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italy invades
Fascist Italy invades, conquers, and annexes Ethiopia.
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treaty of cooperation
Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy sign a treaty of cooperation on October 25; on November 1, the Rome-Berlin Axis is announced. -
purge of red army
Soviet leader Josef Stalin begins a purge of Red Army generals.
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hitler plans
Hitler reveals war plans during Hossbach Conference.
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U.S. Against Japan
In the United States, popular support for American action against Japan far exceeds support for action against Nazi Germany. -
march of time
Time Inc. releases an anti-Nazi propaganda newsreel entitled March of Time in Nazi Germany. -
Hitler Supports Japan
German Chancellor Adolf Hitler announces support for Japan. -
germany annouces
Germany announces 'Anschluss' (union) with Austria. -
Jews eliminated from the economy in Germany.
Jews eliminated from the economy in Germany. Their assets can be seized.
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International conference in France that FDR initiated to discuss the Jewish refugees.
International conference in France that FDR initiated to discuss the Jewish refugees. 32 of the nations decide not to admit large numbers of Jews. Costa Rica and the Dominican Republic want money in return for admitting the displaced. -
German military mobilizes.
German military mobilizes. -
British fleet mobilizes; Civilian evacuations begin from London.
British fleet mobilizes; Civilian evacuations begin from London. -
Kristallnacht- the Night of the Broken Glass.
Kristallnacht- the Night of the Broken Glass. Nazis violently attack Jews and destroy Jewish property, 91 Jews are killed and others are beaten. -
Hitler threatens Jews
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Nazis sign 'Pact of Steel' with Italy.
Nazis sign 'Pact of Steel' with Italy.
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Nazis invade Poland.
Nazis invade Poland. -
Britain, France, Australia and New Zealand declare war on Germany.
Britain, France, Australia and New Zealand declare war on Germany. -
British Royal Air Force attacks the German Navy.
British Royal Air Force attacks the German Navy. -
United States proclaims its neutrality
United States proclaims its neutrality; German troops cross the Vistula River in Poland. -
Canada declares war on Germany; Battle of the Atlantic begins.
Canada declares war on Germany; Battle of the Atlantic begins. -
Soviets invade Poland.
Soviets invade Poland. -
Finland signs a peace treaty with Soviets.
Finland signs a peace treaty with Soviets. -
Holland surrenders to the Nazis.
Holland surrenders to the Nazis.
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Norway surrenders to the Nazis; Italy declares war on Britain and France.
Norway surrenders to the Nazis; Italy declares war on Britain and France. -
German U-boats attack merchant ships in the Atlantic.
German U-boats attack merchant ships in the Atlantic. -
Italians invade Egypt.
Italians invade Egypt. -
German troops enter Romania.
German troops enter Romania. -
Germans bomb Coventry, England.
Germans bomb Coventry, England. -
- Massive German air raid on London.
- Massive German air raid on London.
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- German General Erwin Rommel arrives in Tripoli, North Africa.
- German General Erwin Rommel arrives in Tripoli, North Africa.
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- Nazis invade Greece and Yugoslavia.
- Nazis invade Greece and Yugoslavia.
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Heavy German bombing of London; British bomb Hamburg.
Heavy German bombing of London; British bomb Hamburg.
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Operation Brevity begins (the British counter-attack in Egypt).
Operation Brevity begins (the British counter-attack in Egypt). -
Operation Brevity begins (the British counter-attack in Egypt).
Operation Brevity begins (the British counter-attack in Egypt). -
United States freezes German and Italian assets in America.
United States freezes German and Italian assets in America. -
Germans capture Minsk.
Germans capture Minsk. -
Germans cross the River Dnieper in the Ukraine.
Germans cross the River Dnieper in the Ukraine. -
United States announces an oil embargo against aggressor states.
United States announces an oil embargo against aggressor states. -
Germans take Odessa.
Germans take Odessa.
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Germans take Kharkov.
Germans take Kharkov. -
Germans take Kharkov.
Germans take Kharkov. -
elimination of the remaining European Jews.
14 Nazi leaders attend a short meeting to discuss the elimination of the remaining European Jews. The genocidal plan is dubbed "The Final Solution." -
Battle of Coral Sea.
Battle of Coral Sea. -
japanese-Americans living on the West Coast
By order of FDR, Japanese-Americans living on the West Coast are transferred to internment camps in the interior of the country.
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Americans land on Guadalcanal.
Americans land on Guadalcanal. -
United States and British forces land in French North Africa.
United States and British forces land in French North Africa. -
Germans enter unoccupied zone of Vichy France.
Germans enter unoccupied zone of Vichy France. -
Fighting between German and Soviet forces in Stalingrad in the Soviet Union.
Fighting between German and Soviet forces in Stalingrad in the Soviet Union. -
America with coupons
War rationing books are issued in America with coupons for gasoline, which joins sugar and coffee. Later, during 1943, meat, fats and oils, butter, cheese and processed foods are also rationed. -
17 German Generals surrender to the Soviets at Stalingrad.
17 German Generals surrender to the Soviets at Stalingrad. -
German surrender in Tunisia.
German surrender in Tunisia. -
German forces mount a new offensive in Russia.
German forces mount a new offensive in Russia.
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Soviet Army counterattacks Germans in Russia.
Soviet Army counterattacks Germans in Russia. -
The end of eight days of intensive bombing of Hamburg, Germany by the Allies.
The end of eight days of intensive bombing of Hamburg, Germany by the Allies. -
Italy forms armistice with Allies.
Italy forms armistice with Allies.
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Italy declares war on Germany.
Italy declares war on Germany. -
teheran conference between the Big Three: Churchill, FDRand Joseph Stalin, of the Soviet Union.
teheran conference between the Big Three: Churchill, FDRand Joseph Stalin, of the Soviet Union. -
Allied landings south of Rome in Anzio.
Allied landings south of Rome in Anzio. -
Japanese invade India.
Japanese invade India. -
Allies occupy Rome.
Allies occupy Rome. -
Bomb planted by Count von Stafenberg fails to kill Hitler.
Bomb planted by Count von Stafenberg fails to kill Hitler. -
Americans break through west of St. Lô in Normandy.
Americans break through west of St. Lô in Normandy. -
Japanese driven out of India.
Japanese driven out of India.
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Americans land in Philippines.
Americans land in Philippines. -
Dresden raid. Allied firebombing kills 135,000 Germans, including civilians, and destroys 80% of the city.
Dresden raid. Allied firebombing kills 135,000 Germans, including civilians, and destroys 80% of the city. -
Daylight air-raid on Berlin.
Daylight air-raid on Berlin. -
Americans capture Nuremberg.
Americans capture Nuremberg. -
Hitler commits suicide.
Hitler commits suicide. -
V-E Day: German surrender confirmed.
V-E Day: German surrender confirmed. -
Potsdam conference ends. Meanwhile, the first atomic bomb is exploded in a test at Alamogordo, New Mexico.
Potsdam conference ends. Meanwhile, the first atomic bomb is exploded in a test at Alamogordo, New Mexico. -
Potsdam conference ends.
Potsdam conference ends. -
Atomic bomb is dropped on Hiroshima.
Atomic bomb is dropped on Hiroshima.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Pxk4zy_SQw
