WWII

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  • The Enabling Act (Hitler comes to power)

    The Enabling Act of 1933 is passed as an amendment to the German constitution, giving Hitler complete authoritative power over the new Nazi Germany.

  • Hitler Militarizing Rhineland

    The first act of aggression, violating the Treaty of Versailles and Locarno pact. Rhineland is a strictly demilitarized zone on Germany's​ western front.

  • Hitler Invades Poland

  • France & G Britain declare war on Germany

  • Germany Launches invasion...

    Of Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, and France. In weeks...everyone but France​ surrenders
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    blitzkrieg

    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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    The Battle of Britain

    Large scale air force attacks, Nazi Germany attacks on the ​United Kingdom.

  • Axis Alliance

    Germany, Italy, and Japan sign the Tripartite Pact creating the Axis Alliance.

  • Operation Barbarossa

    Largest military effort of WWII, Nazi's launch "Operation Barbarossa" the invasion of the Soviet Union.

  • Pearl Harbor

    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

  • Germany and Italy declare War

    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.

  • Executive Order 9066

    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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    Battle of Midway US v Japan

    Navel battle- in Pacific​

  • German troops Surender to soviet red army

    In Stalingrad

  • Axis troops surrender to allied forces (Tunisia)

  • Normandy Landings (D-Day)

    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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    Yalta Conference

    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.

  • Victory Day in Europe (V Day)

    The day Hitler killed himself and Nazi Germany declared an end to the war, ending WWII in Europe.

  • Hiroshima

    The United States drops atomic bomb on Japanese city, Hiroshima, becoming the first and only nation to use atomic weaponry in a wartime effort.

  • Japanese Surrender

    The surrender of imperial Japan, signed on September 2nd, 1945. Formally ending hostilities.