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After WWI the world went into a period of unemployment. This was one of the many factors to the start of WWII.
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This was another factor of WWII, Japan invaded Manchuria without declarations of war. The reason they invaded was because their land was scarce and they didn't have enough raw materials.
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Hitler was the leader of the Nazi party and very influential; not in a good way. If it weren't for him and his propaganda WWII probably wouldn't have happened. During this year he also held the holocaust (a genocide of Jewish people).
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During this event the Nazi's had racist policies and countries wanted to boycott the games. America installed black athletes, to provoke Germany, and won 17 medals. These were 1/4 of the 52 medals being handed out.
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Japan was the first fascist nation to expand their land. According to John Green he said that this was the "start" of WWII
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Hitler convinces Germany that they have to invade Poland through propaganda. This was the start WWII and the ending year of the Great Depression.
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The Nazi's were using Hitler's military tactic Blitz Kreig and conquering new lands. France couldn't hold them off and surrendered. They later withdrew from the war 3 days later.
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This marked a turning point in the war. Germany failed to control full air power and Europe was able to defeat them. This was the first major battle Germany lost.
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This action caused the neutral United States to join the war. They joined the Allied side and helped Britain fight the war in the European and Asian Theater.
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The US made this a month after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. This is a special agency that supervised War Production during the war.
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The Nazi's took over North Africa during their campaign, but the Allies fought against them and drove them out. The Nazi's couldn't maintain power in North Africa.
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156,000 American, Canadian, and British soldiers invaded Normandy. Even though they were successful in liberating Western Europe a lot of soldiers died in pursuit.
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These were trials held to accuse Nazi War criminals. These were held by the Allied Forces, the US, France, and Britain, their sentence was hanging or imprisonment.
