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Hitler Becomes Chancellor
President Paul Von Hindenburg named Adolf Hitler as the leader of the Nazi Party and as chancellor of Germany. It marked the end of the Weimar Republic. -
Nuremberg Laws in effect against Jews
Nazis announced new laws which were against Jews. It denied many Jews from basic civil rights. -
Italy into Ethiopia
Italy attacked Ethiopia without a declaration of war. Four days later, the League of Nations declared Italy an attacker, but took no action against the country. -
Italy, Germany & Japan signed Anti-Comintern Pact, against Russia
Agreement concluded first between Germany and Japan and then between Italy, Germany, and Japan directed against the Communist International (Comintern) -
Anschluss - Germany takes over Austria with no fighting.
Anschluss—also known as Anschluss Österreichs—is a German word that means union. Hitler accompanied German troops into Austria, where crowds met them. -
Full invasion and takeover of Czechoslovakia.
Hitler’s forces invade and occupy Czechoslovakia -
German-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact
German-Soviet Nonaggression Pact was in which the two countries agreed to take no military action against each other for the next 10 years. -
Germany invades Poland with Blitzkrieg warfare.
1.5 million German troops invade Poland all along its 1,750-mile border with German-controlled territory. -
Britain Declares war on Germany
When France got attacked by Belgium, Britain declared war on Germany -
Battle of the Atlantic
The Battle of the Atlantic was the longest battle of World War II. It began upon the British declaration of war against Germany -
Canada declares war on Germany.
Canada was unprepared for war and the army only had about 10 000 soldiers. -
Battle of Britain
The Battle of Britain was a major air campaign fought over southern England in the summer. -
Invasion of Soviet Union
Under the codename Operation "Barbarossa," Nazi Germany invaded the Soviet Union -
Pearl Harbour Attack
100's of Japanese fighter planes attacked the American naval base at Pearl Harbor near Honolulu, Hawaii. -
Japanese-Canadian Internment
Japan attacked the American naval base at Pearl Harbor and the British colony of Hong Kong. -
Battle of El Alamein
Fought in the deserts of North Africa, is seen as one of the decisive victories of WWII -
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Battle Of Stalingrad
This was a major battle on the Eastern Front in which Nazi Germany and its allies fought the Soviet Union for control of the city of Stalingrad in Southern Russia. -
Dieppe Raid
The Dieppe Raid was one of the most bloodiest chapters in Canadian military history. 907 Canadians, including 56 officers, died in this battle that only lasted for nine hours. -
Battle of Stalingrad
100's of Luftwaffer airplanes swarmed over the Stalingrad and began to bomb. It lasted for more than a day, the city was destroyed and tens of thousands of people died. -
Italian Campaign
Was an important military effort for Canada during the war. More than 93,000 Canadians, along with allies from Great Britain, France and the United States played a role in this. -
D-Day
On this day allied forces invaded Western Europe along an 80-kilometre front in Normandy, France. -
Germany surrenders
The German High Command, General Alfred Jodl, signed the surrender of all German forces -
Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima
An American B-29 bomber dropped the world’s first atomic bomb over the city of Hiroshima in Japan. The explosion wiped out 90% of the city and killed 80,000 people -
Atomic Bomb on Nagasaki
A second B-29 dropped another atomic bomb on Nagasaki, killing an estimated 40,000 people.
