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German Anschluss with Austria
Hitler went ahead with his plan to unify all German-speaking peoples. He annexed Austria then demanded the liberation of German people. -
Treaty of Munich
Hitler, Chamberlain, Daladier of France and Mussolini of Italy met in Munich and agreed that Hitler should have Sudetanland of Czechoslovakia. The Czechs were not represented in the meeting. Knowing no one would come to their aid, they were forced to surrender Sudetanland to Germany. Chamberlain returned to England with a piece of paper signed by Hitler declaring, 'peace in our time'. -
Hitler Invades Czechoslovakia
Despite the agreement under the Treaty, Hitler invades Czechoslovakia. -
Russia and Germany Sign Pact
Hitler and Stalin signed a Non-Aggression Pact which included several claims for the division of Poland. -
Hitler Invades Poland
Adolf Hitler invaded Poland. -
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Britain Re-Arms and Reassures Poland
While Britain was re-arming, they installed a highly secret radar warning system. Conscription and assurance was given to Poland. Fuhrer was threatening Poland. -
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"Phoney War"
The months after Britain's declaration of war are referred to as the 'Phoney War" because no actual military action was taken. -
Britain and France Declare War on Germany
Britain and France declare war on Germany. Neville Chamberlain announced the country was at war. -
Britains rout Italians in N. Africa
In North Africa, Italian soldiers were routed by General Wavell who led the British. -
British rout Italians in North Africa
Italian forces were routed by the British in North Africa led by General Wavell. -
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Hitler Invades Denmark and Norway
Hitler invaded and occupied Denmark and Norway as safeguard supply routes of Swedish ore. It was also used to break the British naval blockade on Germany. -
Blitzkrieg
Hitler launched his "Lightening War" against Holland and Belgium. Both countries were occupied. Rotterdam was bombed. -
Chamberlain Resigns
Pressure from labour members and more prosecution caused Chamberlain to resign. Winston Churchill became the head of wartime coalition government. -
Dunkirk (Operation Dynamo)
The British commander-in-chief, General Gort, was forced to retreat. A call went out to all "sea-worthy" vessels to take the troops off the beaches. More than 338,000 men were rescued. -
Italy Enters War on Side of Axis Powers
Italy's hope for entering the war was the hope for rich pickings and spoils. -
France Signs Armistice with Germany
The French, Marshall Petain, signed and armistice with Germany taking France out of the war and under Germany. -
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Battle of Britain
The battle consisted of four stages: 1.During July, Hitler sent his bombers to attack British ports.
2.During August, the attacks on ships continued but bombing was concentrated on RAF airfields.
3.The Blitz- From September 7th, the city of London was heavily bombed. Hitler was trying to destroy the moral of the British.
4.Night Bombing- With the failure of daylight bombing, Hitler ordered a series of night bombings. The RAF defended the skies and by October 31st, the raids ceased. -
Tripartite Pact
This, signed by Germany, Italy, and Japan, was a pact of mutual alliance. -
Germany and Italian Troops attack Yugoslavia
Both troops attacked Yugoslavia, Greece and the island of Crete. Marshal Erwin Rommel led the Axis powers back to North Africa. -
Operation Barbarossa
The Russians were taken by surprise when Hitler ordered 3 million soldiers and 3,500 tanks to Russia despite a peace treaty they had signed. Stalin immediately signed an assistance treaty with Britain and the US aided since they had been helping Britain by supplying them. -
Pearl Harbor
The Japanese attacked the US Pacific fleet here to weaken them -
Britain and US Declare War on Japan
Britain and US declared was on Japan. -
Japanese take Singapore
Japanese captured Singapore from Britain taking over 60,000 prisoners. -
Battle of Midway
The US defeat Japanese navy and was able to push them back. -
Allies In North Africa
General Alexander was given orders to be the destruction of the German-Italian army. As soon as supplies had been acquired, Alexander handed the campaign over to Montgomery. -
Battle of Stalingrad
Russians won their first victory against Germany. -
Allies push into N. Africa
British-American soldiers are under the command of Dwight D. Eisenhower. They gradually closed in on the Germans. -
Allies invade Sicily
British and US forces invaded Sicily. -
Allies take Sicily
The allied troops had won the island of Sicily. -
Allies meet at Tehran
Stalin, Roosevelt and Churchill met to co-ordinate plans for a lead on Germany. They also discussed war settlements. -
Axis surrender N Africa
British and American forces managed to defeat Axis powers. -
Italy Surrenders
Mussolini had been thrown out of office and the new government of Italy surrendered to the allied troops. -
Rome Liberated
It was only then that the allies were able to liberate Rome despite Italy surrendering in September. -
Japanese evicted from Burma
British forces evicted Japanese from Burma. -
Battle of the Bulge
Germany launched its final defense through Belgium. However, the allies pushed them back and resisted. -
Leningrad Relieved
The siege of Leningrad was lifted by the Soviet army. -
D-Day
The allies launched an attack on Germany’s forces in Normandy. The Germans who had been fed false information about a landing near Calais, rushed troops to the area but were unable to prevent the allies from forming a solid bridgehead. -
V2 Flying Bombs
The first of these bombs killed 3 people in London. -
Paris Liberated
The French capitol was liberated from the Germans. -
Russian reach Berlin
Russians reach Berlin shortly before US. -
Allies across the Rhine
The Allies crossed the Rhine while Soviet forces were approaching Berlin from the East. -
Death of Roosevelt
President Roosevelt died; he was succeeded by President Truman. -
Mussolini captured and executed
Italian partisans captured Mussolini and executed him. -
Hitler commits suicide
The German leader, Adolf Hitler committed suicide in his bombproof shelter with his wife, Eva Braun. -
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Germany forces Surrender
Without a leader, German forces decide to surrender. -
V.E. Day
Victory in Europe was celebrated. -
Atomic Bomb dropped In Hiroshima
Japanese generals refuse to surrender, so US dropped a bomb to teach them a lesson., -
Russia declares war on Japan
Russia declared war on Japan then invaded. -
Atomic Bomb dropped on Nagasaki
US dropped atomic bomb on Nagasaki since Japanese did not surrender after Hiroshima. -
MacArthur accepts Japan's surrender
Japan decided to surrender and MacArthur accepts it, ending the war.