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Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany
Germans didn't want Hitler for chancellor but Franz Von Papen convinced the German president to put Hitler as the Chancellor. He became chancellor because all the pre-chancellors didn't know how to take care so the president had to choose him. He went against the government and killed many people. info: http://www.historytoday.com/richard-cavendish/hitler-becomes-german-chancellor
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1st Liberation of Concentration Camps
The SS began evacuate the Auschwitz camp because the Soviet Union started approaching. The prisoners had to march west from the camp. Thousands died before this march began.
info: https://www.ushmm.org/information/exhibitions/online-exhibitions/special-focus/liberation-of-auschwitz
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Italy surrenders to Allies
Dwight Eisenhower surrendered. Germany then decided to invade Italy because their allies won't do anything.
info: http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/italian-surrender-is-announced
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Germany invades Poland- WWII begins
The german Luftwaffe bombed Polish airplanes. German warships and U-boats attack Poland;s marine in the Baltic Sea. Hitler said that they attacked Poland because they were defending themselves. Germany's land started expanding. As a result of the German attack, Poland declares war on Germany which started WWII. info: http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/germans-invade-poland
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Italy enters war
italy didn't want to be in the war but U.S. and Britain decided to attack Italy. Italy did a campaign to prevent the communist party to take over. A democratic republic is made and they gained more communists.
info: http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/italian-campaign
http://www.worldology.com/Europe/world_war_2_effect.htm
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Battle of Britain
German and British air forces shot at the U.K. and threw bombs at it. When Britain won, it saved itself from invasion. Germany decided to take down the air force first then attack Britain. Although Germany had more planes, Britain still manage to defeat Germany.
info: http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-britain
http://www.primaryhomeworkhelp.co.uk/war/battleofbritain.htm
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Axis Powers break Non-Aggression Pact
The Nazi and the Soviet Union signed the Pact which said that none of the 2 countries are going to attack each other for the next 10 years. Stalin signed the Pact because he wanted to have peace with Germany until he builds his military. The German forces attacked the Soviet Union when the Pact fell apart.
info: http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/german-soviet-nonaggression-pact
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Attack on Pearl Harbor
When Japan surprisingly attacked the U.S. navy's base, they destroyed most of the American Pacific Fleet. When the president declared war on Japan, the Congress approved. japan, Italy, and Germany then turn all against the U.S> which made it to be in WWII
info: https://www.britannica.com/event/Pearl-Harbor-attack
http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/pearl-harbor
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Bataan Death March
Filipino and American troops marched all the way to prison camps under the extreme heat. Thousands died then it became known as the Bataan Death March.
info: http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/bataan-death-march
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Battle of Coral Sea
The Japanese wanted to control the Coral Sea by invading Port Moresby. However, their plans were ruined by American planes. When the Japanese landed, they were under attack and got defeated.
info: http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-coral-sea
photo: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Large_explosion_aboard_USS_Lexington_%28CV-2%29%2C_8_may_1942.jpg/300px-Large_explosion_aboard_USS_Lexington_%28CV-2%29%2C_8_may_1942.jpg -
Battle of Midway
After the Coral Sea Battle, japan had a way to defeat America but turns out that the Americans knew Japans' plan and ended up invading them.
info: http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-midwayA
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Battle of Stalingrad
Germany tried to take Stalingrad. The turning point in the war was when the Soviet Union defeated the German forces.
info: http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-stalingrad
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Liberation of Paris
Paris was liberated by the 2nd Armored Division and the U.S. 4th Infantry Division. General Dietrich von Choltitz wanted to destroy Paris before the liberation.
info: http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/paris-liberated
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Battle of Bulge
Hitler demands an attack on the western allies by three German armies. It was the last major campaign in Germany in WWII and it was launched in Belgium.
info: http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/battle-of-the-bulge-begins
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Battle of Iwo Jima
Iwo Kima was defended by many Japanese army and Navy troops. The marines killed the defending forces after a month of fighting. America invaded during WWII. The U.S. won
info: http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-iwo-jima
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Death of FDR
He died during WWIi and not from sickness.
info: http://www.history.com/topics/us-presidents/franklin-d-roosevelt
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Death of Hitler
He died by committing suicide. he shot himself and his wife Eva.
info: http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/adolf-hitler-commits-suicide-in-his-underground-bunker
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Germany surrenders
Germany and its allies surrendered and ended all its conflicts
info: https://www.google.com.eg/amp/s/amp.ibtimes.co.uk/ve-day-70th-anniversary-look-germanys-surrender-1945-end-ww2-graphic-images-1499979
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Atomic Bomb #1
America dropped the first atomic bomb on Japan. It killed 80,000 people.
info & photo: http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/world-war-ii-history/pictures/hiroshima-and-nagasaki/replica-of-fat-man-bomb -
Atomic Bomb #2
The second atomic bomb was also dropped on Japan by the U.S. in Nagasaki.
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Japan surrenders
Japan was destroyed by air crafts. Many people died. Then America took over a Japanese land.
info: http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/japan-surrenders
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Winston Churchill becomes leader of British Government
He becomes Prime Minister because of the last one's departure. He made an all-party alliance and directly won the Britains' support. He defended the action after a speech in the House of Commons. Someone refuses to join the government because Churchill was in it so he had to quit.
info: http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/churchill-becomes-prime-minister
http://www.historynet.com/churchill-takes-charge.htm
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D-Day
American, British, and Canadian forces landed on five beaches with a 50-mile protected coast of France’s Normandy region.
info: http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/d-day
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