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Before becoming the Prime minister of Italy, Mussolini was a prominent member on the Facist political party. After becoming the prime minister he made the government a dictatorship.
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After the death of Vladimir Lenin in january 21,1924, Stalin rose to power and became the leader of the Soviet Union.
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Hitlers rise to power began september 1919.He oficially came to power on january 30,1933 after being appointed chancellor of Germany.
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Mussolini had a plan(similar to hitlers) to expand and aquire the territories he considered his. The goal of this was to raise the national prestige of italy.
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The spanish civil war was fought from 1936 to 1939. it was fought between the republicans and nationalists, led by Fransisco Franco.
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The rome-berlin axis was formed 1936, between germany and italy.The agreement formally linked the two countries.
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German troops enter into Austria to claim the nation for germany. They planned to take Austria by force.
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The pact states that the two countries agreed to take no military action against each other for the next 10 years.
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Beginning of world war 2
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Poland was invaded by both germany and the Soviet union.This marked the beggining of world war 2 in europe.
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was fought entirely by air forces and was the largest and most substained arial bombing campaign.
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Hideki Tojo also served as an Army Minister during his term as Prime Minister, from October 17, 1941 to July 22, 1944.
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The bombing of pearl harbor was a suprise military attack from the japanese navy against the united states.
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A naval battle fought by the midway islands. the battle was fought between the usa and japan.
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Major battle in world war 2, where germany fought the soviet union for control of stalingrad.
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Battle of stalingrad ends
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On september 8th, 1943, Benito Mussolini surrendered to the Americans and British.
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Invasion of normandy. also the largest amphibious invasion to take place ever.
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a battle fought in the forrested Ardennes reigon in Belgium, France and luxemborg.
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Roosevelt dies
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Knowing he will lose the war and be killed, hitler kills himself before the allies can capture him.
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marks the end of world war 2 in europe.
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An american plane dropped the first ever atomic bomb on the japanese city of hiroshima
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A second atomic bomb is dropped on nagasaki it is estimated that 40,000 people are killed.
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world war 2 ends
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marks the date japan surrendered at the end of world war 2.
