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Treaty of Versailles
After 4 years of bloody fighting in WWl, leaders from Britain, France, Italy, Germany, and the U.S. met together to negotiate a peace treaty to finally end WWl. -
Hitler voted into power
In 1933 after years of resisting the Kaiser for many years Hitler promised to the German people to get back revenge and pride from the Allies from the loss of WWl was elected as the new chancelor. -
Hitlers Olympics
In 1936 Berlin hosted the summer olympics while Hitler and the nazi party where in power. This is also the olympics where Jesse Owens, the first black person to ever compete in the olympics competed. -
The Tripartite Pact Signing
In October of 1936, leaders from Germany, Italy, and Japan all met together and decided to form an alliance called the Axis powers. -
German Invasion of Poland
On 1939, German forces marched on Poland to reclaim territory that they lost in WWl, kicking of WWll. -
Pearl Harbor
On December 17 early in the morning, many Japanese airplanes bombed and attacked Pearl Harbor in Hawaii where most of the United States Pacific fleet was being stationed. -
Japanese Americans sent to Internment Camps
Following the bombing of Pearl Harbor, the United States sent all Japanese Americans residing on the west coast to Internment Camps in fear that they were involved in the attack on Pearl Harbor. -
Aushwitz Gas Chambers are Established
In the spring of 1942, gas chambers were established at an old farmhouse near the Birkenau consentrasion camp where prisoners were taken to die. -
The Battle of Stalingrad
In the coldest battle of WWll, the Russian forces finally defeated Germany in their home land of Stalingrad. -
Italy Surrenders
In September of 1943, Italy finally surrendered because their leader Benito Mussolini lost power over the country and the new leaders decided the war was lost. -
Italy Switches Sides
In October of 1943, Italy decided to join the Allied forces and wage war on their former allies the Axis Powers. -
D-Day
After years of planning to finally set foot on France again the United States, Great Britain and Canada landed on the beaches of Normandy to start the end of Germany. -
Iwo Jima
In February of 1945, the United States took over the island of Iwo Jima and got the closest to Japan that they ever got. -
Germany Surrenders
After years of fighting Germany finally surrendered because Hitler killed himself and Russian troops had reached Berlin. -
Atomic Bomb 1 Dropped
The atom bomb called Little Boy was dropped on Hiroshima starting the end of Japan. -
Atomic Bomb 2 Dropped
The second atom bomb dropped on the city of Nagasaki was called Fat Man and signalled the end for Japan. -
Japan Surrenders
In September 1945 Japan finally surrendered ending WWll.