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Hitler Becomes Chancellor
Adolf Hitler becomes the supreme leader of Germany in 1933. He was a part of the Nazi party. -
Japanese Aggression
Japan invaded Manchuria for their raw materials. Eventually, Japan invaded China. -
Hitler pledges to undo the Treaty of Versailles
Hitler pledges to undo the Treaty of Versailles because of how the Treaty of Versailles limited the size of Germany's army. -
Germany, Italy, Japan form pact known as Axis Powers
Germany, Italy, and Japan signed the Tripartite Pact so they can provide each other with raw materials and supplies. -
Italy invades Ethiopia
Italy invaded Ethiopia to boost Italian prestige. Mussolini attacks Ethiopia. Ethiopia had swords and spears, while Italy had guns, poison gas, and airplanes. Britain and France did nothing to help Ethiopia. -
Germany annexes Austria
German troops march into Austria to annex German speaking people. -
Germany, Italy, Great Britain, and France sign the Munich Agreement (Appeasement)
Germany, Italy, Great Britain, and France sign the Munich Agreement because they wanted peace. -
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Kristallnacht
Kristallnacht also referred as the Night of Broken Glass was broken glass from Jewish businesses. -
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Germany breaks of Munich Agreement and occupies the rest of Czech lands
The Munich Agreement was a settlement permitting Nazi Germany's annexation of portions of Czechoslovakia. -
Germany and the Soviet Union sign the Nazi-Soviet pact, dividing Eastern Europe into spheres of influence
Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union surprised the world by signing the German-Soviet Nonaggression Pact, they agreed they wouldn't take military action against each other for the next 10 years. -
Germany invades Poland
Germany invades Poland to regain lost territory. -
Honoring their support of Poland, Great Britain and France declare war on Germany
Great Britain and France declare war on Germany. Great Britain, Spain, and France sign the Treaty of Paris. -
Soviet Union invades Poland
16 days after Nazi Germany Invaded Poland, the Soviet Union invades Poland. -
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Phony War
France and Britain declare war on Germany on September 3, 1939. French and British troops mobilized on the France/Germany border. No fighting happens for months. The Phony War lasted for 8 months at the start of WWII. France and Britain. -
Auschwitz
Auschwitz was the largest of the Nazi concentration and death camps. -
Germany invades Denmark and Norway
German warships enter major Norwegian ports, thousands of German troops and occupying Norway. At the same time, German forces occupy among other Danish cities. Hitler launches a surprise attack on Denmark and Norway. -
France falls and Germany controls Paris
Hitler occupied the French surrender in the same railway car which the Germans has surrendered at the end of WWI. -
Battle of Britain ends
The Royal Air Force defended the UK against the German Air Force attack from the end of June 1940. -
Operation Sea Lion
Nazi Germany's code name for the invasion of Britain. After the Fall of France, Nazi Germany decided to invade the British, called the Battle of Britain. -
North African Campaign
Campaigns fought in the Libyan and Egyptian deserts also known as the Desert War. -
Britain defeats Germany in Operation Sea Lion
Germany only had enough fuel for 30 minutes for the planes. Britain produced 536 planes each month. -
Germany invades the Soviet Union - Operation Barbarossa
Operation Barbarossa was codenamed for Nazi Germany's invasion of the Soviet Union during WWII. -
Japan attacks Pearl Harbor
A surprise military strike by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service against the U.S naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on the morning of December 7, 1941. -
Battle of Midway Ends
Six months after Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor and one month after the Battle of the Coral Sea. -
Battle of Guadalcanal
Codenamed Operation Watchtower was a military campaign. It was the first major offensive by Allied forces against the Empire of Japan. -
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Battle of Stalingrad
The Battle of Stalingrad was a major battle of WWII in which Nazi Germany and its allies fought the Soviet Union for control of Stalingrad in Southern Russia. -
D-Day
By early 1944, the Germans had been pushed back to the east by the Russians and in the south by the Allies attacking in Italy. -
Germany Surrenders
Surrounded by allies and Soviet Union, Germany surrenders. Hitler marries his long time companion, Eva Braun. -
Hiroshima
"Little Boy", a uranium bomb, is detonated over Hiroshima. Killed 90,000-166,000 people. The first nuclear weapon used in warfare. Dropped by B-29 Enola Gay, 1800 ft over Hiroshima. The explosion of "Little Boy" was equal to 20,000 tons of TNT. -
Nagasaki
"Fat Man", second atomic bomb to hit Japan, it was scheduled to be dropped at Kokura. Poor weather caused target to move to Nagasaki. 60,000-80,000 killed -
Japan Surrenders
Japan formally surrenders to the Allies, bringing an end to WWII.
