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1933
Hitler became Chancellow allowing him to have political power and influence. -
1934
President Hidenberg died allowing Hitler to take over being President and now had even more power than before. He also gained power over the German army. -
1936
Hitler took advantage of the fact that the Frech did not want to start another war soon and invaded Rhinaland. Germany also became allies with Italy and Japan. -
1938
Hitler re-claimed land taken from them for the Treaty of Versailles and took over a part of Czechoslovakia in a joint declaration that Germany would not take over the rest of Czechoslovakia -
1939
Hitler broke the declaration but Britain and France did nothing. They just warned Germany that if they invaded Poland that they would declare war. Germany then made an agreement with the Soviet Union and took over half of Poland while the Soviet took over the other. Britain and France declared war with Germany -
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World War 2
Initially fought in Europe, World War 2 was when Britain declared war against Germany on the 3rd of September in 1939 because of disagreements about racial superiority. (Oxford Big Ideas History 10, 2013) -
1940
Little to no fighting, was then called 'The Phoney War'. Germany then invaded Denmark, Norway and France and the Frech surrendered to the Germans. -
Bombing of Colonge
Cologne, by British wartime artist W Krogman. (in Oxford Big Ideas History 10, 2013) -
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Cold War
The cold war was between The USSR (Russia) and The USA. It is called the 'Cold War' because the two countries did not directly fight each other, rather it was a fight of propaganda, espionage, sport,weaponry and technology. This war initially started because the USSR were communists and The USA were capitalists. (Oxford Big Ideas History 10, 2013) -
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Korean War
After Worl War 2, Korea into a Communist half (North Korea) and a non-communist half (South Korea) The Korean War began when the North Korean Communist army (with help from the Soviet) crossed the and invaded non-Communist South Korea. As Kim Il-sung's North Korean army, armed with overran South Korea, the United States came to South Korea's aid. (Oxford Big Ideas History 10, 2013) -
Korean War
Australians fighting in the Korean War (in Oxford Big Ideas History 10, 2013) -
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The Vietnam War
During World War 2, Vietnam was overrun by the Japanese. When the Japanese left, the people of Vietnam took the opportunity to build their own government lead and this was lead by Ho Chi Minh. At the end of the war, South Vietnam was to the French while the north was in the hands of the non-communist Chinese. The Chinese treated the North Vietnamese very badly and support for Ho Chi Minh. This caused a war to arise. (Oxford Big Ideas History 10, 2013) -
Ho Chi Minh
Picture of Ho Chi Minh leader of the Viet Minh (in Oxford Big Ideas History 10, 2013) -
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Cuban Crisis
The Cuban Crisis was when the USA had discorevered missiles placed in Cuba by the Soviet and thought that they were under threat. After countless days of tension and worrying about a nuclear war between The Soviet and the USA, a treaty was signed. (Oxford Big Ideas History 10, 2013) -
Cuban Crisis
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Propaganda in Cold War
An example of the propaganda used in the USA to warn about the USSR attacking (in Oxford Big Ideas History 10, 2013)
