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Armistice went into effect at 11:00 AM on Nov. 11, 1918, and the Germans were required to evacuate their positions and go home.
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Hitler joined the German Workers' Party at age thirty and worked hard to ensure its success.
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Fascism grew very popular among the disenchanted citizens of Italy.
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USSR was established under Vladimir Lenin but Joseph Stalin took over after Lenin's death.
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Appointed Prime Minister by the King of Italy.
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Vladimir Lenin suffered a stroke in 1922 and died of a heart attack on Jan. 21. 1924. Stalin rose to power after Lenin's death,
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The pact provided "for the renunciation of war as an instrument of national policy."
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Japan's attempt to take over an entire Chinese province, and the first step of the plan to take over East Asia.
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Won first election by a huge margin and was elected for four consecutive terms.
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"I will employ my strength for the welfare of the German people, protect the Constitution and laws of the German people, conscientiously discharge the duties imposed on me, and conduct my affairs of office impartially and with justice to everyone." -Adolf Hitler
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Passed in hopes that America would not need to enter a war. Were repealed largely in 1941 in the face of attacks on U.S. vessels by German submarines and the attack on Pearl Harbor by the Japanese.
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Hitler begins preparing to carry out his plans.
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The Germans meet no opposition in their invasion.
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After victory, Mussolinin declared the creation of the "Italian Empire."
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Franco lead a revolt against the Popular Front.
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Japan feared Chinese unity and began to attack China full force.
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Hitler believed his people needed more living space and planned to take it by force.
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Was originally given 50% of Czechoslovakia but took the other 50% because it voted to become an independent country, meaning France and Britain were no longer obligated to protect it.
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Hitler's idea of "lebensraum" or "living space" was the primary motive behind this annexation.
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Last piece of land that was given to Germany without fighting.
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Franco declared victory when the last republian forces surrendered.
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Pact worked until Germany's surprise attack on the Soviet Union on June 22, 1941.
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Blitzkrieg is german for "lightning war" and describes Germany's surprise attacks on enemies, catching them while they were unprepared.
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The Red Army crossed the Soviet-Finnish border with 1,000 aircraft and 465,000 men.
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The question of invading Norway had been considered since as early as October of 1939.
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Resistance against the Germans did not last.
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Campaign was called "Case Yellow".
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The Battle of Dunkirk was the defence and evacuation of British and allied forces in Europe from 24 May-4 June 1940.
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"I only need a few thousand dead so that I can sit at the peace conference as a man who has fought." -Benito Mussolini, upon entering the war.
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Under the terms of the surrender France was required to give up 2/3 of its land to the Germans, disband its military, and pay the costs of the Germany's invasion.
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The battle was waged in the skies over the English Channel and England's eastern and southern coast in 1940 and 1941. World War II had broken out in Europe, and Adolf Hitler was determined to subjugate England. The battle lasted about 2 months.
