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Hitler takes power in Germany
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Fascist Italy invades Ethiopia.
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Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy make the Rome-Berlin Axis treaty.
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Japan invades china, to gain a positional advantage over the rest of Europe, and starts the war in the Pacific putting pressure of the USA.
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By force, Austria becomes apart of Germany.
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Fascist Italy invades and successfully concurs Albania.
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Pact made by Joseph Stalin and Adolf Hitler that accepts Hitler's plan to invade Poland
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When Hitler invaded Poland using lightning warfare tactics
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Britain and France declare war on Germany honoring their promise to Poland
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Because of the non-aggression act, Russia invades Poland from the east
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Polish government and military are on the run to Romania
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They start the Winter War, The League of Nations saw the attack illegal and expelled the Soviet Union from the League on 14 December 1939.
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The winter war is ended by the sighing of The Moscow Peace Treaty
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Germany invades Denmark and Norway. Denmark surrenders on the day of the attack, Norway holds on
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Broken, and defeated, Norway falls
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France signs an armistice agreement that allows the Germans occupy the northern half of the country and the entire Atlantic coastline.
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The USSR takes overBessarabia and the northern half of Bukovina to the Soviet Ukraine.
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Known as one of the greatest war battles of all time The Battle of Britain was an air battle that was fought to defend Britain agains the attempted invasion by Germany. 2,910 German planes VS 3144 British planes.
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The Italians invade British controlled Egypt
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Germany, Italy, and Japan sign the Tripartite Pact that makes them official allies.
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Italy invades Greece without telling Hitler. Italy looses and now Greece is active in the war. Germany has to end down troops to protect their south flank.
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After months of vigorous and Germany failing to get proper air support, Britain saves themselves from a devastating German invasion
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Because of Finland's hatred of Russia they join the Axis Powers right before they invade Russia.
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Germany has to send Afrika Korps to protect their southern flank from the now active Greece
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Because of Hitlers hatred of communism, he invades Russia before he defeats Britain, which is his biggest mistake of the war.
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Japan bombs Pearl Harbor, one of the worst tragedies of American history
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The United States declares war on Japan, entering World War II.
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Britain lays waist to German home fronts until the end of the war
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A legendary naval battle six months after Pearl Harbor, between the USA and Japan
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Britain defeats Germany and Italy and forces them out of El Alamein
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The Soviet Union push onto Romania
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Axis forces in Tunisia surrender to the Allies
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The Germans launch a tank attack at Kursk in the Soviet Union. That Russia defends.
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In August they pushed Germany out
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Italy becomes a Republic
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Russia sets a border around Berlin
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Also known as D-Day, the attack to take back France is one of the most well known and most depicted battles of all time. This involved the men on the beach, the paratroopers, and the Germans had setup multiple machine guns to protect them. The Allies lost 10,000 and the Germans lost from 4,000 - 9,000.
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After a brutal offence Russia pushes Germany back to Poland and out of Russia
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After getting through Normandy, allies rush to gain control of Paris
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The second landing of paratroopers after D-Day. It tried to get British tanks over a bridge before the Germans blew it up
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In The Battle of the Bulge American paratroopers were sent to hold a line ageist the incoming German tanks and infantry. Thankfully the US tanks were able to catch out most of the tanks before they reached the cold, under supplied, paratroopers.
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With everything lost, Germany just tries to defend
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In Japans last stand, three American Marine Divisions landed on the island if Iwo Jima. It was roughly 57,000 US soldiers VS 23,000 Japanese men. The iconic picture did happen when US troops finished the battle but was later staged
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The US cross the Rhine River crossing German border
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Harry S. Truman takes his place
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Russia sets a border around Berlin
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Hitler consumes a cyanide pill, then shoots himself with a pistol
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With their leader dead, and their defenses broken, Germany surrenders to the Allies
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After warning and a chance to surrender, the USA nukes Hiroshima
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With more warning, the USA nukes Nagasaki
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In fear of loosing more innocent lives Hideki Tojo, Japans leader surrenders ending WWII
