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Communist Revolution
Communist revolution in in Russia creates totalitarian state -
Bennito Mussolini
Mussolini creates the fascist party -
Joseph Stalin
Joseph Stalin takes control of the communist party after Lenin's death -
Adolf Hitler
Hitler appointed chancellor of Germany -
Kristallnacht
Nazi's loot and kill Jews in Germany -
Germany Invades Poland
Initiation of the war, Hitler invades Poland causing France and Britain to declare war -
U.S Draft
Congress creates the draft and uses $16 billion on war needs. -
Atlantic Charter
U.S + British war intentions -
Pearl Harbor
Japanese kamikaze pilots bomb U.S Pearl Harbor, causes U.S to declare war. -
Infamy Speech
Speech delivered by President Roosevelt to congress the day after Pearl Harbor attacks -
Battle of Midway
U.S military defeats Japanese fleet in the pacific for a massive victory. -
Battle at Stalingrad
Marked a turning point for the Allies, stopped Germany's advance into the Soviet Union -
Italy surrenders
Italy surrendered -
D-Day
Allied invasion of Normandy,soldiers stormed the beaches of Normandy, France -
Yalta Conference
Allied powers conference to discuss soviet control of eastern Europe -
Hitler Dies
Hitler commits suicide -
V-E Day
Germany surrenders -
Hiroshima
Truman orders nuclear bomb dropping on Hiroshima, Japan -
Nagasaki
Second nuclear bomb dropping on the Japanese city of Nagasaki. -
V-J Day
Japan surrenders