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Basically what happened is Germany took Austria to be a part of them by sending Austrian Nazis to take over the government.
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A treaty between France and Germany where french prime ministers and Hitler agreed to let Hitler keep the land he'd already taken as long as he doesn't use anymore military force.
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Britain had begun building their army stronger and stronger and helps the threatened Poland.
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Nazi Germany attacks Poland and didn't provoke US too much until after Pearl Harbor.
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Britain attacks on Germany meaning to cripple Germany's industry.
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British navy surprising a sizable naval force of the Germans and winning the battle
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A program that made it so the UK, Soviet Union, France, and other Allied nations to receive war material from the United States
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The U.S. needed to counteract the U-boats so they created bases for their air and navel while occupying Greenland
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The Japanese launched a surprise attack on US base Pearl Harbor. America declares war on Japs which officially enters US into wwii.
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Because of US declaring war on Japan in response to Pearl Harbor, Hitler declares war on us because of Japan and Germany being allies.
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We surrendered Philippines to Japan.
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US beats Japan in one of the most decisive navel battles of the war 6 months after Pearl harbor. japan suffered many casualties.
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Important battle between Germans and Soviet Union for control of Stalingrad. lasted over 6 months and is heavily considered the largest battle of the war.
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Major allied invasion of Italy with the US and Britain invading Sicily.
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Allies invade and regain Europe from Germany and is regarded as the greatest military invasion in history even though the many casualties were caused on the Normandy beach.
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The Germans respond to the attack on the Normandy beach by US and Britain offensively and was the largest fight on the western front. It was also the biggest battle the US have ever fought in. Also known as Ardennes Offensive.
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The big three (FDR, Stalin, Churchill) meet in order to decide what's to become of post war Europe.
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Adolf Hitler commits suicide knowing that all hope for Germany are gone which basically ends the war except with Japan because shortly after his death Germany starts surrendering.
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German army signs unconditional surrender knowing they'd lost the war.
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Allied leaders meet in Potsdam, Germany to send an ultimatum to Japan. To surrender, or be bombed. Let's say Japan chose wrong..
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US dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima in response to Japan not surrendering. The bomb killed over 140,000 civilians
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Another Nuke dropped into Japan after them still refusing to surrender. This bomb killed roughly 80,000 people, more than half of which died the day it was dropped.
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Japan had surrendered a couple days prior and no there was no wars until the cold war.
