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Adolf Hitler became the Chancellor, or president, of Germany and the Third Reich takes power.
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Between October 25 and November 25, Germany, Italy, and Japan form a treaty and are called the Axis Powers.
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After Germany invades Poland, World War ll officially begins.
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From May until June, Germany uses a rapid strike war tactic called blitzkrieg, which means lightning war, to take over much of Western Europe.
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Japan, one of the Axis Powers, bombed the US Navy in Pearl Harbor. The US entered the war on the Allies side the next day.
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The Allies invade France and push the Germans back.
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The Allies invade the Japanese island of Iwo Jima. After a fierce battle, they capture the island.
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After Adolf Hitler commits suicide, Germany finds itself helpless and surrenders from WWll.
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On August 6, the US dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan. On August 9, another atomic bomb was dropped on Nagasaki, Japan. These bombs devasted the citizens of Japan.
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After the atomic bombs are dropped, Japan surrenders to General Douglass MacArthur.
