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Hitler becomes Chancellor
President Paul von Hidenburg named Adolf Hitler the leader of the National Socialist German Workers Party as Chancellor of Germany -
Italy, Germany & Japan signed Anti-Comintern Pact, against Russia
Agreement concluded first between Germany and Japan (Nov. 25, 1936) and then between Italy, Germany, and Japan (Nov. 6, 1937), apparently directed against the Communist International (Comintern) -
Nuremberg Laws in effect against Jews
At the annual party rally held in Nuremberg in 1935, the Nazis announced new laws -
Italy into Ethiopia
An armed conflict that resulted in Ethiopia’s subjection to Italian rule -
Anschluss - Germany takes over Austria with no fighting
Anschluss is a German word that means joining -
Full invasion and takeover of Czechoslovakia
Hitler’s forces invade and occupy Czechoslovakia -
German-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact
In which the two countries agreed to take no military action against each other for the next 10 years -
Germany invades Poland with Blitzkrieg warfare
1.5 million German troops invade Poland all along its 1,750-mile border with German-controlled territory -
Britain Declares war on Germany
When Germany attacked France through Belgium, within hours, Britain declared war on Germany -
Battle of the Atlantic
Was the longest continuous battle of the Second World War -
Canada declares war on Germany
Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King promised that only volunteers would serve overseas -
Battle of Britain
In the summer and fall of 1940, German and British air forces clashed in the skies over the United Kingdom -
Invasion of Soviet Union
largest German military operation of World War II -
Pearl Harbour Attack
Hundreds of Japanese fighter planes attacked the American naval base at Pearl Harbor near Honolulu, Hawaii -
Japanese-Canadian Internment
Japanese people had long suffered the sting of racism in Canada -
Battle of El Alamein
Marked the culmination of the World War II North African campaign between the British Empire and the German-Italian army -
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Battle Of Stalingrad
Was the successful Soviet defense of the city of Stalingrad -
Dieppe Raid
Europe under German occupation, the Allied forces faced a well-entrenched enemy -
Italian Campaign
Platform to attack enemy territory in Europe and help divert German resources from the Eastern Front
