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Hitler And Mussolini Form The Axis Powers
Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini was an Italian politician who led the National Fascist Party. Mussolini was one of the key figures in the creation of fascism.
Fascism is the unchecked rule of a class of the privileged, or relatively rich, in power-- a full-scale assault on poor and working people -
Germany Invades Austria
Germany invades and annexes Austria. This was about a year before World War II. Hitler had been born in a town in Austria- though he considered himself a German for his entire life. He had always seen Austria as a part of Germany. -
Kristallnacht
Jewish shops are destroyed by German nazists throughout Germany and parts of Austria. -
Germany Invades Poland
January 1934:
One of Hitler's main foreign policy initiataves were to create a nonagression pact with Poland. Poland had received the former German provinces of West Prussia, Poznan, and Upper Silesia and Germany resented that. Hitler wanted to make sure that there was no possibility of a French-Polish alliance. Because Poland was to be partitioned between the England and France, Germany was enabled to attack Poland. Picture: German troops parade through Warsaw after the surrender of Poland. -
Italy Declares War on England and France
Italy's lack of raw materials made Mussolini wary of going to war, and so he did, against Britain and France. -
Japan Bombs Pearl Harbor, U.S. Declares War on the Axis
The Japanese had planes go in and attack Pearl Harbor, Hawaii- This is what started World War II officially. -
German Army Surrenders at Stalingrad
The Battle of Stalingrad was a turning point of World War II for Soviet Russia in which Nazi Germany and its allies fought for control of the city of Stalingrad. The battle lasted from August 23, 1942 – February 2, 1943; five months, one week, and three days. -
U.S. and Britain Land in French North Africa
US and British troops land on the beaches of Algeria in French North Africa. The failure of the Vichy French troops to defend against the attack enables the Allies to move swiftly to Tunisia, and triggers the Germans of southern France on November 11. -
Battle of the Bulge
16 December 1944 – 25 January 1945
Also known as the Ardennes Counteroffensive- Von Rundstedt Offensive for Germany. The Germans were looking for some way to stop the allied advance. They saw an opportunity and threw everything they could against the Allies. This created a "bulge" in the line where the Germans were pushing back. Some of the allied troops were surrounded in the town of Bastogne. The 3rd Army, under Patton fought back and destroyed the German troop. -
America Drops Bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki; Japan Surrenders
Benito Mussolini is killed, Adof Hitler is dead, Germany signs surrender,
