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The Jews of Germany are violently stripped of their citizenship. Many are killed and beaten.
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Germany, Italy, Great Britain, and France sign the Munich agreement which forces the Czechoslovak Republic to cede the Sudetenland, including the key Czechoslovak military defense positions, to Nazi Germany.
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France and Great Britain guarantee the integrity of the borders of the Polish state.
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Germany and Soviet Union pledge neutratlity should either become involved in war. Divides up Eastern Europe between the two powers.
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Germany invades Poland, initiating World War II in Europe.
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Honoring their guarantee of Poland’s borders, Great Britain and France declare war on Germany.
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November 1940
Slovakia (November 23), Hungary (November 20), and Romania (November 22) join the Axis. -
The pact betweeen Germany and the Soviet Union was completely dissolved when Hitler invaded the Soviet Union.
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The first attack on the Japanese comes from the Americans by air,
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Italy enters the war after Germany invades them. They declared war on Germany.
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Forces land in Greece.
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Americans are now in the war, and are battling against Japan.
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Hitler commits suicide and his reign is over.
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Berlin surrenders to Russian forces.
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Germany surrenders to all forces of Britian, Russia, and the United States.
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Allied forces landed in France and begin a massive offensive against Germany,
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The United Nations charter is signed.
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They are liberated from the war.
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The United States drops an atomic bomb on Hiroshima.
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Having agreed in principle to unconditional surrender on August 14, 1945, Japan formally surrenders, ending World War II.
