerned that people of Japanese decent would secretly support and aid Japan's army, so they were all confined into camps. -
Surrender of Italy
Italy surrendered due to a failed attack on Greece unconditionally to the allied powers. -
Atomic Bombs dropped on Japan
Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki by American raids, marking the first use of atomic weapons in war. -
Iwo Jima
U.S. Marines invaded to capture Iwo Jima to stop the continuous bombings. -
Surrender of Germany
Hitler committed suicide, forcing Germany to surrender due to the absence of a ruler. -
Surrender of Japan
Japan was too destroyed by bombings on their territories and was too weak to regain any control of these territories.