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Adolf Hitler becomes the Chanceler of Germany. His Nazi Party takes power. Adolf and the Nazi's believed in fascicm. He attacked Jewish people, that had lived in Germany.
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Germany Invades Poland. World War ll begins.
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France and Great Britain declare war on Germany.
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Germany invades Denmark and Norway.
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Germany uses quick strikes called blitzkrieg, meaning lighting war,to take over the Netherlands and Belgium.
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Italy enters the war as a member of the Axis powers.
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Germany invades the Soviet Union.
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The Japanese attack the United States Navy and in Pearl Harbor. The next day the United States enters the war on the side of the Allies.
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The United States Navy defeats the Japanese Navy at the Battle of Midway.
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Italy surrenders to the Allies.
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Allie forces invade France at Normandy and pushed back the Germans known as D-Day.
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The Germans fight back in the Battle of Bulge but lose to the Allies.
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Allie troops capture Iwo Jima.
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President Franklin Roosevelt dies. He is succseeded by Harry Truman.
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Germany surrenders to Allies, ending the war in Europe
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The United States drop an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan.
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Another atomic bomb is dropped on Nagasaski, Japan.
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Japan surrenders to the Allies, ending the war.
