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Hitler becomes the chancellor (a senior state or legal official) of Germany. This is one of the beginning of his rise to power.
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These concentration camps were established to hold POW's and The Undesirables. This was one of the first steps to the Nazi's Final Solutions.
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FDR passed a ban that forbade belligerent ships from traveling and arming American (trade) ships. This was a preventive measure on Americas part.
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Hitler promised that he wouldn't invade Poland. But he did it to reclaim territory.
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The war began on September 1, 1939. Britain and France both declared war on Germany.
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Hitler defeated France. Britian retreated from the area.
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Italy entering the war was a step in the right direction fo the Axis powers. Italian forces invaded southern France on June 21, 1940.
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Bulgaria was yet another country to side with the Axis during the war. This did nothing but give the Axis powers more and more strength.
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This was the attack that lead the US to enter WWII. Japanese bombers attacked the American Naval base, Pearl Harbor.
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The attack on Pearl Harbor the day before, lead to president Franklin D. Roosevelt declaring war on Japan. American troops were deployed soon after.
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Almost like clockwork, The Axis declared war upon the US in three to six days after war was declared on Japan. This was a huge part of the climax of the war.
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US and British troops storms the beaches of Normany France. At this point, France was primarily occupied by the Nazis.
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Adolf Hitler commits suicide to avoid capture by the Soviets. This lead to the surrender of the Germans.
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This was the first time that an atomic bomb was used in war. The effect was devestating.
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In August, the war in the Pacific ended soon after the US dropped atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, killing 120,000 civilians. Japan formally surrendered on September 2.
