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Adolf Hitler
Adolf Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany. His Nazi Party, or the Third Reich, takes power and Hitler is essentially the dictator of Germany. -
Nazi Germany
Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy form the Rome-Berlin Axis treaty. -
Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan
Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan sign the Anti-Comintern Pact. This was a pact against communism and Russia. -
Jews and Voting
Jews no longer have the Right to vote -
Hitler annexes Austria
Hitler annexes the country of Austria into Germany. This is also called the Anschluss. -
Hitler orders jews a curfew
Hitler orders the Jews must follow curfews and must wear yellow stars of David -
Germany Invades Poland
Germany invades Poland World War II begins -
France And Great Britain go to war on Germany
France and Great Britain declare war on Germany. -
Germany invades Denmark and Norway
Germany invades and takes control of Denmark and Norway. -
Germany takes over western Europe
Germany uses quick strikes called blitzkrieg, they take over much of western Europe including the Netherlands, Belgium, and northern France. -
Jews in Concentration camps
Jews are put into concentration camps -
Winston Churchill leader of Britain
Winston Churchill becomes leader of the British government -
Itlay enter the war
Italy enters the war on the side of Axis powers. -
Germany Air attacks Britain
Germany launches an air attack on Great Britain. They last until the end of October and are known as the Battle of Britain. -
Germany creates a Axis alliance
Germany, Italy, and Japan sign the Tripartite Pact creating the Axis Alliance. -
Axis powers attack Russia
Germany and the Axis Powers attack Russia with a huge force of over four million troops. -
Japan Attack Pearl Harbor
The Japanese attack the US Navy in Pearl Harbor. The next day the US enters World War II on the side of the Allies. -
US navy beats Japan navy
The US Navy defeats the Japanese navy at the Battle of Midway. -
Allies invade Sicily
The Allies invade and take the island of Sicily. -
Italy Surrenders to Allies
Italy surrenders to the Allies, however Germany helps Mussolini to escape and set up a government in Northern Italy -
D-day
D-day and the Normandy invasion. Allied forces invade France and push back the Germans. . -
Germany makes a large attack at Bulge
The Germans launch a large attack in the Battle of the Bulge. They lose to the Allies sealing the fate of the German army. -
US marines take Iwo Jima
US Marines invade the island of Iwo Jima. They capture the island. -
US army cross the Rhine River
The US Third Army under General Patton crosses the Rhine River. -
Hitler Is Died
Adolf Hitler commits suicide as he knows Germany has lost the war -
Germany Surrenders
Germany surrenders to the Allies. -
US drops the bombs
The United States drops the Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima, Japan -
Atomic bomb
Another atomic bomb is dropped on Nagasaki, Japan. -
Japan surrenders
Japan surrenders to US General Douglass MacArthur and the Allies.