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Adolf Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany.
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The Enabling Act of 1933 is passed as an amendment to the German constitution, giving Hitler dictatorial power.
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Fascist Italy invades, conquers, and annexes Ethiopia.
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In its first act of military aggression under the Hitler regime, Germany violates the terms of both the 1919 Treaty of Versailles and the 1925 Locarno Pact by militarizing the Rhineland
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British Prime Minister Chamberlain appeases Hitler at Munich.
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In violation of the Munich Pact, Nazi Germany invades and occupies Bohemia and Moravia, provinces of Czechoslovakia.
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World War II begins when Nazi Germany invades Poland’s capital in a massive encirclement attack.
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Germany invades Norway and Denmark.
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Germany launches an invasion of Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, and France. Within a few weeks, all but France have surrendered.
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Italy enters the war. Italy invades southern France.
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France signs its official surrender to Germany.
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Italian troops invade British-controlled Egypt in an attempt to expand Italian territories in North Africa and capture the strategically important Suez Canal.
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Germany, Italy, and Japan sign the Tripartite Pact in Berlin to formalize the alliance of the Axis Powers.
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Italy invades Greece from Albania
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Nazi Germany launches Operation Barbarossa, the invasion of the Soviet Union.
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German troops surrender to the Soviet Red Army in Stalingrad, USSR.
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Mussolini was executed and the Italian Fascist government falls.
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Italian surrender to Allies
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Italy declares war on Germany
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Adolf Hitler commits suicide by swallowing a cyanide capsule and shooting himself in the head
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German troops in Italy surrender.
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Germany surrenders to the Allies in Reims, France, ending World War II in Europe.
