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The Enabling Act of 1933 is passed as an amendment to the German constitution, giving Hitler complete authoritative power over the new Nazi Germany.
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The first act of aggression, violating the Treaty of Versailles and Locarno pact. Rhineland is a strictly demilitarized zone on Germany's western front.
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Of Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, and France. In weeks...everyone but France surrenders
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Germany uses quick strikes called blitzkrieg, meaning lightning war, to take over much of western Europe including the Netherlands, Belgium, and northern France.
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Large scale air force attacks, Nazi Germany attacks on the United Kingdom.
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Germany, Italy, and Japan sign the Tripartite Pact creating the Axis Alliance.
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Largest military effort of WWII, Nazi's launch "Operation Barbarossa" the invasion of the Soviet Union.
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Japanese planes attacked the United States Naval Base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii Territory, killing more than 2,300 Americans. Led to the United States entry into WWII
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In response to the United States declaring war on Japan, and as part of the Axis Powers Tripartite agreement, Germany and Italy declare war on the United States.
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In a war effort against Japan, President Roosevelt signs Executive Order 9066, calling for the capture and imprisonment of all Japanese-Americans in the United States.
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Navel battle- in Pacific
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In Stalingrad
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Allied forces in Europe leave for France, 155,000 soldiers successfully invade Normandy. General Dwight D. Eisenhower, allied force lead invasion against Germany.
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Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin meet in Yalta on the Crimean Peninsula. During the Yalta Conference, the leaders discussed terms for Germany’s unconditional surrender, including postwar reparations, government, and borders.
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The day Hitler killed himself and Nazi Germany declared an end to the war, ending WWII in Europe.
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The United States drops atomic bomb on Japanese city, Hiroshima, becoming the first and only nation to use atomic weaponry in a wartime effort.
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The surrender of imperial Japan, signed on September 2nd, 1945. Formally ending hostilities.