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Hitler annexes Austria into Germany and ordered for the liberation of the German people being held in the Sudetenland
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Hitler, Chamberlain, Daladier of France and Mussolini gather in Munich and agree for Hitler to have the Sudetenland. Hitler said that this was the last of his ambitions
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Hitler breaks the Treaty of Munich and proceeds to invade the Czechs.
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Britain makes advancements in military technology in the form of radar. Conscriptions come into effect to assure Poland from the Fuhrer.
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Hitler and Stalin sign a non-aggression pact and have secret plans for the division of Poland
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Hitler invades Poland
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Months after the declaration of war on Germany was announced, there was no military action shown by Britain. Thus giving the name "phoney war"
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Hitler invades Denmark and Norway to acquire Swedish ores and plant a Norwegian base to break he British naval blockade against Germany
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a pact of alliance signed between Germany, Italy, and Japan
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Italian forces were stopped by British general Wavell
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Hitler enforces lighting war against Holland and Belgium. Rotterdam was bombed to a crisp and occupied both countries.
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After being pressured to leave by the labor members Winston Churchill became the head of the wartime coalition government.
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Under the command of British commander in chief, General Gort was forced to retreat to the coast of Dunkirk. more than 338, 000 men were rescued along with 140, 000 French fighters.
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the Luftwaffe bombers attack British ports. They also focused to bomb British RAF fields.
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France signs armistice with Germany with Germany taking France
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Hitler bombs London in hopes of destroying the morale of the British people.
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Hitler attacks Russia with 3 million soldiers and 3,500 tanks into Russia. The Russians were shocked due to the treaty they signed in 1939.
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The Japs attack the U.S at Pearl Harbor Hawaii.
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The Japs take Singapore from Britain and take 60, 000 prisoners
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The USA obliterate the Japanese navy at Midway and precede to push the Japs back.
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Churchill gave a directive to General Alexander ordering that the man directive was to destroy the German-Italian army.
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The Russians win against the German troops
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British and American troops under command of Gen. Dwight Eisenhower assume control over French Morocco, gradually making way to the Germans
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Montgomery attacks the German Italian forces in North Africa. Bombarding them with armored attacks they push the enemy 1500 miles across the desert
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Stalin, Roosevelt, and Churchill ordinate plans to defeat Germany. Post war settlements were also discussed
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Mussolini is thrown out of office and the new government surrenders to the British and USA. Italy then joins the allied powers. Germans take Mussolini and set him up as the head of government in Northern Italy blocking any allied advancements through Italy
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The Leningrad siege was lifted by the Soviet Army
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Allies were able to liberate Rome from the Germans
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Under General Slim, British forces and the Chindits led by Ode Wingate remove the Japs from Burma
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Germany launches a final defense through the Ardennes region of Belgium but were pushed back by the Allies
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The Allies attack German forces stationed at Normandy, Western France. Thousands of transports landed on the beaches of Normandy. Germans were unaware due to false information and thought the troops would attack near Calais. Germany was unable to prevent the solid landing at Normandy
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Allies cross the Rhine while the Soviets were approaching Berlin from the East
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captured by Italian partisans and was executed
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Hitler supposedly kills himself in his bombproof shelter along wit his wife Eva Braun.
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Admiral Donitz from the Germans try to surrender from Russia but still fight
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victory for Europe is celebrated
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Looses the election to Clements Attlee labour party
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Japs refuse to surrender. thus the A-bomb to be dropped
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Russia invades Manchuria
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After the first a-bomb dropped on Hiroshima, the Japs did not surrender
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Japan surrendering would bring an end to the war
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US general MacArthur accepts the surrender of Japan bringing a formal ending to the war