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Hitler becomes chancellor of Germany. At this point Germany has a coalition government where there is no majority between the political parties in power. The Nazi party occupied a third of the seats in the Reighstag.
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The Nazi's released laws that institutionalized many racial and antisemitic beliefs. Some of the laws included, excluding german Jews from reich citizenship, prohibiting Jews from marrying non-Jews or Germans. A system Was created to identify who was considered a Jew.
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The emperor of Ethiopia goes into exile in order to prevent genocide at the hands of the Italians after Mussolini invades Ethiopia.
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A military alliance aimed at the Soviet Union. It outlined Germany's belief that communism was a threat to world peace and was an agreement between the two countries that they would fight against such beliefs together.
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Germany takes over Austria without fighting after speaking with the Austrian chancellor.
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After the Munich pact virtually surrendered parts of Czechoslovakia to Germany. After threatening a bomb raid on Prague, the capital, Hitler and his armies took over Czechoslovakia.
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Germany and the Soviet Union agree to take no military action against each other for the next ten years. This would have given Joseph Stalin time to build up his military while maintaining a good relationship with Germany. The agreement secretly helped Hitler invade Poland unopposed.
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Germany Invades Poland all along it's border. Using blitzkrieg warfare the German army won Poland with supreme technology, speed and surprise.
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Following the invasion of Poland that Hitler claims was defensive, Britain not believing him declares war on Germany.
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The battle of the atlantic was the longest running military campaign of world war II. In it's essence it was the allied naval blockade of Germany.
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Canada declares war on Germany in support for Britain although they were not obligated to join as they were in WW1
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The German airforce mounted large scale attack on Britain, bombing civilians and entering London. They were fought off by the Royal air force winning a British victory.
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Under the codename Operation Barbarossa Axis powers invaded the soviet union. Violating their non-aggression pact in order to provide the reich with "living space in the east".
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Japan orchestrates a surprise invasion of a US military base in Pearl Harbour prompting America's entrance into the war.
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Fearing all Japanese as spies after the attack on pearl harbour the Canadian government interned 21 000 Japanese people in Canada, 17 000 of whom were Canadian citizens. Many were deported and many were sent to B.C for labour.
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Fought in Egypt between the the allied and axis powers that ended with an allied victory. As a result, Germany surrendered control over North Africa to the allies.
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A battle hat ended with a soviet victory where Nazi Germany fought with the Soviet Union for control over southern Russia.
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An allied attack on the German occupied port in the city of Dieppe. It was a large step in the allies gaining a foothold in German occupied continental Europe.
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The Allied military campaign starting with the invasion of Sicily. The campaign consisted of allied troops liberating Italy moving from city to city.
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The liberation of western Europe from the axis powers. D-Day was the largest seaborne assault in world history. Each allied country was allotted a beach to storm.
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Germany signed the official surrender at allied headquarters in France. The surrender was signed nine days after Hitler's suicide.
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Dropped by the Americans in fear of massive american casualties if they were to invade Japan.
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Second atomic bomb dropped by the americans on japan.
