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Hitler becomes Chancellor
Hitler is titled the Chancellor of Germany, putting him in the seat of power. Germany has yet to become a dictatorship but is well on it's way. -
Japan Attacks China
Japan invades it's neighbor China and begins it's expansion into the territory. This is the start of the "Great Eastern Empire" -
Axis Power
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Axis Power is Born
At first Hitler and Japan join forces on Feb. 20th, 1938, followed by Mussolini on May 14th, 1938, and finally the nonaggression pact between Hitler and Stalin on the 23rd of August, 1939. -
Germany invades Poland
German forces march on Poland starting the war in Europe -
Britain, Australia, New Zealand, and France declare war on Germany
This is the official start of WWII, where Germany and the Axis powers now have the enemies any good army needs. -
Germany PUMMELS France
German airplanes and soldier walk over france so bad they don't deserve a to be a proper noun. -
France surrenders (suprise!)
France surrenders to the might of the Axis leaving Britain to its own against them. -
Roosevelt is elected for a 3rd term
America's first and last president to be elected for more than two terms, and after his death congress enacted the 22nd amendment preventing someone being elected more than twice. -
Germany attacks USSR
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Pearl Harbor
Japan uses large offensive against US naval base, Pearl Harbor, causing the US to join the war. -
US vs Axis
United States is now fighting the Axis powers -
Italy Surrenders
The Axis power now is only Japan and Germany vs the Allies who now have the USSR and the US -
Hitler commits suicide (Allegedly)
Germany's leader dies leaving Germany to itself -
Germany surrenders
Germany is now leaderless and decides the best course of action is to save the troops and surrender -
Hiroshima
The US uses the most powerful weapon of the time to prove US dominance over the war. Japan doesn't surrender. -
Nagasaki
Nagasaki was destroyed finally ending the war as it causes Japan to surrender.
