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Fascism is a political system the gives the state all the power. Nazi Party started as a gang of unemployed soldiers.
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A series of laws to keep America out of any foreign wars.
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Hitler announced the spans ion of German army. German troops enter Austria in 1938.
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Franklin Roosevelt decides to invest in national defense. By 1945 the U.S. had made 300,000 aircraft and millions of machine guns
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Soviet Union and Germany agreed to not take military action against each other for the next ten years
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An attack by Germany on Poland. By the end of the month Poland had surrendered to Germany.
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UK and German airforces fight over Great Britain. They were mainly bombing military bases. The UK won this battle.
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Allows America to provide support the Allies by giving them supplies.
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The Japanese hit the U.S. Naval base with bombs in a surprise attack. This made the U.S to enter WW2. This was not as effective because the Japanese Only wanted to hit one of the ships but they hit all of them
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Six months after the bombing of Pearl Harbor the United States defeates Japan in a series of Naval attacks.
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A successful Soviet Defense of the city of Stalingrad.
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UK and US military forces launch an amphibious attack against French North Africa. Code named "torch"
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A German surprise attack on Northeast Europe. The purpose was to split the allied armies.
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160,000 Allied troops landed alone a 50 mile stretch of beach in Normandy France. 5,000 ships and 13,000 aircraft were used.
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Soviet forces liberate the Madjdanek concentration camp.
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After a month of fighting the U.S. takes the island of Iwo Jima.
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After Hitlers death Germany surrenders. The Next day Berlin was ratified.
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A B-29 bomber dropped the worlds first atom bomb on Hiroshima. 3 days later another atom bomb was dropped on Nagasaki.
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Japan surrenders.
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Last Pacific battle. 82 day campaign. Japan lost 77,000 men and the Allies lost 65,000 men
