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Rise of Hitler
Adolf Hitler becomes leader of National Socialist (Nazi) Party. -
Mein Kampf
Hitler's book "Mein Kampf" published. -
Nazis' Party
Germans elect Nazis making them the 2nd largest political party in Germany. -
New President
Franklin Roosevelt elected president of the United States. -
Night Of Long Knives
The Nazi "Night of the Long Knives" -
Treaty of Versailles
Hitler violates the Treaty of Versailles by introducing military conscription. -
Rhineland
German troops occupy the Rhineland -
Ethiopia
Mussolini's Italian forces take Ethiopia. -
Sudetenland
German troops occupy the Sudetenland; Czech government resigns. -
Kristallnach
Kristallnacht - The Night of Broken Glass. -
Nazis Pact
Nazis and Soviets sign Pact. -
Germany invades Poland
Germany invades Poland WWII starts. -
Britain, France, Autralia, New Zeland declared war.
Britain, France, Australia, New Zeland declare war on Germany. -
Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor
Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor; Hitler issues the Night and Fog decree. -
D-Day
D-Day landings on the northern coast of France. -
Hitler's Dead
Adolf Hitler commits suicide. -
V-E
V-E (Victory in Europe) Day. -
First atomic bomb in Japan
First atomic bomb dropped, on Hiroshima, Japan. -
Japanese Surrender
Japanese sign the surrender agreement; V-J (Victory over Japan) Day. -
Nuremberg Trials
Nuremberg war crimes trials begin.