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Treaty of Versailles signed
The Treaty of Versailles was what created anger in Germany, and Hitler wanted to rise to power to make the treaty fair, instead of insisting that Germany was responsible for the first world war. -
Stock Market on Wall Street crashes
The Stock Market collapsesd causing a Great Depression throughout the United States and all of Europe. -
Adolf Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany
Hitler rallied all the German's during the Depression, thus showng his strong leadership skills which led to the people of Germany wanting him to become Chancellor. As soon as he was elected Chancellor, he began secretly building up the German's army. -
First Concentration Camps established
One of the first concentration camps, Konzentrationslager, was created and began to be put to use in Nazi Germany. -
Remilitarization of the Rhineland
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Hitler wanted to ensure the safety of Germany, by stationing troops in the Rhineland, and also asked for other territory, which would only strenghten Germany. -
Rome-Berlin Axis Created
Rome and Berlin, two Fascists countries, were formally linked with an agreement to avoid war with one another. -
Anti-Comitern Pact made
The Anti-Comitern Pact allied Germany with Japan using an anti-communitst pact. -
Munich Conference
The Munich Conference was where leaders of the European countries, Britain, Italy, Germany and France, met to discuss the terms of the Munich Agreement. The Munich Agreement stated that Hitler could have Sudentenland, as long as he no longer tried to gain more territory. -
Hitler invades Poland
Hitler tried out his new military strategy, blitzkrieg, and had his tanks roll into Poland, while simaltaneously bombing Warsaw. -
US enters naval war with Germany
A German u-boat fires on a US boat, thus creating an undeclared naval war between Germany and the US. -
Hitler invades Denmark and Norway
When Hitler sends troops to occupy Norway and Denmark, he does it by surprise so they won't even be able to fight back. -
Germany begins bombing Britain
Germany begins air raids over the city of London, to break the British morale but the air raids do not make them waver. This is a key point in the war when the Allies learn that Hitler and his attacks could be blocked. -
France surrenders
France surrenders to Germany, but Charles de Gaulle of France sets up a government in exile to take back France. -
Soviets occupy Poland
Stalin sends Soviet troops to occupy the eastern half of Poland, and then to occupy the countries north of Poland. -
Pearl Harbor
The unexpected bombing of Pearl Harbor, done by Germany's allie Japan, compelled the US to enter the second World War as an Allied power. -
D-Day: Operation Overload
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First Concentration Camps Liberated
The Soviet Army liberated the Majdanek camp, along with other minor labor camps in Poland. -
Auschwitz Liberation
Allied powers entered Auschwitz to liberate it, but instead they found hundreds of sick and dying prisoners. -
Hitler commits suicide
Hitler commited suicide, therefore leaving Germany in shock and without a leader. -
VE Day
Germany formally surrenders to the Allied powers. Britain and the United States celebrated victory through the streets of Germany. -
Bombing of Hiroshima
The United States dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima. Doing this began to lead to the end of the war between Japan and the United States. -
US bombs Nagasaki
The United States yet again used an atomic bomb on the city of Nagasaki, which caused them to finally surrender. -
World War II ends
After six long years of fighting, the Allies triumph in the war against Nazi Germany. -
Japan formally surrenders
After officially accepting the Allies terms, Japan formally surrenders, thus ending the second World War.
