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Adolf Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany. His Nazi Party, or the Third Reich, takes power and Hitler is essentially the dictator of Germany. -
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Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy form the Rome-Berlin Axis treaty. -
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Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan sign the Anti-Comintern Pact. This was a pact against communism and Russia. -
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Japan invades China. -
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Hitler annexes the country of Austria into Germany. This is also called the Anschluss. -
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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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Germany launches an air attack on Great Britain. These attacks last until the end of October and are known as the Battle of Britain -
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Germany and the Axis Powers attack Russia with a huge force of over four million troops. -
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The Japanese attack the US Navy in Pearl Harbor. The next day the US enters World War II on the side of the Allies. -
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Italy surrenders to the Allies, however Germany helps Mussolini to escape and set up a government in Northern Italy. -
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D-day and the Normandy invasion. Allied forces invade France and push back the Germans. -
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US Marines invade the island of Iwo Jima. After a fierce battle they capture the island. -
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The United States drops the Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima, Japan. The city is devastated.