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Hitler becomes chancellor of Germany
in 1933 President Paul von Hindenburg names Adolf Hitler leader the National Socialist German Workers Party as chancellor of Germany. -
axis powers break non-aggression pact
shortly before WWII Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union surprised the world by signing the German-Soviet Nonaggression Pact, in which the two countries agreed to take no military action against each other for the next 10 years. -
germany invades Poland
German troops parade through Warsaw after the invasion of Poland. On September 1, 1939, Germany invaded Poland. -
Winston Churchill becomes leader of British government
Winston Churchill is called to replace Neville Chamberlain as British prime minister following the latter’s resignation after losing a confidence vote. -
italy enters war
Italy entered World War II on the Axis side on June 10, 1940, as the defeat of France became apparent. -
battle of britain
The Battle of Britain was a combat of the Second World War, when the Royal Air Force defended the United Kingdom against the German Air Force attacks. -
attack on pearl harbor
The attack on Pearl Harbor was a surprise military strike by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service against the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. -
Bataan death march
The Bataan Death March was the forcible transfer by the Imperial Japanese Army of 60,000–80,000 Filipino and American prisoners of war.
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battle of coral sea
A major naval battle in the Pacific ocean during World War II between the Imperial Japanese Navy and naval and air forces from the United States and Australia.
info: https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/7RX6cipvhxPpDtcDYW4PpfBg-YkMe85Vey6WA0lwq7YQNju76baxbWK2mucavj5dVpxLIq-MTMTGdIw_gzgFCYB0ZwTShi2nYtatgRCTdTv-3y0bDd8 -
battle of midway
a decisive naval battle in the Pacific pacific ocean during World War II. Between 4 and 7 June 1942, only six months after Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor. info: link was too long for me to put on here -
battle of Stalingrad
a major battle on the Eastern Front of World War II in which Nazi Germany and its allies fought the Soviet Union for control of the city of Stalingrad in Southern Russia
info: http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f167/Lisa_Simpson/1943/September/0909/0909-geneisenhower_zps1cc141f6.jpg -
italy surrenders to allies
In 1943, Gen. Dwight Eisenhower publicly announces the surrender of Italy to the Allies. Germany reacted with Operation Axis.
info: http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f167/Lisa_Simpson/1943/September/0909/0909-geneisenhower_zps1cc141f6.jpg -
D-Day
The landing operations on Tuesday, 6 June 1944 of the Allied invasion of Normandy in Operation Overlord during World War II. info: http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f167/Lisa_Simpson/1943/September/0909/0909-geneisenhower_zps1cc141f6.jpg -
1st liberation of concentration camps
On July 23, 1944, the soviets entered the Majdanek camp in Poland, and later overran several other killing centers.
info: http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f167/Lisa_Simpson/1943/September/0909/0909-geneisenhower_zps1cc141f6.jpg -
liberation of paris
from 19 August 1944 until the German garrison surrendered the French capital on 25 August 1944. info: http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f167/Lisa_Simpson/1943/September/0909/0909-geneisenhower_zps1cc141f6.jpg -
battle of bulge
the last major German offensive campaign of World War II. it was between Germany and the red army. info: http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f167/Lisa_Simpson/1943/September/0909/0909-geneisenhower_zps1cc141f6.jpg -
Battle of Iwo Jima
The Battle of Iwo Jima was a major battle in which the United States Marine Corps landed on and eventually captured the island of Iwo Jima from the Japanese Imperial Army. info: http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f167/Lisa_Simpson/1943/September/0909/0909-geneisenhower_zps1cc141f6.jpg -
death of FDR
in 1945, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt passes away after four momentous terms in office, leaving Vice President Harry S. Truman in charge of a country still fighting the Second World War and in possession of a weapon of unprecedented and terrifying power.
photo info: https://antiqueantiqueinformation.knoji.com/questions/have-a-newspaper-dated-april-13-1945-with-roosevelts-picture-and-announcing-his-death-also-pictures-of-roosevelt-stalin-and-churchill-in-it-/ -
death of hitler
Adolf Hitler killed himself by gunshot on 30 April 1945 in Berlin. His wife Eva Braun committed suicide with him by taking cyanide. info:
http://www.hitlerschildren.com/article/936-how-did-hitler-die -
Germany serenaders
The final battles of the European Theatre of World War II as well as the German surrender to the Soviet Union and the Western Allies took place in late April and early May 1945. info: https://infograph.venngage.com/p/23618/end-of-world-war-2 -
atomic bomb #1
Little Boy was the codename for the atomic bomb dropped on the Japanese city of Hiroshima on 6 August 1945 during World War II. photo info:
http://edition.cnn.com/2016/05/27/politics/hiroshima-obama-explainer/ -
atomic bomb #2
The United States dropped the second nuclear bomb on the Japanese city of Nagasaki on August 9,1945 during the final stage of WW2.
photo info:
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japan surrenders
Japan was announced on August 15 and formally signed on September 2, 1945, bringing the hostilities of World War II to a close.
photo info:
https://www.google.com.eg/urlsa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwjwjpDirIrTAhWiYpoKHU0fCDQQjRwIBw&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pinterest.com%2Fexplore%2Fjapan-surrenders%2F&psig=AFQjCNHqnyRiHCXrKxD5yJ0o58iQiGlwXw&ust=1491379736051116
