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Mussolini established facist party. in 1921. stressed nationalism and state over individuals.
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Focused on agricultural and insustrial growth. Abolishe dprivate farms, responsible for 8m to 13m deaths.
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written by hitler. Basic beliefs of Nazism. wanted to unite all germans.
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Militarists launched suprised attack and seized control of province Manchuria. within months japanese controlled province.
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Hitlers private army. many unemployed men jojined
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In 1933 Hitler appointed chancellor. Hitler dismantled weimare repubic replaced with third reich.
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Pulled Germany out of Lewague of nations. Began a military buildup against treaty of versaillles.
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SOldiers stood ready to invade Euthiopia. League simply boycotted Italy;s economy. By may 1936, ethiopia had fallen
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Hitler attacked rhineland region bordering france and belgium.
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Group of spanish officers led by Franco rebelled against sopanish republic. Revolts broke out all over Spain. Began Spanish Civil War.
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German troops marched into Austria un opposed. Unification with Austria was complete. Nothing happened.
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Hitler inmvited british prime minister Chamberlain and french premier, said sudetenland was final demand. Signed munich agreement.
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War caused close relationship between Italy and Germany. Signed formal alliance named rome-berlin axis.
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Signed by stalin, Germany and Russia promised to never attack eachother. Divided poland between them.
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German airforce rolled ove rpoland and german tanks raced across polish countryside. invasion was first test of germanys military strategy. Lightning war
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FOr months, French and British troops sat on Maginot Line waiting for something to happen. German troops stared back. CAlled phony war
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After attack on Poland, Frnace and Britain declare war on Germany. WW2 had begun.
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Hitler launched suprise invasion of denmark and norway. to build bases on coast
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Hitler turned against NEtherlands BElgium and Luxembourg, overrun by end of May
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Italy entered war and invaded france from south. June22nd Hitler handed terms of surrender over.
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Nazi contriolled puppet gov of france run by Petan in Vichy, southern france.
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Germans goal to gain total control of skies destroying british air force. RAF fought back using radar. GErman bombers continued pounding british cities.
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Jap divebomber swooped over us naval base pearl harbor and dropped bombs.
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German aim ion battle of atlantic was to prevent food and materials from reaching GB and Soviet Union.
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Allies organized cargo ships into convoys. Convoys were groups of ships traveling together for mutual protection.
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HItler hoped to capture soviet oil fields. The GErman Airforce began by nightly bombing Stalingrad. GErman commander surrendured january1 1943. SOviet victory marked turning point.
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lasted 4 months. 25000 and 30000 alied and axis casualties. Hitler was determined to stop allies in Italy Ended 1944 Germany close to collapse
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Roosevelt Churchill and commanders met in Casablanca. At this meeting the leaders agreed to accept only the unconditional surrender of the Axis powers.
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Plan to attack Normandy in NOrthern France. German retaliation was brutal.
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GErman tanks broke past american defenses. Hitler hoped british and american forces would split. Tanks drove into allie territory.Germans had been pushed back.
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Hitler shot himself and his wife swallowed poison.
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On april 12 roosevelt didnt live to see ve day, he died and Harry truman became nation's 33rd preisdent
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Allies celebrated vicotry in Europe day. war in europe was over.