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The death of Franz Ferdanand
Franz Ferdinand's death, most likely the biggest event, because it started everything. His assassination sparked WWI, and when the Germans lost, Hitler rose to power -
Treaty of Versailles
A treaty that ended the war between Germany and the allied powers -
Hitler voted to power
Hitler voted in power due to his anti-Jewish propaganda he spread as well as his manipulation of the German people. He was at first voted Canceler (VP) but then the president died. Hitler then burned down someone's home to demand more power through manipulation -
Hitler Olympics
Jesse Owens, a black man who won the Olympics, proving Hitlers ideals of blonde hair and blue eyes being superior incorrect. Hitler hosted the Olympics to prove that his stronger solders are much stronger. Hitler says he no longer follows the treaty -
Germany invades Poland
Germany decides to invade Poland because Hitler wanted Germans to live there. He said Poland's were inferior. This starts WWII -
Tripartite pact signed
A pact between Germany, Italy, and Japan. It was a defense alliance between the three countries, and was largely intended to make sure that America doesn't enter the war. -
Pearl Harbor
When the Japanese bombed pear harbor, a navy military base on the coast. This was the first involvement america had in WWII -
Nazis establish gas chambers
In the concentration camps in Auschwitz, the Nazis made gas chambers that release a toxic gas to kill hundreds of people at a time -
Japanese sent to interment camp
When american people took american Japanese people to these internment camps to essentially punish them for being Japanese -
Italy surrenders
Italy surrenders and quits the axis powers -
D-day
The largest sea borne operation ever attempted. It marked the start of the campaign to liberate Nazi occupied north west Europe. -
Iwo Jima
A war fought between the Americans and the Japanese. Fought because Americans wanted a closer vantage point to Japan than their current one, being Hawaii. -
Hitler's death
Hitler shoots himself, but this doesn't end the war. This was ten days after his 70th birthday. Shortly after, the Nazi regime came to an end. -
Germany surrenders
Germany surrenders and quits the axis powers -
Atomic Bombs dropped on Japan
When Nagasaki and Hiroshima was bombed by america via little boy and fat man. These were cities, not army bases. This caused Godzilla -
Japan surrenders
Japan surrenders and quits the axis powers
This marks the end of the war