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Adolf Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany. His Nazi Party, or the Third Reich, takes power and Hitler is essentially the dictator of Germany
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France and Great Britain declare war on Germany.
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Germany invades Poland. World War II begins.
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Germany invades and takes control of Denmark and Norway.
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Winston Churchill becomes leader of the British government.
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Italy enters the war as a member of the Axis powers.
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Germany launches an air attack on Great Britain. These attacks last until the end of October and are known as the Battle of Britain.
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Germany and the Axis Powers attack Russia with a huge force of over four million troops.
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Germany, Italy, and Japan sign the Tripartite Pact creating the Axis Alliance.
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The Japanese attack the US Navy in Pearl Harbor. The next day the US enters World War II on the side of the Allies.
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Italy surrenders to the Allies, however Germany helps Mussolini to escape and set up a government in Northern Italy.
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D-day and the Normandy invasion. Allied forces invade France and push back the Germans.
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The Germans launch a large attack in the Battle of the Bulge. They lose to the Allies sealing the fate of the German army.