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Mussolini created the Fascist movement and following the March on Rome, he became the youngest Italian prime minister ever. He gets a lot of support and followers.
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After Lenin dies, Stalin quickly eliminates his competition and becomes dictator of Russia.
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President Paul von Hindenburg appointed Hitler Chancellor after a series of elections
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The Holocaust sent Jews to concentration camps to work as slaves. Jews were viewed as inferior in the eyes of Nazis.
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Nazi Germany and the soviet union signed an agreement not to attack each other for 10 years.
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With the non agression pact signed, Germany could attack Poland without fearing of soviet intervention. The Polish army was defeated within weeks of invasion.
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An eighth month period where no one did anything. The Western allies did not react to the invasion of Poland
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When the RAF defended the United Kingdom against incoming Nazi planes.
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Provided security aid to any country that was vital to the United States. The power gave president Roosevelt to lend help to Britain.
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The attack of Pearl Harbor was a surprise attack by Japanese planes. The Japanese destroyed 20 vessels, 300 airplanes, and 8 battleships.
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A day after the Pearl Harbor attack, FDR declared war on Japan. FDR made a 10 minute speech in response to this.
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The WPB was an agency that supervised war production. FDR established this agency.
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This executive order detained Japanese Americans to American concentration camps. This was signed by President FDR during WW2.
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An independent agency formed during WW2. Coordinated all government agencies into the war effort.
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British-American invasion of North Africa. This would drive out the axis forces from North Africa and resulted in a allied victory.
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Code named Operation Husky, allied powers took over Sicily from the Axis powers. This lead to Hitler sending half his forces to Italy and weakening his forces on the Eastern front.
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An allied invasion of Normandy against Nazi forces. The outcome was an allied victory.
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A major battle between American and Japanese forces. The result was the U.S. took back the island.
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American bomber called the Enola Gay, dropped a 5 ton atomic bomb over the Japanese city of Hiroshima. The bomb was dropped in response to get a quicker surrender from the Japanese. Another bomb was dropped on Nagasaki
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WW2 ends on September 2, 1945 when General Douglas MacArthur accepts Japanś surrender. 35 to 60 million people died during WW2 including 6 million Jewish people.
