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Hitler combines Austria and Germany in a uninon that he called "Greater Germany".
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Neville Chamberlain appeases Germany and gives them the Sudentenland.
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Germany invades Czechslovakia, which is a violation of the Treaty of Versailles.
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Hitler wants to avoid another two-front war ,like in WW1, so he signs the Nazi-Soviet non-aggression pact.
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Bitain signs the Polish-British Common Defense Pact. This gaurantees military help if either country is attacked.
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Hitler orders German forces to invade Poland. Polish troops fall back farther from the border in order to have a better chance at defending.
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Britain and France declare war on Germany because Hitler violated the treaty they had with Poland.
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Germany wanted to take out France quickly so there was less opposition and so that Britain would have a more difficult time getting to mainland Europe.
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Codename for Germany's planned invasion of the Soviet Union.
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Japan attacks the US Navy docking in Pearl Harbor to ,hopefully, prevent the US from entering the war.
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A major naval battle between Japan and the Allied Forces. This was the first battle in which Aircraft Carriers were a major factor of.
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A major battle between the Axis Powers and the Soviet Union. The Soviet Union fought to keep the city of Stalingrad out of Axis hands. This was the first battle in which Snipers played an important factor.
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German troops are forced to surrender to the Red Army. Russian snipers (mostly all were young teens)played a pivitol role by taking out German officers.
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Britain,U.S, and Canada, after months of planning and training, storm the beaches of Normandy. Meanwhile U.S paratroopers were dropped behind the German forces in order to cut off German reinforcements.
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The last major offensive move of Germany. It took place in the forested region of France and Belgium.
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Allied troops force the remaining German troops out of the Bulge.
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Adolf Hitler committed suicide with his wife when he realized that Germany would not be able to win the war.
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After Hitler died the rest of the German forces lost most of their will to fight and eventually surrendered.
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The U.S bombs Hiroshima in order to try forcing Japan to surrender.
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In order to prove their point that they are serious the U.S drops a second bomb on Nagasaki, Japan.
