World War 2

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    Josef Stalin

    He was the leader of Russia. At first he had a pact with Germany so they wont attack eachother but Hitler broke that pact by starting Opperation Barbarossa.
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    Benito Mussolini

    Mussolini was the leader of Itlay and turned it into a totalitarian state.
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    The Holocaust

    The Holocaust is when Hitler was trying to kill all of the Jewish people.
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    Adolf Hitler

    He was the leader of Germany. He wanted to get rid of all the Jewish people. He cause World War II.
  • Italy Invades Ethiopia

    Ethiopia tried to resist but failed and was taken over.
  • Occupation of the Rhineland

    Germans put millitary in Rhineland.
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    Spanish Civil War

    The nationalists won.
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    Francisco Franco

    He lead the Spanish civil war
  • Air Raid on Guernica

    Germany attacked a spanish town for no reason other than to test out the new planes and weapons.
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    Neville Chamberlain

    He was the British Prime Minister.
  • Anschluss

    Germany annexed Austria
  • Munich Conference

    Great Britain and France agree to German occupation of the Sudetenland, previously western Czechoslovakia.
  • Annexation of Czechoslovakia

    Germany wanted land back from Czechoslovakia because it used to belong to them but was taken away in the Treaty of Versailles.
  • Formation of the Rome-Berlin-Tokyo Axis

    This is the date that the "Pact of Steel" was signed
  • Nazi-Soviet pact signed

  • Invasion of Poland

    Germany invaded Poland. This is what started the war.
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    Erwin Rommel

    He was a German general who had many victories. But he had many charges against him so one day he was told he could go to court or have a chance to commit suicide. He ended up killing himself.
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    Charles DeGaulle

    He was the leader of "Free France." He refused to accept the truce France made with Germany.
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    Winston Churchill

    He was the prime minister of the United Kingdom.
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    "Free French"

    lead by Charles DeGaulle.
  • Fall of France

    Germany invaded and with the support of Italy they over took France.
  • Vichy France

    Vichy France is the part of France that was not under control of the Germans. This is where revolutions were rallied.
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    Battle of Britain

    Germany tried attacking Britain. But Britain won.
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    Operation Barbarossa

    Germany invaded Russia. Germany was winning at first but in the end Russia won, but barely.
  • Attack on Pearl Harbor

    Japan attacked Pearl Harbor. This was an attack against America and is what brought America into World War II.
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    Battle of Midway

    It was between Japan and USA. USA won
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    The Battle of Stalingrad

    it was between the Germans and the Soviets. The Soviets won.
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    The Battle Of El Alamein

    Allies won. it was fought in north Africa
  • D-Day

    The Allies invaded Normandy so they can have a base there to bring in new troops to fight Germany.
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    the Battle of the Bulge

    it was between USA and Germany. Germany lost USA won
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    The Battle of Iwo Jima

    It was between USA and Japan. USA won.
  • V-E Day

    Germany surrenders. End of the third reich. It stands for victory in Europe
  • The Hiroshima bomb

    USA dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima in Japan.
  • The bombing of Nagasaki

    USA dropped a bomb on Nagasaki in Japan.
  • V-J Day

    Victory over Japan is proclaimed. It means victory in Japan day.
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    Winston Churchill

    This was his second time being prime minister. He resigned.