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Adolf Hitler takes power
Adolf Hitler becomes chancellor of Germany. His Nazi party takes power. -
World War II begins
Germany invades Poland. World War II begins. -
War declared on Germany
France and Great Britain declare war on Germany. -
Denmark and Norway invaded
Germany invades Denmark and Norway. -
Germany takes over Netherlands and Belgium
Germany uses quick strikes called blizkrieg meaning lighting war, to take over the Netherlands and Belgium. -
Italy enters war
Italy enters the war as a member of the Axis powers. -
The Soviet Union is invaded
Germany invades the Soviet Union. -
Pearl Harbor attack
The Japanese attack the United States Navy in Pearl Harbor. The next day the United States enters the war. -
U.S. Navy defeats the Japanese
The United States Navy defeats the Japanese Navy at the battle of Midway. -
Italy surrenders
Italy surrenders to the Allies. -
Dooms Day
Allied forces invad France at normandy and push back the Germans, Known as D-Day -
The Germans fight back
The Germans fight back in the Battle of the Bulge ,but lose to the Allies. -
Iwo Jima captured
Allied troops capture Iwo Jima. -
Roosevelt dies
President Franklin Roosevelt dies. He is succeeded by Harry Truman.
