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head of the Communist Party (1879-1953) under him the gov't tried to control every aspect of life in the nation.
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Hitler becomes chancellor of Germany.
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The nazi regime approximately killed 6 million jews from jan 30th 1933-May 8th 1945.
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Adolf Hitler becomes Chancellor. A year later, on August 2, 1934, he takes the title "Furher."
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Mussolini attacks Ethiopia without a declartion of war. Ethipopia is unfairly disadvantaged and Italy wins. The Legue of Nations declres the one-sided war an aggression but takes no action against Italy.
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Pact between Italy and Germany after Mussolini suspicions of Hitler are dispelled. Hitler and Mussolini become allies under the common goal of conquering Europe.
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German troops march into Austria and annihilate them,
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Spanish Army, led byFranco, rose up against the democratically elected Republican government.
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Stalin and Hitler sign a non-agression pact, agreeing not to attack each other. Russia (Soviets) have the oppurtunity to strengthen their western frontier, and Poland is open to a German attack.
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German air forces rain bombs over Poland.Blitzkreig is first used.
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Hitler launched about 2000 German aircraft over Britain because Winston Churchill refused to accept German conquer of Europe in exchange of the end of World War 2. British won.
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United States Navel Intelligence find out that Japan intends to invade China.
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Germany invades the Soviet Union, consequently violating the Non-Aggression Act.
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Japanese use fighter planes to attack the American naval base at Pearl Harbor, killing 2,335 service men, 68 civilians and destroying U.S. naval vessels and ships.
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Japan bombs Pearl Harbor.
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Battle of Midway is considered the most decisive battle of World War 2. The Americans destroyed four of the Japanese aircrafts; Japan never recovered from the attack of their naval strength and on the defensive.
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One of the most deadly battles of World War 2 in which the Russians defeat Germnay from capturing an industrial port on the Volga River.
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He used Militarism as a way to take over the government.
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President Eisenhower leads over a million troops to storm the beaches of Normandy in order to recapture France. This event is known as the turning point of World War 2.
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This battle was the German's last major offensive in World War II. The Allies pushed the Germans back and won. December 16th, 1944- January 25th, 1945
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Joseph Stalin, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Winston Churchill meet to discuss Societ Power in Eastern Europe. The Yalta Confernece leads to dual rule in Berlin, disbanding of Germany, and the prosecution of war criminals.
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Truman becames president.
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Mussolini is captured, murdered and mutilated by Italian partisans after he and his mistress attempted to escape. To the italian people, he was just a disposed fascist dicator, a figurehead of the German invasion.
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Hitler commits suicide in Berlin.
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Germany surrenders.
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Victory in Europe celebrated Nazi Germany's surrender and the end of World War 1 in Europe.
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He led Italy to conquer Ethiopia (1935).He latter joined the axis pact.
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The first atomic bomb used in warfare is dropped by the United States on Hiroshima, Japan. 75,000 people are killed instantly, with over 100,000 injuries.
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The U.S. drops the second atomic bomb, this time on Nagasaki, Japan.This bombing was the last major act of World War 2, just days before Japan surrendered.
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Tokyo offers a peace surrender under the condition that the Emperor Hirochito will still remain on the throne. The Allies accept the condition.
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World War 2 ends with a formal surrend ceremony in Tokyo Bay on the U.S.S Battleship Missouri.
