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Czechoslovakia and Austria
Europe gives both Czechoslovakia and Austria to Germany without war because they are done with war. -
Adolf Hitler is elected into power
When Hitler was elected into power he promised to retun the homeland to its former glory. -
Germanys rapidily growing military
While the US was building domestic life and Europe is rebuilding its infrastructure, Germany led by Hitler is building up its military rapidly. -
Hitler Violates The Treaty of Versailles
He violated the treated by secretly building up his army and many nations were letting him get away with it. -
The Holocost
The leaders met up and decide how to effectively and humanely get rid of Jews and make money off it. They soon recigonized they needed death camps. -
Blitz Krieg
Hitler uses this tactic, also known as the lightning war, which was a quick military movement that was unexpected. The movement knocked out Central Europe in 9 months. -
Royal air force vs Luftware
Dual between the Royal air force (Britian) and the Luftwaffe (Germany) where they battled in the air and caused much damage to Britian. -
Tripartite Pact
The Tripartite Pact provided mutal assistance should any of the signaturies suffer attack by any nation not already involved in war. This was aimed at America(trying to get them to think before going on the side of the Allies) -
Anti-Semitism to a new level
Hitler takes Anti-Semitism to a whole new level. It used to be that Jews or those who claimed to have one God would be shunned, but he has a hatred for a race of people. -
US neutral
The US was neutral but they provided weapons too mostly Europena counties with two different policies. The first one was the cash and carry policy, which was a trade for cash for guns. The second was the lend lease where the countires could rent weapons and eventually pay them off with the rent money. -
Greece and Yugoslovia captured
Operation Castigo was with 24 divions and 1,200 tanks that went into Greece. The attack was swift but brutal, killing 17,000 civilians. -
Hitlers Big Mistake
Invaiding Russia was Hitlers big mistake. He invaded France and attacked Russia without thinking about the fact that it was another front to watch out for and defend. The Russians take Germany and refuse to give it back. -
Lebraunism
Lebraunism is used in Germany in order to get land to be self-suffiecient in food production. plan also called for killing roughly 20 million people from Austria and Poland. -
Pearl Harbor bombing
The Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor in hopes that US would remain neutral which backfired. -
Japans defeat at midway
First Naval defeat since 1863. "most stunning and decesive blow in the history or naval warfare" -
Battle of Stalingrad
Germany fought the Soviet Union over the city Stalingrad. The Germans were defeated because they surrendered because they were feezing and starving to death. -
Soviets defeat Germany at the Battle of Kursk
The Soviets knew the Germans plans and had planned ahead and constucted a deep army.First time German srataegic offensive had been halted. -
Mussolini executed
Mussolini, the leader of France, is executed. -
Paris is liberated
Japans first Naval defeat since 1863. Most stunning and decesive blow in the histroy of naval warfare. -
Rome falls to Allies
Rome was first of the 3 Axis Powers capitals to be taken. -
Battle of the Bulge
German campaign launched to split the US and Europena allies in half and destroy those armies. The offensive failed -
Soviets enter Berlin
Soviet Union fired massive barrage of some million artillery shells, one of the largest in histrory, onto the German position west of the oder. -
Adolf Hitler commits suicide
Hitler commits suicide because he is warned that he has a day until his chancellery would be taken over- the Germans Surrendered -
Japan surrenders
US drops nuclear bombs on Japan so Japan surrenders as well. -
Iron Curtain
Symbolized the ideological conflict and physical boundary dividing Europe into 2 different areas.