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The Great Depression
Mass unemployment and economic depression led to poverty in Germany, Britain, Japan, Italy, and the United States. This weakened existing governments and fascism started to rise.
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Hitler Conquered Poland
In May Hitler sent troops to Rhineland. In Italy the economic problems led to strikes that severely disrupted the country and were totally unprepared for the peed and ruthlessness of Hitler and his Nazi's so they conquer Poland.
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Kristallnacht
The first violent act against Jews was the night called "Kristallnacht" which means broken glass and refers to the broken glass windows from stores onto the streets. Next morning 30000 German Jewish men were arrested for the "crime" of being Jewish and were sent to concentration camps.
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Hitler Goes To Poland
Hitler sent German tanks to go to Poland. The Germans invading Poland caused for Britain and France to declare war on Germany.
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Bombing In London
In June Hitler began the Battle of Britain and the continuous bombing in London was occuring called "Blitz". Franklin D. Roosevelt communicated secretly with Winston Churchill and the congress to send "Weapon of Defense" but did not declare war against the Axis Powers.
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Pearl Harbor
Japan bombed Pearl Harbor which was where the United States Pacific fleet was headquartered. Other Japanese men devastated 18 American ships and the following day the United States declared war.
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D-Day
D-Day was an invasion in France that was postponed due to the bad weather. It was also a masterful coordination of Allied land, sea, and power.
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V-E DAY
V-E Day meant victory for Europe. Hitler killed himself and President Roosevelt recently died and Truman had the responsibility to lead us out of war.
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Nuclear Weapons
Truman realized that the first testing of the atomic bomb had begun in New Mexico. He also discovered that the atomic weapon had begun several years earlier which poured 2 billion dollars on the Manhatten Project.
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Atomic Bomb On Hiroshima And Nagasaki
The United States sent a lone American bomber and dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima. When Japan still resisted and wanted to keep fighting they dropped another atomic bomb in the city of Nagasaki then they finally surrendered
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Japan Surrenderd
Japan announced that they wouldn't fight anymore. They signe dthe articles on surrender and WWII was finally over.
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Nuremberg War Crimes Trials Begin
This was a series of trials of accused Nazi war criminals. These trials were authorized by London Agreement which agreed at that time those Axis officials whose war crime extended would be tried by an international war tribunal.
https://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/article.php?ModuleId=10005140
