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Adolf Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany. His Nazi Party, or the Third Reich, takes power and Hitler is essentially the dictator of Germany.
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Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy form the Rome-Berlin Axis treaty.
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Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan sign the Anti-Comintern Pact. This was a pact against communism and Russia.
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Hitler annexes the country of Austria into Germany. This is also called the Anschluss.
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WWII BEGINS
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From April 9-June 9, 1940, Germany invades and takes control of Denmark and Norway
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May 10 - June 22, 1940: Germany uses quick strikes called blitzkrieg, meaning lightning war, to take over much of western Europe including the Netherlands, Belgium, and northern France.
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Italy enters the war as a member of the Axis powers
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Germany, Italy, and Japan sign the Tripartite Pact creating the Axis Alliance.
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"A date which will live in infamy" The Japanese attack the US Navy in Pearl Harbor.
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The day after Pearl Harbor, the USA enters WWII on the side of the Allies. They are the last major force to enter the battle.
