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Adolf Hitler, the leader of the Nazi party came to power in Germany in January of 1933 after failing a coup d'état years before. -
In late October 1936 the two Fascist led countries, Germany and Italy signed an agreement to form the Axis Coalition. -
This pact was between Germany and Japan, and it was against communism in Russia. -
In March of 1938 Hitler and Nazi Germany invaded not only Austria, but Czechoslovakia as well. -
On September 1st 1939, Nazi Germany invaded Poland, and conquered the country. This was the trigger cause of WW2. -
2 Days later, on September 3rd 1939, both Britain and France declared war on Germany, officially beginning the second World War. -
On May 30th 1940 Winston Churchill becomes the PM of Britain and he remained PM for the duration of the war. -
On May 30th 1940 Winston Churchill was elected PM of Britain and remained PM until the end of the war. -
The Tripartite Pact was signed on September 20th 1940, between Germany, Italy, and Japan, forming the Axis Alliance. -
The Tripartite pact was signed on September 22nd 1940, and it symbolized the alliance between Germany, Italy, and Japan, forming the Axis Alliance. -
The Axis attacked Russia on a large scale with over 4,000,000 beginning a war on the front of Russia -
December 7, 1941, was the day of the famous attacks on Pearl Harbor by the Japanese. This was the main cause of the U.S. entering WWII -
On July 10th, 1942 the allies invaded the island of Sicily, and succeeded, taking the island from German power. -
The battle of Dieppe was a seaborn raid on Hitler's "Fortress Europe". The battle was an utter failure. Over 900 deaths and thousands captured prisoner. It was essential to planning Dday though. -
The Italian Campaign was a series of battles including beach landings, and ground battles, all the way up the Italian mainland, up to Nazi Germany, which started in July 1943, and lasted until 1945. (the end of the war.) -
On September the 3rd Italy surrendered to the Allied forces, but Hitler helped Mussolini to escape and set up a government in northern Italy. -
Canadian troops battled on the Scheldt, to open up the port of Antwerp, allowing the allies to take back the Netherlands, and supply food to the starving Dutch. -
June 6th was the day that the biggest seaborne invasion ever commenced, under the name: Operation Overlord. This was the turning point in the war for the Allies, eventually leading to their victory. -
This was Germany's final stand. The battle of the Bulge eventually ended in another German loss, and finally sealed the deal that Germany had lost the war. -
Just 10 days after his birthday, Hitler committed suicide, knowing that Germany had no chance in winning the war, and they would have to surrender. -
A very short time after Hitler's death the new man in control of Germany and its army surrendered to the allied forces. -
The United States of America drop two Atomic bombs on Japan, killing around 200,000 people. This was the only two times that atomic bombs were used in warfare. After the bombings Japan surrendered to the allied forces finally ending WW2.