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Adolf Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany
President Paul names Adolf Hitler the chancellor of Germany. Hotler rose to puwer. He didn't want to lose again like in WWI. -
Rome-Berlin Axis Treaty
When Italy and Germany formed. This was formalized by the pact of steel. Japan later joins. -
Anti-Comintern Pact
This linked Germany and Japan. This was directed against the Third (communist) International. The 2 countires agreed to consult on what measures to take. -
Germany Invades Poland.
The invade Poland by air and land. He wanted to clain back his land. He used the blitzkrieg startegy. Blitzkrieg means lighting war in German. -
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WWII
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Italy Joins the War
Mussolini hesitated to join but joined anyway. The French government went to Bordeaux. Mussolini thought he conflict will soon end and declared war. -
Germany takes France
By then Europe has been in war for 9 months. They codenamed it the case yellow. The bypassed the maginot line. -
Germany Attacks Russia
The operation code name was Barbarossa. Thsi was the largest German military operation. He wanted to Russia one year after he took France. -
Pearl Harbor
On this day Japanb bombs Pearl harbor. This is the cause why the U.S joins the war. During this Japan destroyed 20 American Naval Vessels. -
Battle of Midway
This was a crucial and decisive naval battle. Japan wanted to sink the American aircraft acrriers left from the bombing of pearl Harbor. This was 6 months after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. -
Italian Surrender
When Italy announced this; Germnay reacted with Operation Axis. The Allies reacted with Operation Avalanche. This allowed the Allies to land on Southern Italy. -
D-Day
This invasion was one of the largest amphibious military assaults. This invasion consists of 156,000 soilders marched on 2 beaches stretched 50 miles. This was at the coast of France's Normandy region. -
Battle of Bulge
This was a major German offensive campaign. The is when Adolf Hitler tried to seperate the Allied armies. He went the Ardennes where he caught up with the U.S. -
Germany Surrenders
Germany only wanted to surrender to the Western Allies. General Dwight Eisenhower demands complete surrender. If he demand did not play he would've cut off the Western Front. -
Hiroshima & Nagasaki
The first atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima. It wiped out 90% of the city. The second bomb dropped on Nagasaki killing 40,000 people. -
Japan Surrenders
Japan surrender because the bombing in Japan left the economy devastated. Ameria capture Okinawa (island) at the end of June. They called it the unconditional surrender of all the Japanese armed forces.
