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Germany loses and is blamed for the war. Many countries suffer large damages and want to avoid another conflict.
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Mussolini- creates fascism in 1919
Stalin- takes power after Lenin dies
Hitler- WW1 veteran, leader of the Nazi party -
The stock market crashed, leading to widespread unemployment and homelessness.
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Japan expands to many islands in the pacific. They invade Manchuria, as well as many islands in the Pacific.
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Britain and France give Germany part of Czechoslovakia to avoid war. Germany invades the rest, and the agreement is a failure.
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Germany takes back some land and remilitarizes.
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Germany and the USSR sign a non-aggression pact stating they will not invade each other at the time
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Germany invades Poland, the war begins.
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The war officially begins.
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Limited rights of Jews, identified people by ancestry
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Battle of France- France was invaded.
Battle of Dunkirk- Britain rescues thousands of British and French soldiers.
Battle of Britain- Germany attempts to invade Britain but fails.
Battle of Stalingrad- Proves that Germany can be invaded.
Invasion of Normandy- The allies invade France at Normandy.
Battle of the Bulge- Germany tries to regain strength.
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Germany invades France and quickly takes over, establishing a puppet government.
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Germany attacks Britain with planes. The RAF defends Britain, with civilians sheltering in bunkers during raids. Germany fails.
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Midway- Japan loses a large number of pilots and battleships in this naval battle.
Okinawa- The bloody battle of attrition was long and brutal.
Iwo Jima- The Marines took over a month to secure the island. The Japanese would not surrender -
Germany invades Russia. Russia is not prepared and fights desperately. They eventually push Germany back.
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Japan attacks the United States at Pearl Harbor, destroying and damaging the entire leet there.
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After the attack on Pearl Harbor, the US joins the war.
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Germany starts the mass killing of Jews and other minorities. These atrocities are discovered after Germany is invaded.
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Germany surrenders after Hitler commits suicide.
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The allies declare that if Japan doesn't surrender, they will face total destruction.
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The USA bombs Japan in Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
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Japan surrenders, ending WWII.