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IN 1933 adolf Hitler took chancelor of germany. started discriminating all that were not considered arian by the third reich.
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world war I veterean, and president dies in 1934. hitler is presumed the successor.
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germany invades poland with the aid of slovakia. hitler uses a stragedy known as blitzkreig or lighting war, poland surrenders within weeks
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germany invades frace belgium and luxembourg. belguim and luxembourg surrendered within weeks..italy also invaded france, france also surendered soon after.
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on the early morning of dec. 11, 1941 at 10:00 am japanese fighters make an attack on the american pacific fleet sationed at pearl harbor. president roosevelt made a declaration of war weeks later. he also entered the eurpean theatre aiding the allies.
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chinese forces successfully defeat japan at the battle of Changsha. it was the first real allied victory
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american forces gain full controll of guadalcanal from japan.
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the allies launch a risky offensive off the coast of normandy, france. five thousand british and american ships are in the campaign. heavy shelling from the ships softened the landings for soliders. hitlers atlantic wall was crumbling
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on april 30 1945 american and soviets troops link up and capture the german parliment at the reichstag. germany was defeated.
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shortly after the fall of the reichstag hitler commits suicide in his chancellory bunker.
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amreican bomber dropped atomic bombs on the japanese cities of nagasaki and hiroshima.
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japan surrenders to the allies... the war ends on sept. 2,1945. the surrender documents wre signed on the uss missouri.
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