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Stalin Rises to Power
Leader of Bolshevik party. In Novemeber of 1917, came to lead Soviet Union -
Japan Invades Manchuria
Beginning of Japan taking over other smaller lands/islands in around Japan. -
Hitler comes to Power
Started rise in 1919 as a small polititian and rose to be appointed Chancellor of Germany in 1933 -
Italy invades Ethiopia
Mussolini adopted the plan by Hitler to expand the territories on Germany. -
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The Great Purge
Killing off any communist leaders and officials in the Government. Led by Stalin -
Munich Agreement
Reached by Germany, Great Britain, France, and Italy that permitted German annexation of the Sudetenland in western Czechoslovakia. Hitler attacked a few days later. -
Francisco Franco comes to Power
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Hitler/Stalin sign Non-Aggression Pact
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Hitler Invades Poland
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Battle of Britain
Constant attack of Germans by aerial bombings -
FDR's 4 Freedoms Speech
4 Freedoms:
Freedom from fear
Freedom of speech and expression
Freedom of worship
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Lend-Lease Act
Ability to provide US military support to other countries. -
Atlantic Charter
Joint Declaration between US and GB -
Pearl Harbor
Japanese sent 2 waves of attack planes on Pearl Harbor Hawaii. Thousands were lost. Japan was wanting to destroy the threat of American forces near Japan -
Declaring War on Japan
US declares war on Japan. Only 1 day after Japan attacked Pearl Harbor -
Declaring war on Germany
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D-Day Invasion
Allied Troops organized by Eisenhower sent to Normandy Beach to put ground troops in France. Thousands were lost, but those sacrifices was a major step in defeating Hitler. -
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Battle of the Bulge
Known as the largest battle in the West. Germans push away Allies that invades part of Germany but suffered great losses -
Death of FDR
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VE Day
Unconditional surrender of Germans to the Allied Powers