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Germans elect Nazis making them the 2nd largest political party in Germany.
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Adolf Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany.
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First concentration camp opened at Oranienburg outside Berlin.
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Adolf Hitler becomes Führer of Germany.
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German troops occupy the Rhineland.
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Hitler reveals war plans during Hossbach Conference.
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German military mobilizes
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German troops occupy the Sudetenland; Czech government resigns.
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Nazis and Soviets sign Pact.
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Soviets invade Poland.
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Nazis invade France, Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands; Winston Churchill becomes British Prime Minister.
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Massive German air raids on London, Southampton, Bristol, Cardiff, Liverpool and Manchester.
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Hungary/Romania join the Axis Powers.
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Yugoslavia/Greece surrender to the Nazis
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First experimental use of gas chambers at Auschwitz
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Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor.. We declare war
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First American forces arrive in Great Britain.