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Treaty of versilles
The Treaty of Versailles, signed in June 1919 at the Palace of Versailles in Paris at the end of World War I, codified peace terms between the victorious Allies and Germany. The Treaty of Versailles held Germany responsible for starting the war and imposed harsh penalties in terms of loss of territory, -
Anne Frank
Anne Frank (1929-1945), a young Jewish girl, her sister, and her parents moved to the Netherlands from Germany after Adolf Hitler and the Nazis came to power there in 1933 and made life increasingly difficult for Jews. only Anne’s father survived. Anne Frank’s diary of her family’s time in hiding, first published in 1947, -
Hitler voted to power in Germany
Hitler attained power in March 1933 after the Reichstag adopted the Enabling Act of 1933, granting him expanded authority. President Paul von Hindenburg had already appointed Hitler as Chancellor of Germany on 30 January 1933 after a series of parliamentary elections and associated backroom intrigues. -
Hitler's Olympics 1936
Commonly known as Berlin 1936 or the Nazi Olympics, was an international multi-sport event that took place in Berlin, Germany. -
German Invasion of Poland
Germany invaded Poland to regain lost territory and ultimately rule their neighbor to the east. The German invasion of Poland was a primer on how Hitler intended to wage war–what would become the “blitzkrieg” strategy. -
The Blitz
An intense bombing campaign was undertaken by Nazi Germany against the United Kingdom during World War II. For eight months the Luftwaffe dropped bombs on London and other strategic cities across Britain. -
Tripartite pact signed
The Tripartite pact signed was an agreement that was signed by Germany, Italy, and Japan. It was created a defense alliance between the countries and was largely intended to deter the US from entering the conflict. -
Nazi's establish gas chambers at Auschwitz
The first gassings—of Soviet and Polish prisoners—took place in block 11 of Auschwitz I around August 1941. Construction of Auschwitz II began the following month, and from 1942 until late 1944 freight trains delivered Jews from all over German-occupied Europe to its gas chambers. -
Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor is a U.S. naval base near Honolulu, Hawaii, that was the scene of a devastating surprise attack by Japanese forces on December 7, 1941. The day after the assault, President Franklin D. Roosevelt asked Congress to declare war on Japan. -
Japanese Americans sent to internment camps
Japanese internment camps were established during World War II by President Franklin D. From 1942 to 1945, it was the policy of the U.S. government that people of Japanese descent, including U.S. citizens, would be incarcerated in isolated camps. -
Iwo Jima
The Battle of Iwo Jima was an epic military campaign between U.S. Marines and the Imperial Army of Japan in early 1945. Located 750 miles off the coast of Japan, American forces invaded the island on February 19, 1945, and the ensuing Battle of Iwo Jima lasted for five weeks. -
Axis Powers Surrender
On May 7, 1945, seven days after Hitler committed suicide, Nazi Germany surrendered unconditionally to the Allies. -
Atomic Bombs Dropped on Japan
On August 6, 1945, during World War II (1939-45), an American B-29 bomber dropped the world’s first deployed atomic bomb over the Japanese city of Hiroshima. The explosion immediately killed an estimated 80,000 people; tens of thousands more would later die of radiation exposure.