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Treaty of Versailles
Held Germany responsible for starting WW1 -
Hitler voted to power in Germany
Adolf Hitler was appointed chancellor of Germany by electoral votes from the Nazi Party. -
Hitler Olympics
Originally opened to spread propaganda. It was a international event. -
Germany invades Poland
It was the beginning of World War 2, the germans claiming that they thought Poland was planning to attack Germany with Great Britan and France. -
Tripartite pact
Created alliance between Italy, Japan, and Germany -
Pearl Harbor
A suprise attack on a US base on in island near Hawaii by the Japanese. -
Gas chambers established
Gas Vans were used in June of 1941 but the actual gas chambers weren't created until 1942 -
Japanese Americans sent to internment camps
Forced to camps by US -
Axis Powers surrender
Japan surrendered because of the atomic bomb being created. Germany surrendered because Hitler died. Italy surrendered because one of they didn't have a chance. -
Iwo Jima
The US marines invaded the island of Iwo Jima. About 70,000 marines and 18,000 Japanese soliders fought on the island. -
Atomic Bombs dropped on Japan
Two atomic bombs were dropped on Japan and estimated to have killed 214,000 people in total.