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Adolf Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany. Creates the start of what would be known as World War II.
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First concentration camp opened at Oranienburg outside Berlin.
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Adolf Hitler becomes Führer of Germany; a ruthless tyrant.
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Hitler violated the Treaty of Versailles by introducing military conscription.
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Hitler reveals war plans during Hossbach Conference.
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Germany announces 'Anschluss' (union) with Austria.
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A massive, coordinated attack on Jews throughout the German Reich
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Roosevelt writes Hitler and Mussolini to not attack a list of nations for at least ten years.
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Nazis and Soviets sign Pact. Hitler assured his troops would not have to fight a war on two fronts.
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Nazis invade Poland. Becomes the "official" start of WW2.
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Nazis begin euthanasia on sick and disabled in Germany.
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Germans enter Paris.
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German Blitz against Britain begins.
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Göring instructs Heydrich to prepare for the Final Solution.
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First experimental use of gas chambers at Auschwitz.
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Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor.
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In occupied Poland, near Lodz, Chelmno extermination camp becomes operational.
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United States and Britain declare war on Japan.
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Mass murder of Jews by gassing begins at Auschwitz.
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Allies land in Sicily.
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Roosevelt, Churchill, Stalin meet at Tehran.
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D-Day landings on the northern coast of France.
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Nazis force 25,000 Jews to walk over 100 miles in rain and snow from Budapest to the Austrian border, followed by a second forced march of 50,000 persons, ending at Mauthausen.
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Hitler commits suicide in his Berlin bunker.
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WW2 ends
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End of World War II
