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Hitler wanted to unify all German people and annexed Austria and wanted the Sudetenland in Czechoslovakia. Chamberlain wanted to make peace.
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There was a treaty in Munich between Hitler, Chamberlain, Mussolini, and Daladier. They decided to give Hitler the Sudetenland but that's it.
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Poland was rearmed because people were fearing an invasion of Hitler.
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Hitler broke the Treaty of Munich and marched into Czechoslovakia
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Hitler and Stalin agree to non-aggression and to split Poland.
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Hitler invades where he was born for more living space
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Britain and France have had enough and declare war on Germany.
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Hitler invades more lands to ensure a safeguard of supply routs
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After war was declared in Germany Britain took no military action.
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Holland and Belgium were invaded. Rotterdam was bombed. Both countries were taken.
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Chamberlain resigned and Churchill took his place. Factories increased production
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British troops were trying to escape at Dunkirk. They were trapped on a beach and sitting ducks to the planes. Many were rescued by civilian ships.
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Italy joined the war in hopes of getting the spoils of war
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Signed and armistice that took France out of the war and under German control
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Mutual alliance was signed with Germany, Italy, and Japan
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British Ports were attacked in July
August more attacks on military targets
The Blitz - London was bombed
Hitler bombed London every night
Oct 31 raids stopped -
Italian Forces in N. Africa were routed by the British
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Germany and Italy attacked Yugoslavia, Greece, Crete, etc. Axis powers went back to N. Africa
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Hitler sent tanks and invaded Russia. Russia was caught off guard and joined the Allies.
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The Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor and destroyed warships.
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War is declared on Japan in response to Pearl Harbor
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Japanese take Singapore from Britain and capture 60,000
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USA defeat Japan and the battle of Midway. USA starts pushing Japan back.
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Allies attack Italy and Germany in Libya and Egypt
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Allies attack in N. Africa with tanks and bombing. Chased them across the desert
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Russians first victory against Germany
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British and American landed in NW Africa and began to push back Germany
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British and Americans manage to defeat Germany in N Africa
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British and US invade Sicily
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Allies took Sicily
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Mussolini thrown out of office and Italy Joins the Allies
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Stalin, Roosevelt, and Churchill meet to discuss how to invade Germany
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The siege of Leningrad finally ends
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Allied finally free Rome from Italy
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Allies invade Normandy and Western France. Troops landed on the beaches while German troops were distracted. It was a very costly invasion
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British and Chindits evict Japan from Burma
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French Capitol was taken back from Germany
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The First V2 bombs killed 3 in London
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Germany launched its final attack on the Ardennes region of Belgium. They were beaten back
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Allies cross the Rhine while Soviets attack Berlin from the East
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Russia reaches Berlin before USA
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President Roosevelt died. Succeeded by Truman
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Italian partisans captured Mussolini and killed him
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Hitler kills himself with his new wife in his shelter
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Italian Germans surrender to Allies
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Germans in NW Germany, Holland, and Denmark surrendered to Allies. Hitler's successor tried to make an agreement to stop fighting Allies and Continue fighting Russia.
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Hitler's succeser offeres unconditional surrender to Allies
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Victory celebrated in Europe
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Churchill lost the election to Clement Atlee's Labour Party
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Japan refuses to surrender so the first Atomic Bomb is dropped
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Russia declared war and invades Japan controlled Manchuria
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US dropped second Atomic bomb because Japan did not surrender after Hiroshima
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Japanese unconditionally surrender to Allies ending second World War
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US general MacArthur accepts Japan's surrender ending the Second World War