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World War II
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The Empire State Building opens in New York City
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Japan conquers Manchuria in Northern China
Ignoring the protests or ore moderate Japenese officals, the miltarists launched a surprise attack and seized control of the Chinese province of Manchuria -
Franklin Delano Roosevelt is elected president
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Adolf Hitler is appointed German Chancellor and sets up Dachau concentration camp
Once in power, Hitler quickly dismantled Germany's democratic Weimar Republic -
Prohibition ends
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Roosevelt pushed the Reciproval Trade Agreement Act through Congress
This act lowered trade barriers by giving the president the power to make trade agreements with other nations -
Stalin begins great purge in USSR
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General Franciso Franco leads a faccist rebellion in Spain
Revolts broke out all over Spain, and the Spanish Civil War began -
Roosevelt is re-elected
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Roosevelt found a way around the Neutrality Acts
Because Japan had not formally declared war against China, the president claimed there was no need to enforce the Neutrality Acts -
German troops marched into Austria unoposed
A day later Germany announced that its union with Austria was complete -
German troops poured into what remained of Czechoslovakia
At nightfall Hitler gloated, "Czechoslovakia has ceased to exist." -
The Germans began to assemble n invasion fleet among the French Coast
because its naval power could not complete with that of Britain, Germany also launched an air war at the same time -
Hitler invades the Soviet Union
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United States entered World War II
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Japan bombs Pearl Harbor
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American newspapers reported the end of automobile production for private use
This was just one more signt that the war would affest almost every aspect of life -
Nazis develop the "final solution" for exterminating jews
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The bill establishing the WAAC became law
the law gave the WAAC on official status and salary but few of the benefits granted to male soliders -
In the Pacific, the Battle of Midway turns in favor of the Allies
American naval forces int he Pacific moved to defend the island -
The last of Afrika korps surrendered
surrendered after months of heavy fighting -
African Americans finally see combat
African American soliders lived and worked in segregated units and were limited to mostly to noncombat roles until protest -
"Bloody Anzio"
Hitler was determined to stop the Allies in Italy rather than fight on German soil. One of the hardest battles the Allies encountered in Europe was fought less than 40 miles from Rose. This battle, "Bloody Anzio" lasted four months. -
GI Bill of Rights was passed
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U.S. Marines take Iwo Jima
After retaking much of the Philippines and liberating the American prisoners of the war there -
Roosevelt died
He died three months into his fourth term as president -
Harry S. Trumen becomes president when Roosevelt dies
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Italy was free
German itself was close to collapse -
The Soviet Army stormed Berlin
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Allies celebrated V-E day
Victory in Europe Day. The war in Europe was finally over
