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Hitler becomes the leader of the Natiolist Socialist Party (Nazis)
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Benito Mussolini becomes the head of the Italian government.
His party was known as the fascist party, and Mussolini became known as "Il Duce" (the leader)! -
Hitler published the first part of his book "Mein Kampf".
The title of the book means "My Struggle" and Hitler writhes about his philosophical autobiography. The second part was published one year later. in 1926. -
Josef Stalin becomes leader of the Communist Party, in the Soviet Union.
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Franklin Roosevelt is elected president of the US.
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Adolf Hitler is elected and appointed Chancellor of Germany.
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Students of the University of Berlin burn thousands of books by Jewish authors
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Hitler and Mussolini form the "Axis" .
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German scientists split the uranium atom.
Otto Han and Fritz Strassman split the atom in Germany. -
Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact
Germany and the Soviet Union sign the Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact. -
The WWII officially begins...
Germany invades Poland. -
Britain, France, Australia, New Zealand, India and South Africa declare war on Germany.
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Canada declares war on Germany
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The US Congress passes a neutrality act.
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An assassination attempt on Adolf Hitler in Munich fails!
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Germany invades Denmark and Norway.
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Churchill becomes Prime Minister of Britain.
British prime minister Neville Chamberlain resigns and is replaced by Winston Churchill . -
Germany enters Paris.
26 days after the invasion of France in May, 12 1940, German soldiers entered the city of Paris, and Hitler made a tour around the capital. -
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The Battle of Britain.
The Lufwaffe aircrafts bombed Southerned England andd the Channel, for almost 80 days! -
Italy declares war on Greece.
The Italian government asked from Ioannis Metaxas, (Prime Minister of Greece) to let the Italian forces pass from the greek land in order to reach North Africa. He refused by saying the popular "Ohi!" ("No!"), and a few hours later the war in Greece was started... -
Greece repels the Italian invasion and invades Albania, an Italian colony.
The Greco-Italian War has a turning point. -
The Axis occupation of Athens.
21 days after Germany's invasion in Greece (6 Apr. 1941), the Axis powrers managed to enter the city of Athens. -
The Germans make a surprise invasion to the Soviet Union.
It is the commonly known: "Operation Barbarossa", which also included the killing of all Jews. -
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Siege of Leningrad
The Siege of Leningrad was one of the longest and most destructive sieges in history and consequently the most costly in terms of casualties! -
General Hideki Tojo is appointed prime minister of Japan.
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The Japanese navy attacks the USA fleet at Pearl Harbor
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The gas chamber is inaugurated at Auschwitz.
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The USA surrenders the Phillipines to Japan
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The Midway Battle.
The USA navy defeats the Japanese navy in the Midway battle, which ends with the sinking of five aircraft carriers, (one USA and four Japanese). -
The British–American invasion of French North Africa.
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Churchill and Roosevelt hold a conference at Casablanca, Morrocco
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Germans surrender at Stalingrad.
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The USA captures Guadalcanal from Japan.
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The end of the war in North Africa.
The allied troops coming from Morocco and the ones coming from Egypt meet in Tunisia, ending the war in North Africa. -
Italy surrenders.
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The D-Day Battle.
The Allies land in Normandy and begin the invasion of France. -
Liberataion of Athens by the Allies.
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The Battle of Leyte Gulf
It lasted 4 days, and it is considered to be the largest naval battle of World War II and, by some criteria, the largest naval battle in history. -
The allies liberate Greece!
All the Axis forces in Greece surrender. -
The Battle of Bulge.
Germans make a last, but failed attempt to fight back. -
The USA liberates the Dachau concentration camp.
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The Soviet Union enters Berlin.
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Germany surrenders!
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Τhe nuclear bombing of Hiroshima.
Τhe nuclear bombing of Hiroshima kills more than 100,000 civilians. -
The nuclear bombing of Nagasaki.
Τhe nuclear bombing of Nagasaki kills more than 100,000 civilians. -
Japan surrenders to the USA.
The WWII officially ends!
