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Adolf Hitler begins to rise to power in Germany, making his way up through the government.
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This was one of the first acts of war in World War II. I involved the Italian army attempting to take over the African country of Ethiopia.
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The neutrality act stated that the U.S. would stay neutral to any wars overseas.
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This was a violation of the Versailles Treaty.
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This was a point in the very beginning of the war in which Japan pillaged Nanjing, China, and killed a quarter of a million citizens.
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The Munich Pact stated that the Sudetenland of Czechoslovakia would be given over to Germany.
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This was one of the first steps of the Holocaust in Germany.
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This pact was made to ensure an alliance between Hitler and Stalin during the beginning of WWII. This was strange because the two countries were bitter enemies.
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This deliberate act of agression by Hitler and Nazi Germany caused Britain and France to declare war on Germany, and begin WWII.
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These included Denmark, Norway, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, and Belgium. Germany took contrl of each.
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This invasion by the Nazis forced France to surrender.
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This was a turning point in the war because the Royal Air Force was able to beat the surperior German Air Force, and prevented invasion of their island.
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This was the first ever Peacetime Draft, created by the United States in preparation for WWII
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This invasion of Stalin's USSR caused them to join England in fighting the Germans.
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This attack was one of the main reasons the US joined in the war.
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The Japanese Air and Naval forces brought in an attack on Pearl Harbor, HI, catching the US completely off guard. This act of agression caused the US to declare war on Japan, and in turn have Italy and Germany declare war on the United States.
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Many Japanese-Americans were sent away to internment camps to keep from 'spying' for the enemy.
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This battle between the US and Japan was a turning point in the war in the Pacific, because it allowed the US a useful military base capable of letting them win the war on Japan.
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This caused the Bataan Death March, in which many died.
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At the Battle of Stalingrad, the Red Army was able to defeat the Nazis and keep them from reaching Moscow.
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The British and US forces defeated the German and Italian armies in North Africa.
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These Mexican-American racial riots began in Los Angeles, CA.
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The Allies invaded the French beaches at Normandy. The victory was earned through the loss of thousands of lives on bot sides.
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Mussolini is now dismissed from Prime Minister.
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This battle was the last offensive attack by Hitler's Nazi forces, and helped the Allies to defeat Germany.
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After his sudden death, Harry S. Truman becomes President. People wonder what type of leader he will be.
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Victory In Europe, the war ends in the East.
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These bombs, named Little Boy and Fat Man, were dropped on the two major cities of Japan, Hiroshima and Nagasaki, ultimately warning Japan of what the US was capable of.
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Japan surrenders to the Allies, WWII is over.
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These trials were held in Nuremburg, Germany, Manila, Phillipines, and Tokyo, Japan.
