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Hitler becomes chancellor of Germany.
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Jewish businesses are targeted and destroyed by riots.
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Hitler invades Poland under fasle reasons. His actions to invade Poland sparks up WW2.
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Great Britain and France declare war on Germany after they invade Poland.
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Pearl Harbor is bombed by two waves of Japanease airplanes. Third wave was called off, but many ships were sunk.
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Largest U.S. surrender, the troops were forced to march 65 miles to a work camp where they would be held prisoner. 1/3 of the troops died on the way there.
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Japan is bombed by 16 American bombers directly in Tokyo.
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Allies invade Europe attacking Sicily and Italy. Also attacking Normandy, France as well.
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The attack on Iwo Jima started on Feb. 9 1945, also where the famous picture of six soldiers lifting up a flag to claim Iwo Jima under U.S. control.
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After FDR dies during WW2, vice president Harry Truman takes over.
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Mussolini is killed by rebels after being shot. His body is disgraced by many and beaten by many after his death.
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Hitler takes his own life and has his own soldiers burn his body so it wouldn't be treated as badly as Mussolini's body.
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Germany surrenders to Ally forces.
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Before Harry Truman gave the word to drop the atomic bombs the U.S. demanded Japan to surrender.
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The B-19 Enola Gay was the aircraft with the orders to drop the first atomic bomb over the city of Hiroshima. Resulting in 80,000 people dying.
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After the war in Europe is over Soviet Russia joins the war against Japan.
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After Hiroshima was bombed the U.S. launched a second atomic bomb upon the city of Nagasaki.
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After both atomic bombings Japan's Emperor Hirohito orders a surrender even though his military leaders did not want to surrender. Emperor Hirohito announced the surrender over the radio in Japan, this was the first time the Japanease people have ever heard his voice.
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Japan surrenders to Allies forces.
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General MacArthur dies at the age of 84, on April 14, 1964.
