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Japan begin takeover of Manchuria, which is later renamed Manchukuo.
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt is elected president of the United States.
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Hindenburg appoints Hitler chancellor of Germany.
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Hitler becomes president of Germany when Hindenburg dies and gains full control of the government.
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In Germany, the first Nuremberg Laws are passed revoking citizenship from Jews and prohibiting them from marrying non-Jews.
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Berlin Olympic Games. Nazis disguise outward signs of anti-Semitism.
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Germany annexes the rest of Czechoslovakia. British Government pledges to aid Poland in the event that Poland is attacked by Germany.
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Britain declares war on Germany at 11 am, and France declares war on Germany six hours later.
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Pearl Harbor is bombed by Japan, lasting 110 minutes; 7:55am to 9:45am. The United States had no warning about this.
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Franklin Delanor Roosevelt dies, and Harry Truman takes over the presidency of the US.