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Germany becomes the most powerful party in the nation
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Mussolini Italy invades East African nation of Ethiopia
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This law was meant to prevent the nation from being drawn into the war.
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Spain was separated and it led to a civil war, gaining interest from the rest of the world.
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Japan went to war against China
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Hitler wanted to rule Austria and when they refused to the agreement Anschluss he sent troops to their country
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between the nights of November 9 and 10 anti-Jewish riots broke out and more that 100 Jews were killed. and 26,000 went to concentration camps.
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America creates the atomic bomb
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Congress passed cash and carry law to slow the sale of weapons to countries at war. Germany invades poland
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Great Britain and France declared war on Germany
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The lull fighting stopped when Hitler sent his troops to Denmark and Norway.
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Roosevelt wins his third term against Wendell Willkie.
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Tojo forced Japan to resign and Tojo takes control of the country
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In late 1941 the US gets involved in the war.
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Japans strike was put into action and the attack on Pearl Harbor was a complete surprise to the Americans.
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Hitler and the Nazis make the plans for exterminating the Jews.
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The Japanese forced their troops to march through the steaming woods and many died and those who fell were left for dead.
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The troops landed on the beaches of Normandy France and were met by strong German forces.
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The Germans launched a surprise attack. For several days the Germans tried to gain vital ground from the US.
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The Americans got into the camps of Auschwitz and freed those who were still alive
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The american plane flew over Hiroshima and dropped the atomic bomb. Seconds later most of the city was leveled. 115,000 residents were injured or died.
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The Japanese government was in favor of surrendering but the military leaders were not. Eventually the emperor called an end to the war.
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