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Treaty of Versailles
A treaty that was signed to resolve WW1. This however failed to solve the root of the war and fueled the rise of Adolf Hitler -
Hitler voted to power in Germany
4 weeks after the fire of Reichstag Hitler became the chancellor of Germany, he would become president only a year after this event. -
Nazi Olympics
Nazis forbade Jews from participating this helped Adolf promote his ideas. -
Germany Invades Poland
At the Beginning of WW2, Poland was attacked by the Nazis and the Soviets. -
Paris Falls to Nazis
Paris falls into the hands of the Nazis. -
Tripartite pact signed
Alliance was formed between Germany, Italy, and Japan to prevent America from entering the war. They called themselves the Axis Powers. -
Gas Chambers at Aushwitz
Gas Chambers were used to eliminate the people that Nazis deemed unworthy of life. -
Attack on Pearl Harbor
353 total aircraft were sent by Japan, the bombing had sunk 4 battleships and damaged the other four. -
Internment of Japanese Americans
120,000 Japanese Americans were forcibly relocated into camps and roughly 2/3 were actual American Citizens -
Italy Surrender-Axis Powers Surrender
Italy surrendered to the Allies. -
D-Day
Largest Seaborne invasion in history, a turning point in Europe section of the war. -
Iwo Jima
Americans successfully captured the Island of Iwo Jima from the Japanese. This also provided a strategic advantage for Americans to launch air attacks on Japan. -
Germany Surrender-Axis Powers Surrender
Germany surrenders unconditionally to the allies -
Atomic Bombs dropped on Japan
America used B-26 Bombers to drop Atomic Bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki -
Japan Surrender-Axis Powers Surrender
Japan Surrender to the United States.