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Adolf Hitler takes charge and becomes the dictator of Germany
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Poland and Germany agree to sign the ten year German-Polish Non-Aggression Pact. The pact allowed Germany to maintain an eastern border. Five years after signing the pact, Germany invades Poland without much resistance.
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Political murders known as Operation Hummingbird, or the Night of the Long Knives, is carried throughout Germany and beyond. The action was seen as a purge against those who would politically oppose the ruling Nazi party.
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After a long wait, Hitler receives the Führer of Germany title, making him chancellor and head of state.
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Japan renounces the Washington London Naval Treaties they previously agreed to.
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The German Reich and the United Kingdom reach an agreement regulating the size of their respective navies. This is known as the Anglo-German Naval Agreement (AGNA). Disagreements ensued later that Hitler denounced the agreement.
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Germany violates come contents of the Treaty of Versailles by militarizing the Rhineland. Under the treaty, Allied forces would occupy the Rhineland for fifteen years.
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Germany and Italy form Rome-Berlin Axis treaty
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Nazi Germany and Japan sigh the Anti-Comintern Pact against communism and Russia
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Japan invades China
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the Anschluss began / Hitler annexes the country of Austria into Germany.
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In an attempt to better the British Royal Navy, Hitler gives the approval for Plan Z. The plan was a five year project aimed at expanding the Nazi German navy fleet
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Germany invades Poland and World War II begins
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France and Great Britain declare war on Germany.
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Germany takes control of Denmark and Norway
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The First Battle of Narvik is the British navy surprising a sizable naval force of the Germans and winning the battle.
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Germany uses quick strikes called blitzkrieg to take over much of western Europe including the Netherlands, Belgium, and northern France.
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Winston Churchill becomes Prime Minister of the United Kingdom after Chamberlain resigns.Battle-of-Belgium-sg. Nazi Germany make more bold moves by invading Belgium, France, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg.
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President Roosevelt signs the Executive Order 9066 also known as the Japanese-American Internment order. This order places citizens of Japanese descent in internment camps.
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The United States surrenders the Philippines to Japan.
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Battle of Midway, Japanese Fleet turned back with heavy losses.
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US Marines land on Guadalcanal that begins “island hopping” assault against Japan.
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Recognized as the largest battle of WWII, the Battle of Stalingrad begins.
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The Revenue Act of 1942 increases both income tax and corporate rates to fund the cost of war.
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British and US troops invade Italy and land in Sicily.
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FDR, Churchill and Stalin meet in Tehran, Iran. These were considered the “big three” allied leaders.
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The Allies land in Italy at Anzio, known as Operation Shingle.
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Allies invade and regain Europe on D-Day, known as the greatest military invasion in history beginning with the Normandy Landings.
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The Servicemen’s Readjustment Act became a law, this is best known as the G.I. Bill.
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Battle of Leyte, where Douglas MacArthur’s troops land in the Philippines.
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U.S. troops land on Okinawa, the Battle of Okinawa takes place.
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President Roosevelt dies after serving 4 terms as President of the US
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While trying to flee from Italy to Switzerland, Benito Mussolini is killed in Giulino.
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Knowing that all was lost, Adolf Hitler commits suicide.
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Japan formally surrenders, ending World War II.
