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Germany faced hard times after they were blamed for World War I. Germany falling apart made it easy for dictators to take over, but the people were desperate because they had no money or direction.
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Germany applied to join the League of Nations. The League's mission was to form an international organization to promote world peace.
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Germans elect Nazis making them the second largest party in Germany. This would challenge all hopes of Germany staying a Republic.
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Franklin Roosevelt is elected president of the United States. He promises to work hard to help his country out of the Great Depression.
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Hitler violates the Treaty of Versailles by rebuilding the German army.
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German U-boats attack merchant ships in the Atlantic Ocean. Germany was trying to block the shipping to the Allies.
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The Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. They bombed the island after they had practiced for a year. They successfully crippled the
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Automobile production for private consumers ended, so that the factory could begin producing goods for the war.
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Italy surrendered to the Allies and agreed to end all hostilities with the United Nations.
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The United States and the United Kingdom brought thousands of tanks, ships, planes, and troops across the English Channel.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt died during his 4th presidential term.
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The major war criminals were tried in Nuremberg, Germany.
