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Adolf Hitler Becomes Chancellor
On this day in 1933, President Paul von Hindenburg names Adolf Hitler, leader or fÜhrer of the National Socialist German Workers Party or nazi party , as chancellor of Germany. The year 1932 had seen Hitler's meteoric rise to prominence in Germany, spurred largely by the German people's frustration with dismal economic conditions and the still-festering wounds inflicted by defeat in the Great War and the harsh peace terms of the Versailles treaty. -
Adolf Hitler Violates Treaty Of Versailles
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Munich Conference
On this day in 1938, Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, French Premier Edouard Daladier, and British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain sign the Munich Pact, which seals the fate of Czechoslovakia, virtually handing it over to Germany in the name of peace. Upon return to Britain, Chamberlain would declare that the meeting had achieved "peace in our time........" -
Nazi-Soviet Pact
In April 1939, Russia, Britain and France met to form an alliance to defend Poland - but by August 1939, Russia had swapped sides and made a pact with Germany! Through the Nazi-Soviet Pact, Stalin and Hitler agreed not to go to war with each other and to split Poland between them. -
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Blitzkrieg
War with Germany starts with Poland. -
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World War 2
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Battle of Britain
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French Surrender
France formally surrenders to Germany and Italy after fighting against Germany. -
Lend Lease Act
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Operation Barbarossa
Operation Barbarossa involved many countries, The Soviets And Germany and Their Axis Powers. It was a masive invasion. Also Known as, Case Barbarossa, and Fall Barbarossa. -
Atlantic Charter
Was a Pivotal Privacy Statement, Involved Winston Churchill and Franklin Roosevelt.Two months after the London Declaration, it was signed at a meeting on U.S.S Augusta. -
Attack on pearl harbor
Just before 8 a.m. on December 7, 1941, hundreds of Japanese fighter planes attacked the American naval base at Pearl Harbor near Honolulu, Hawaii. The barrage lasted just two hours, but it was devastating: The Japanese managed to destroy nearly 20 American naval vessels, including eight enormous battleships, and almost 200 airplanes. -
V-J day
On August 14, 1945, it was announced that Japan had surrendered unconditionally to the Allies, effectively ending World War II. Since then, both August 14 and August 15 have been known as “Victoryover Japan Day,” or simply “V-J Day.”
