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The Summer Olympic Games were held in Germany and presented a golden opportunity for Adolf Hitler.
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Japan began a war against China. The attack was marked by great brutality against China.
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Hitler tried to force the Austrian government to union with Germany.
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Hitler sent his troops into what remained of Czechoslovakia.
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Germany claimed it had been attacked by Poland and they immediately launched a massive invasion of Poland.
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Great Britain and France declare war on Germany.
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Germany invades Denmark and Norway in order to improve their access to the Atlantic Ocean.
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Germans finally make their expected strike toward France and quickly storm into Belgium.
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Japan forms a military alliance with Germany and Italy. They became known as the Axis Powers.
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General Hideki Tojo's strong pressure forced Japan's government to resign which led to his control of the country.
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American leaders were convinced that the war between the U.S. and Japan was likely.
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Hitler sends his forces into the Soviet Union and later faced a bitterly cold Russian winter to capture Leningrad.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower led his forces to invade the North African countries of Morocco and Algeria.
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General Douglas MacArthur was forced to leave his troops and the Japanese forced the Americans to march through a harsh journey.
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The Women's Army Corps was created and women could go serve overseas in the Army, but could not go into combat.
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The Smith Connally Act was passed by Congress, which gave the president power to take over industries in the event of strikes.
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This was a surprise attack from the Germans to try and separate the British and the American's alliance.
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The allies freed Western Europe and France from Germany's control.
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Hirohito announced the end of the war through radio, known as V-J Day, after the U.S. bombed Hiroshima.
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American soldiers came upon many concentration camps and tried to help many of the victims that were skin and bones.
