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Hitler becomes chancellor of Germany
Adolf Hitler becomes supreme ruler of Germany. He is leader of the Nazi Party. Born in Austria. -
Hitler pledges to undo the Treaty of Versailles
Hitler stops paying reparations
builds up the German Army
invades the Rhineland
starts weapon development -
Germany, Italy, and Japan form pact known as Axis Powers
Axis powers agree to split up the world. -
Italy invades Ethiopia
Italians have guns and tanks while Ethiopians have swords and spears. -
Germany annexes Austria
The world agrees because they see Austria as the same as Germany. -
Germany, Italy, England, and France sign the Munich agreement
Gave Germany the Sudetenland in exchange that Germany does no take any more land. -
Germany takes the rest of the Czechs lands
Germany broke the Munich agreement and invaded Czechoslovakia. -
Germany and Soviet Union sign the Nazi-Soviet pact
The two powers agreed to divide Europe into two spheres of influence. -
Germany invades Poland
Germany first used its infamous blitzkrieg during the invasion of Poland. -
England and France declare war on Germany
Honoring their support of Poland France and England declare war on Germany. -
The Phony War
lasting from September 3 1939 to April 9 1940 was the time in which Germany and France mobilized troops along the German-French border and didn't engage each other for many months -
Russia invades Poland
Russia invades Poland to get a piece of Poland as was the agreement in the Nazi-Soviet pact -
Auschwitz
Main Nazi death camp which was responsible for thousands of murders
in this camp people were told they were going to "take a shower" but when they got to the "showers" they were gassed to death
children who could work were kept alive elderly, sick, disabled etc were gassed -
Germany invades Norway and Denmark
Allies expected Germany to go through Maginot line however this was not the case as Germany went up to invade Norway and Denmark. -
France falls and Germany controls Paris
Just a few months after the initial invasion of France
french surrendered in the same railway car that the Germans surrendered in at the end of WWl. -
Operation Sea Lion begins
Germans start to attack England
British Air Force severely outnumbered by the German Air Force but the British had better planes such as the Spitfire and the Hurricane -
North African Campaign begins
When Hitler is losing the Battle of Britain he turns his attention the North Africa to help his Italian allies
sends in General Rommel and the Afrika Corps
was able to take territory of Egypt but not able to get all the way to the Suez Canal. -
British defeat Germans in Operation Sea Lion
British successful at defending their island home
one of the big factors that helped them win is radar
radar told the British where the Germans where. -
Kristallnacht
Day the Nazis broke Jewish store fronts killed thousands and imprisoned several more thousand Jews
Germans also burnt 15,000 synagogues to the ground -
Hitler invades Soviet Union
Operation Barbarossa begins
Germans push into the Soviet Union coming within a few Kilometers of Moscow and Stalingrad (where one of the bloodiest battles of wwll would take place) -
Japan attacks Pearl Harbor
Japan attacks important naval base in Hawaii
nearly entire US Navy destroyed.
A few aircraft carriers saved because they were in drill. -
The battle of Midway ends
Midway ends resulting in the destruction in all of Japan's aircraft carriers
forces Japan to be on the defensive the rest of the war -
Battle of Guadalcanal
Japan invades Guadalcanal
humidity and heat makes fighting unbearable and rots corpses quicker
US sends in the 1st Marine Division -
Battle of Stanlingrad
One of the bloodiest battles to be fought in WWll
Germans encircled the Russian city to choke it into submission
Russians retake city using a pincer tactic -
D-day
Largest amphibious assault in history
US lands on Omaha and Utah beaches
Bombers miss their targets on Omaha making it the most infamous beach landing in history
British and Canadians land on Sword, Juno, and Gold beaches -
Germany surrenders
Germany surrenders to the Allies
during the defense of Berlin the 3rd German Army refused orders to defend Berlin and the commanding General go his men and civilians to the side the Western Allies were on so they wouldn't face the Soviets wrath
happy b-day to me -
Hiroshima
Atomic bombed dropped on Hiroshima killing around 140k people. -
Nagasaki
US drops second Atomic bomb on Japan killing 70k people. -
Japan Surrenders
Japan's emperor announces to Japan that they have surrendered unconditionally.
This is the first time the Japanese people have heard their emperor's voice.
