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Benito Mussolini was selected Prime Minister of Italy in 1922. Benioto was an Italian politician. He led the "National Fascist Party." Also he was credited with being one of the figures in the making of fascism. Later, he became the 40th prime minister of Italy in 1922.
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December, 6th 1929 sole dictator of the Soviet Union (USSR)
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12/06/1931 japans army 1931 Japan’s Army seizes Manchuria, China.
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Adolf Hitler went into the presidential office. Who involved Paul von Hindenburg to become chancellor.He was an old gentleman that was really annoyed with him. He had been waiting and waiting while Hitler and conservative leader, Alfred Hugenberg argued over Hitler's demand for the new elections. It was the final argument.Itd hadd been a huge tangled up web drama and backstabbing.Later, that finally resulted in Adolf Hitler becoming Chancellor of Germany.
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12/06/1935 nuetrality act 1935 Neutrality Act passed by US Congress
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12/06/1936 militarist taje cintrol 1936 Militarist take control of Japanese Government
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12/06/1938 munich pact signed 1938 Munich Pact signed giving the Sudetenland of Czechoslovakia to Germany
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1939 Sept 1st - Nazis invade Poland; Britain and France declare war on Germany
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1940 Nazis invade Denmark, Norway, the Netherlands, Luxembourg and Belgium – take control
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12/06/1940 first time peace ime draft 1940 First time Peacetime Draft in US
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12/06/1940 germony invades france 1940 Germany invades France and forces it to surrender
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12/06/1940 battle of britain 1940 Battle of Britain – Royal Air Force defeats German Air Force to prevent invasion of their island
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12/06/1941 pearl harbor 1941 Pearl Harbor in Hawaii attacked by Japanese Naval and Air forces, US declares war on Japan, Germany and Italy declare war on the US
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12/08/1942 battle of midway 1942 Battle of Midway, turning point of war in the Pacific
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12/08/1943 british and US forces 1943 British and US forces defeat German and Italian armies in North Africa
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12/08/1943 italy surrenders 1943 July - Italy surrenders, Mussolini dismissed as Prime Min.
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06/08/1944 D-Day invasion 1944 June - D-Day invasion of France at Normandy by Allies
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1944 Aug. - Paris retaken by Allies Forces
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12/08/ 1944 Dec. Battle of the Bulge – last offensive of German Forces
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01/08/1945 Jan. – US forces return to recapture the Philippines
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04/16/1945 April 16th - FDR dies, Harry S. Truman becomes President
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05/08/1945 May 8th - V-E Day, war ends in Europe
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08/08/1945 Aug. - First Atomic Bombs dropped
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08/14/1945Aug. 14th – V-J Day, Japan surrenders to Allied Forces
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12/08/1946 War Crimes Trials held in Nuremburg Germany; Manila, Philippines and Tokyo, Japan
