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Hitler becomes a chancellor
Hitler became a chancellor, and he changed Germany to a crucial country. His plan, was to do away with politics and make Germany a powerful, unified one-party state changed Germany and he made it a crucial country. As soon as he got in power, he started a group called the Nazis, and all non-germans got isolated.
Info:http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/adolf-hitler-is-named-chancellor-of-germany
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Axis Powers break non-aggressive pact
The non-aggressive pact was between Germany and USSR, and a couple of days before WWII, the pact was broken. It divided eastern Europe into German and Soviet spheres of influence.
Info:https://www.britannica.com/event/German-Soviet-Nonaggression-Pact
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Italy enters WWII
It started by Italian tank rolls forward on the Tunisian Front. They become members of the Triple alliance, which included Hungary and Germany. Italy was a monarchy that was ruled by Victor Emmanuel III.
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German invades Poland-WWII begins
The Poland invasion in a few weeks. The Germans wanted more living space so they decided to invade Poland which later on led to the beginning of WWI.
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Winston Churchill becomes leader of British Government
Winston Churchill was the first Lord of the Admiralty and it replaced Neville Chamberlain as British prime minister. It was followed by the latter’s resignation after losing a confidence vote in the House of Commons.
Info: http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/churchill-becomes-prime-minister
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Britian War
This war started when HItler conquered most of Europe, including France, the major country left to fight was GB so he decided to invade it. Although the Germans destroyed GBs air forces, but the Brits still managed to fight and win the battle.
info & pic: http://www.ducksters.com/history/world_war_ii/battle_of_britain.php -
Attack on Pearl Harbor
A lot of Japanese planes attacked American naval (in pearl harbor). During the day Japan managed to destroy 20 American naval vessels, including eight enormous battleships, and more than 300 airplanes. More than 2,000 Americans soldiers and sailors died in the attack, and another 1,000 were wounded.
Info: http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/pearl-harbor
Pic: https://www.britannica.com/event/Pearl-Harbor-attack -
Bataan Death March
America gave up the Bataan peninsula on the main Philippine island of Luzon to the Japanese. Nearly 75,000 soldiers were forced to walk 65 mile march to prison camps. The Japanese soldiers abused to marchers, and thousands of them passed away.
Info: http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/bataan-death-march
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Battle of Coral Sea
The Japanese were aiming to invade the coral sea and Port Moresby, but their plans failed due to the allied forces. As soon as the Germans landed,Rear Admiral Frank J attacked them by using air force carrier planes. Both sides several suffered, but the Japanese couldn't find planes to go back home.
Info:http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-coral-sea
Pic:http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/world-war-two/the-pacific-war-1941-to-1945/the-battle-of-coral-sea/ -
Battle of Midway
After six months after the attack on Pearl Harbor, the United States defeated Japan in one of the most decisive naval battles of World War II. Japanese aircraft losses the battle of Midway and eliminates the power of the Imperial Navy’s air arm, but in fact about two-thirds of air crews survived
Info:http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-midway
Pic: https://warontherocks.com/2016/06/the-battle-of-midway-the-complete-intelligence-story/ -
Battle of Stalingrad
The battle of Stalingrad was one of the best battles where the USSR defended itself.The Russian's considered it Great Patriotic War and it was considered one of the important battles in WWII. After the battle, Stalin gained trust, while Hitler became more distrustful. This battle was considered a humiliation for hitler.
Info: http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-stalingrad
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Italy surrenders to its Allies
Italy surrenders to its allies, which caused Germany to react with Operation Axis, the Allies with Operation Avalanche.One of the goals of Operation Axis was to keep Italian navy vessels out of the hands of the Allies. The Italians may have surrendered, but their war was far from over.
Info: http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/italian-surrender-is-announced
Pic:http://historicalguru.com/italian-surrender-announced-9-8-1943 -
D-Day
After the battle of Normandy, about 156,000 American, British and Canadian forces landed on five beaches along a 50-mile stretch of the heavily fortified coast of France’s Normandy region.The invasion was one of the largest amphibious military assaults in history and required extensive planning.
Info: http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/d-day
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first liberation of concentration camps
The Soviet Union was the first to liberate concentration camp prisoners. They entered Auschwitz, and they found millions of sick people. It caused them to set the camps on fire. In the end, the gas chambers didn't burn and this showed how much they were ready to kill more people.
Info: https://www.ushmm.org/outreach/en/article.php?ModuleId=10007724
pic: http://www.express.co.uk/news/history/554385/Holocaust-Memorial-Day-Auschwitz-70-anniversary-Jewish-concentration-camp -
Liberation of Paris
Pockets of German intransigence remained.Paris was free from German control.after Gen. Dwight Eisenhower was assured by Gen. Charles de Gaulle, leader of the French Resistant forces, that Allied troops could now virtually sweep into Paris unopposed, Ike ordered Gen.More than 500 Resistance fighters died in the struggle for Paris, as well as 127 civilians
Info: http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/liberation-of-paris
Pic: http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/paris-liberated -
battle of bulge
Hitler tried to separate Allied armies in northwest Europe was surprise blitzkrieg thrust through the Ardennes to Antwerp.German shortage of fuel and the gallantry of American troops fighting in the frozen forests of the Ardennes proved fatal to Hitler’s ambition to snatch, if not victory, at least a draw with the Allies in the west.
Info:http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-the-bulge
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BATTLE OF IWO JIMA
American amphibious invades two Iwo Jima during World War II stemmed from the need for a base near the Japanese coast.Iwo Jima was defended by 23,000 Japanese troops, who fought from an network of caves, dugouts, tunnels and underground installations.American losses included 5,900 dead and 17,400 wounded.
Info: http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-iwo-jima
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Death of FDR
FDR dies after four momentous terms in office, he left Harry S. Truman in charge of a country still fighting theWWII. He passed away due to an Intracerebral hemorrhag.
Info: http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/fdr-dies
Pic: https://usnews.newsvine.com/_news/2011/04/12/6460690-fdr-a-date-that-will-live-in-our-memory -
Death of Hitler
Hitler committed suicide in his underground bunker. Hitlers body was cremated in the chancellery garden by the bunker survivors. Hitler wasn't considered dead until the 1956s. Hitler left Karl Dönitz after him because he was the German admiral who had a major role in the naval history.
Info: http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/adolf-hitler-commits-suicide-in-his-underground-bunker
Pic: http://www.hitlerschildren.com/article/936-how-did-hitler-die -
Atomic Bomb #1
Enola Gay's dropped the first atomic bomb on August 6, 1945 in Hiroshima.It was named "Little Boy." The bomb killed 45,000 lives and another 19,000 people died from radiation exposure.
Info: http://www.livescience.com/45509-hiroshima-nagasaki-atomic-bomb.html
Pic: http://www.businessinsider.com/heres-a-photo-of-the-worlds-first-atomic-bomb-2015-5 -
Atomic Bomb #2
The Second Atomic bomb was dropped on August 6,1945, it was dropped by US on Japan. It caused Germany to surrender and leave the war. It was dropped in Nagasaki and it was nicknamed "Fat man."
Link: http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/atomic-bomb-dropped-on-nagasaki
Pic:http://www.historynet.com/italy-in-world-war-ii.htm -
Japan Surrenders
Japan surrendered in the summer of 1945 because of a disasters struck from 2 directions. Firstly, the soviet union declares war on Japan. Secondly, the second atomic bomb is dropped.
Info: http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/japan-surrenders
Pic: https://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/article.php?ModuleId=10005070
