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Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany
After Hitler became the chancellor of Germany, Hitler used his position to achieve a dictatorship, partly by building on reports of a supposed Communist conspiracy against the state. Hindenburg, the president who elected Hitler, died in August 1934 and Hitler was proclaimed Fuhrer of the German Reich, head of state and commander of the armed forces. Hitler gained dictatorial power over Germany.
Info and picture: http://www.historytoday.com/richard-cavendish/hitler-becomes-german-chancellor -
Germany Invades Poland
Hitler claimed that by conquering Poland that it would bring Lebensraum, or “living space,” for the German people. Hitler invaded Poland claiming it was a defensive action, but Britain and France were not convinced. This act resulted in the start of WWII because France and Britain declared war on Germany.
Info: http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/germans-invade-poland
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Winston Churchill becomes leader of British Government
On May 10, 1940, Churchill became the prime minister of the British Government. Churchill formed an all-party coalition and immediately won the popular support of Britons. Britain stood alone against Nazi Party, but Churchill promised his country and the world that the British people would never give up or surrender and they never did.
Info: http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/churchill-becomes-prime-minister
Pic: http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/events/churchill_becomes_prime_minister -
Italy Enters War
Italy entered World War II on the Axis side on June 10, 1940. In July 1940, just weeks after the France was defeated, Hitler decided that Nazi Party would attack the Soviet Union the following spring. Benito Mussolini was the leader of the Soviet Union at the time. He was a fascist.
Info: http://spartacus-educational.com/2WWitaly.htm
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Battle of Britain
The Battle of Britain started on Jul 10, 1940 and lasted till Oct 31, 1940. It was when the successful defense of Great Britain against destructive air raids that were conducted by the German air force. In the event, the conditions were created for Great Britain’s surviva and for the eventual defeat of Nazi Germany.
Info: https://www.britannica.com/event/Battle-of-Britain-European-history-1940
Pic: http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-britain -
Axis Powers break Non-Aggression Pact
On June 22, 1941, The German-Soviet Nonaggression Pact fell apart. German chancellor Hitler used the pact to be certain that Germany was able to invade Poland unopposed. The pack contained a secret agreement in which Italy and Germany agreed how they would later divide up Eastern Europe.
Info: http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/german-soviet-nonaggression-pact
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Attack on Pearl Harbor
The attack on Pearl Harbor was on December 7, 1941. It was a surprise aerial attack on the U.S. naval base by the Japanese that precipitated the entry of the United States into World War II. By late 1941, the United States had severed practically all relations with Japan.
Info and Pic: https://www.britannica.com/event/Pearl-Harbor-attack -
Bataan Death March
It was a march in the Philippines of some 66 miles that 76,000 prisoners of war (66,000 Filipinos, 10,000 Americans) were forced by the Japanese military to endure during the early stages of WWII.
The captives were beaten and tortured. A large number of those who made it to the camp died from starvation or disease.
Info and Pic: https://www.britannica.com/event/Bataan-Death-March -
Battle of Coral Sea
The Japanese wanted control of the Coral Sea, but their plans were intercepted by the Allied forces. When the Japanese landed, they were attacked by the aircraft carrier planes of the American task force. The allied forces won strategically.
Info: http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-coral-sea
Pic: https://www.britannica.com/event/Battle-of-the-Coral-Sea -
Battle of Midway
It was a WWII naval battle, fought with aircraft, in which the United States destroyed Japan’s first-line carrier strength and most of its best trained naval pilots. Along with the Battle of Guadalcanal, the Battle of Midway ended the threat of further Japanese invasion in the Pacific.
Info: https://www.britannica.com/event/Battle-of-Midway
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Battle of Stalingrad
It was the successful Soviet defense of the city of Stalingrad in the U.S.S.R. during World War II. It is considered to be the greatest battle of their Great Patriotic War. The Battle of Stalingrad was one of the bloodiest battles in history.
Info: http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-stalingrad
Pic: https://www.britannica.com/event/Battle-of-Stalingrad -
Italy surrenders to Allies
When Mussolini deposed from power, the earlier collapse of the fascist government began. Hitler had been making plans to invade Italy to keep the Allies from gaining a foothold that would situate them within easy reach of the Balkans. Italian troops began surrendering to their former German allies.
Info: http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/italian-surrender-is-announced
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D-Day
American, British and Canadian forces landed close to France's Normandy region The invasion was one of the largest amphibious military assaults. Allied Soldiers were killed or wounded, but their sacrifice allowed more than 100,000 Soldiers to begin the slow, hard slog across Europe, to defeat Adolf Hitler’s crack troops.
Info: https://www.army.mil/d-day/
Pic: http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/d-day -
1st Liberation of Concentration Camps
Soviet soldiers were the first soldiers to liberate concentration camp prisoners in the final stages of the war. They entered the Majdanek camp in Poland. Later on, they entered Auschwitz and there found hundreds of exhausted prisoners.
Info: https://www.ushmm.org/outreach/en/article.php?ModuleId=10007724
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Liberation of Paris
After about four years of Nazi occupation, Paris is liberated by the French 2nd Armored Division and the U.S. France signed an armistice with the Germans. Allied troops could now virtually sweep into Paris unopposed. Many fighters died in the struggle for Paris Once the city was free from German rule, French collaborators were often killed upon capture.
Info and Pic: http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/liberation-of-paris -
Battle of Iwo Jima
The American amphibious invasion of Iwo Jima during World War II stemmed from the need for a base near the Japanese coast. Many Japanese tried to defend Iwo Jima. Despite the difficulty of the condition the battle did earn a place in American lore with the publication of a photograph showing the U.S. flag being raised in victory.
Info: http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-iwo-jima
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Death of FDR
President Roosevelt suffers a stroke and dies while on vacation. His death marked a critical turning point in the United States relations with the Soviet Union, as his successor, Harry S. Truman, decided to take a tougher stance with the Russians.
Info: http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/president-franklin-d-roosevelt-dies
Pic: https://www.emaze.com/@ALOLZWQI/FDR-Bio -
Death of Hitler
When Hitler was warned by officers that the Russians were only a day or so from overtaking the chancellery, Hitler chose to commit suicide. It is believed that both he and his wife swallowed cyanide capsules.
Info: http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/adolf-hitler-commits-suicide-in-his-underground-bunker
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Germany Surrenders
When Germany surrendered to the Allies, the European conflict in World War II ended. General Alfred Jodl, representing the German High Command, signed the surrender of both east and west forces in Reims, France.
Info: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/07/germany-surrenders-allies-date-nazis-wwii_n_3230901.html
Pic: https://infograph.venngage.com/p/23618/end-of-world-war-2 -
Atomic Bomb #1
Atomic bombs dropped on Japan during World War II. 80,000 people who died instantly in Hiroshima, Japan, when the first ever atomic bomb was used in war. The United States made the decision to use the atomic bomb against Japan in August 1945 ending World War II.
Info: http://edition.cnn.com/2013/08/06/world/asia/btn-atomic-bombs/
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Atomic Bomb #2
Between the first and the second atomic bombs, was three days. More than 70,000 number of people killed instantly in Nagasaki by the atomic bombs. The United States had dropped the bombs with the consent of the United Kingdom on the Japanese city.
Info: http://www.historynet.com/world-war-ii-second-atomic-bomb-that-ended-the-war.htm
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Japan Surrenders
The defeat of Japan was awaited for and expected after the events of atomic bombs. The Japanese navy and air force were destroyed. The Allied naval blockade of Japan and intensive bombing of Japanese cities had left the country and its economy devastated. Americans then were able to launch an invasion of the main Japanese home islands.
Info: http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/japan-surrenders
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Battle of Bulge
Adolph Hitler attempted to split the Allied armies in northwest Europe. Three German armies launched the deadliest and most desperate battle of the war in the west in the poorly roaded, rugged, heavily forested Ardennes.
Info: http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-the-bulge
Pic: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2075565/Vivid-new-Battle-Bulge-photos-offer-seen-look-war-weary-soldiers-braving-frigid-weather-fight-Nazi-Germanys-major-offensive-World-War-II.html
