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World War II
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Hitler assumes control
Adolf Hitler assumes control of National Socialist German Workers (Nazi) Party -
Stock market crashes in America
Wall Street Stock Market crashes -
America's presidential elections
Franklin Delano Roosevelt elected President of the United States -
Hitler appointed Chancellor
Hitler appointed Chancellor of Germany by President Paul von Hindenburg -
Hitler assumes dictatorial power
Enabling Act passed by Reichstag; Hitler assumes dictatorial power -
Nazi party official party of Germany
Nazi party declared official party of Germany; all other parties banned -
Germany quits League of Nations
Germany quits League of Nations -
German President Paul von Hindenburg dies
German President Paul von Hindenburg dies -
Hitler becomes fuehrer
Hitler combines the offices of president and chancellor; assumes the title of fuehrer -
Josef Stalin, Red Army
Josef Stalin begins purge of Red Army -
Germany invades Austria
Germany invades Austria; Anschluss (union) proclaimed -
Germany invades Austria
Germany invades Austria; Anschluss (union) proclaimed -
Germany invades Austria
Germany invades Austria; Anschluss (union) proclaimed -
Kristallnacht
Kristallnacht (Night of Broken Glass) -
Kristallnacht
Kristallnacht (Night of Broken Glass) -
West Germany occupy Czechoslovakia
West German troops occupy the rest of Czechoslovakia in violation of Munich Agreement -
West Germany occupy Czechoslovakia
West German troops occupy the rest of Czechoslovakia in violation of Munich Agreement -
German Army invades Poland
German Army invades Poland -
Britain and France declare war on Germany
Britain and France declare war on Germany -
Red Army invades Poland
Red Army invades Poland in accordance with Nazi-Soviet Pact -
Warsaw falls to the Nazis
Warsaw falls to the Nazis -
Red Army attacks Finland
Red Army attacks Finland -
Germany invades Denmark and Norway
German Army invades Denmark and Norway -
Germany invades
German Army invades France, Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands; Winston Churchill appointed British Prime Minister -
Holland capitulates to Nazis
Holland capitulates to Nazis -
"Miracle at Dunkirk"
"Miracle at Dunkirk" -
Battle of Britain begins
Battle of Britain begins -
"Final Solution"
Planning begins for "Final Solution," the systematic destruction of the Jews -
Star of David
Jews order to wear yellow Star of David -
Mass murder Russian Jews
German SS mass murders Russian Jews at Kiev -
War declared on Japan
Roosevelt gives "Day of Infamy" speech; United States and Britain declare war on Japan -
Germany declares war on US
Germany declares war on the United States -
Hitler assumes post of Commander in Chief of German Army
Hitler assumes post of Commander in Chief of German Army -
Mass gassing of Jews
Mass gassing of Jews begins at Auschwitz -
"relocation centers"
American citizens of Japanese descent forced into "relocation centers" -
Nazis order destruction of Polish ghettos
Nazis order destruction of Polish ghettos -
"Big Three"
"Big Three" of Roosevelt, Stalin and Churchill meet at Tehran -
D-Day
D-Day: invasion of Europe begins with Allied landings at Normandy -
Hitler survives assassination attempt
Hitler survives assassination attempt -
Paris Liberated
Paris liberated -
Brussels liberated
Brussels liberated -
Soviets liberate Auschwitz
Soviets liberate Auschwitz -
Yalta Conference
Roosevelt, Churchill and Stalin meet at Yalta Conference -
Hitler and wife commit suicide
4/30/1945 Adolf Hitler and wife Eva Braun commit suicide in Chancellery bunker