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He joined a struggling group called the national socialist german wookers party better know as nazi party. Adolf hitler had allowed a path to power similar to Mussolinis.
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Benito was establishing a totalitarian regimein italy, where unemployment and inflation profuce bitter strikes. He played on the fears of economic collapse and communism .
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In his book Mein Kampf, hitler set forth the basic beliefs of nazism that became the plan of action for nazi party. Hitler wrote Mein Kampf was to "secure for the german people the land and soil to which are entitled on this earth".
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Japanese troops controlled the entire province, large region about tice the size of texas.
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The german people were desperate and turned to hitler as their last hope. They were also called brown shirts.
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According to hitler the third reich would be thousand year rich it would last for a thousand years.
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Hitler pulled germany out of the league. In 1935 he began a military buildup in violation of the treaty of versailles.
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He sent troops into the Rhineland, a german region bordering france and belgium that was demilitarized as a result of the treaty of verailles.
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tens of thousand of itallian soldiers stood ready to advance on ethiopia. Ethiopian emperor appealed to the league of assistance.
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A group of spanish army officers, he rebelled against the spanish republic.
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The munich agreement turned the sudetenland over to germany without a single shot being fired.
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German troops marched into austria unopposed. Germany announced that its union with austria was complete.
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In a totalitarian state individuals have no rights, and the government suppresses all opposition
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The war forged a close relationship between the german and italian dictators, who signed a formal alliance.
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Once bitter enemies fasticst germany and communist russia now commited never to attack each other.
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This invasion was the first test of germanys newest military strategy.
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Two days following the terror in poland, britain and france declared war on germany.
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Hitler turned against netherlands, belgiumm and luxembourgm, which were overrun by the end of may.
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Hitler turned out against the netherland, belgium, and luxembourg which were overrun by the end of may. The phony war was ended.
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Italy entered the war on the side of germany and invaded france from the south as the germany close in on paris from the north.
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German would occupy the northern part of france and nazi controlled puppet government headed by marshal philippe petain would be set up at vichy in southern france.
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The german began to assemble an invasion fleet along the french coast. The battle of britain raged om through summer and fall.
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Hitler launched a surprise invasion of denmark and norway in order to protect freedom and independence.
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Japanese dive bomber swooped low over pearl harbor the largest us naval base in the pacific.
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The allies began to see victories on land as well as sea. German had been fighting in the soviet union.
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Convoys were groups of ships traveling together for mutual protectionm as they had done in the first world war.
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The german aim in the battle of the atlantic was to prevent food and war materials from reaching great britain and the soviet union.
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The task of commanding operation overload as it was called fell to american general dwight D
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Enemy nations would have to accept whatever terms of peace the allies dictated.
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Banking on a forecast for clearing skies, eisenhower gave the go ahead for d day, the first day of the invasion.
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As the german swept westward they captured 120 american near malmedy. Creating a bulge in the lines that gave this desperate last ditch offensive its name.
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The effort of free italy did not succeed until 1945, when germany itself was close to collapse.
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The next day hitler orders teo bodies were carried outside soaked with gasoline and burned.
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General eisenhower accepted the unconditional surrener of the third reich.
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While posing for a portrait in warm springs georgia , the president had a stroke and died, vice president harry became nations 33 president
