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President Hindenburg appoints Adolf Hitler Chancellor of Germany.
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SS opens the Dachau concentration camp outside of Munich.
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Boycott of Jewish-owned shops and businesses in Germany.
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Germany introduces military conscription.
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Summer Olympics begin in Berlin.
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Germany attacks western Europe (France and the Low Countries).
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Germany invades Yugoslavia and Greece
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Germany invades the Soviet Union.
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Japan bombs Pearl Harbor and the United States declares war the next day.
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Nazi Germany declares war on the United States.