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The Nazi Party wins 14 seats in the Reichstag
Nazi party gains power in the Reichstag. Picture: Nazi propaganda poster. -
Kellogg–Briand Pact was signed
Also called the World Peace Act, was used to prevent war between all countries that signed. Picture: Countries that signed the Kellogg–Briand Pact. -
Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany
Hitler becomes the leader of Germany with the Nazi party. -
Italy invades Ethiopia
Italian forces take over the country of Ethiopia in Africa. -
Neutrality Act is signed
Act is signed by congress to keep the US out of the war. -
Hitler supports Japan
Hitler states in a speech that he supports the Japanese and what they are doing in Asia. -
Italy joins Germany
Italy announces that it is in with the Nazis. -
Kristallnacht
"Night of the Broken Galss", Nazi supporters went around cities breaking into Jewish stores and destroyed everything they could. -
Germany invades Poland
This invasion of neighboring Poland sparked the beginning of the rest of the war. -
War is Declared!
Britain declares war against the Axis powers. -
Germany Invades France
Germany takes quick action to take control of France. -
Battle of Stalingrad
German forces invade their Russian allies. -
Pearl Harbor Bombing
Japan suprise attacks American Naval base in Hawaii. -
The United States Joins the War
The US joins the war after being attacked on Pearl Harbor. The citizens wanted revenge against the Japanese. -
Battle of Midway
Key battle that let the Americans in the Pacific closer to Japan. -
US Forces Land in North Africa
US forces land in Africa to push back German and Italian soldiers that invaded. -
Italy Surrenders
Italy surrenders after Allied forces invaded and took over the country. -
D-Day
Allied invasion on the beaches of Normandy. Gave the Allies a foothold for the rest of the invasion. -
Hitler Commits Suicide
Hitler killed himself along with his wife after Allied forces invaded Germany and began taking over. -
Germany Surrenders
Germany surrenders after the death of their leader and the takeover by Allied forces. -
VE Day
Victory in Europe was declared. -
Hiroshima
US Forces dropped the first atomic bomb on the Japanese. -
Nagasaki
Second atomic bomb was dropped on Japan. -
World War II Ends
The war is over after Japan surrenders to the Americans. -
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Nuremberg Trials
Trials are heald against Nazi leaders for war crimes that they have commited.
