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Treaty of Versailles
The Treaty of Versailles was signed in 1919 when defeated Germany signed a peace treaty with the French president. -
Hitler voted to power
Hitler was voted to power in 1933, and the newly adopted Enabling Act gave him larger authority. He was appointed and Chancellor of Germany in January of 1933. -
"Hitler's Olympics"
The 1936 Olympics were held by Berlin, and the US considered boycotting because of Hitler's racist beliefs and implements. -
German invasion of Poland
The German military invaded Poland, and Poland fell to them extremely quickly because of a new German shocking tactic. -
Dunkirk
The British Expoditiany Force and other allies fought against Germany in the battle of Dunkirk. It is widely considered a failure because of the number of materials left behind for German use. -
Tripartite Treaty was signed
Germany, Japan, and Italy signed a pact intended to keep the US out of the conflict -
Nazi's establish gas chambers at Auschwitz
Block 11 had the first gassings around 1941. In 1944, freight trains brought Jews over from parts of Europe filled with Germans. -
Pear Harbor
In 1941, the Japanese military dropped a bomb on the USA. -
Japanese Americans sent to internment camps
From 1942 to 1945, people of Japanese descent, including American citizens, were put into internment camps by an order made by President Roosevelt. -
D-day
Allied forces came together to assault German-occupied France from air and land. -
Axis powers surrender (Germany, Japan, Italy all have separate dates)
Germany surrendered on May 7, 1945. Japan surrendered on September 2, 1945. Italy surrendered on September 8, 1943. -
Atomic Bombs dropped on Japan
An American bomber dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima. Three days after, a second atomic bomb was dropped on a different Japanese city called Nagasaki. -
Iwo Jima
The battle of Iwo Jima was started by the US when the island Iwo Jima was invaded. The battle lasted 5 weeks and was one of the bloodiest battles of World War Two.