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Adolf Hitler is appointed as the Chancellor of Germany.
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Adolf Hitler becomes Führer of Germany, creating the Third Reich.
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Hitler meets secretly with his advisors to discuss absorbing Austria and Czechoslovakia into the Tird Reich.
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German troops march into Austira unapposed. Germany announces an anschluss with Austria. anschluss- Union
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The Munich Agreement turned Sudetenlan, a german speaking part of Czechoslovakia, over to Germany. Adolf Hitler, Edouard Daladier, and Nevill Chamberlain all sign the agreement. Germany says they will stop taking land.
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After taking Sudetenland, Germany invades the rest of Czechoslovakia.
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Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin sign the Nonaggression Pact, preventing Germany from attacking Russia and vise versa.
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Germany, with the help of the Soviet Union, invades Poland, forcing the Polish government into exile.
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Germany invades Denmark and Norway, which are defended by Norway, Denmark, Great Britain, France, and the exiled Polish government
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With the help of Italy, Germany invades France which is defended by France, Belgium, Great Britain, Netherlands, Canada, free Polish forces, free Czechoslovak forces, an Luxembourg. An Armistice was signed on May 22, dividing France between Germany and Italy.
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The German Luftwaffe bombed Britain, primarily targeting British airfields.
