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Right outside of Berlin, Oranienburg was the first concentration camp.
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Hitler is elected supreme dictator of Germany after a long struggle of eliminating a multitude of German leaders. Now he can lead the Nazi Party.
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German troops remilitarize the Rhineland, a nonmilitarized zone.
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Hitler's dream to unite all Germans started with this event. When he did this, he commanded all Germans be released from the Sudentenland region in Czechslovakia.
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"The Night of the Broken Glass" was a hasty attack on many Jewish synagogues and homes. Fire and buildings erupted during this Nazi attack.
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This pact between Germany and the Soviet Union was signed to prevent fighting between the two and their allies.
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Hitler used this aggresive foreign policy on Holland and Belgium. Germany eventually occupied the two.
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Heavily bombed, yet readily prepared, many Londoners pleasantly reacted in spite of the current conditions.Though Britian had little input on the war, these citizens reacted with nationalism.
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Japan's unprecendented attack on this naval base was the United State's official entry into the war.
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The Soviets win their first victory against the Germans at this battle.
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A close allie of Germany's, Italy surrenders on this date and Mussolini is thrown out of office. Italy's new government then joins the Allied Powers.
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General Eisenhower's invasion of Normany beach(in Italy) was one of the bloodiest battles of the war. This started to show the beginning of the end for the Allied powers.
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The German's final offensive move in this war. They were hastily pushed out of Belgium by the Allies.
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Victory in Europe was celebrated.
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Though there was much heated debate, the United States dropped this bomb(with previous notice) to eliminate Japan as a opponent. When the Japanese officials refused to surrender, the U.S. dropped another on the island of Hiroshima.