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Nazis take power, Hitler becomes chancellor and civil liberties are "temporarily" suspended.
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30,000 Jews were arrested
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The Jews are no longer allowed to have radios, must follow a curfew, and must wear a yellow star of David to identify them as Jews
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Great Britain declares war on Germany
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The first mass murder of Jews begins in Poland.
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France and Britain had been the only countries standing up to Hitler but then France was taken over.
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The Luftwaffe attacks the Royal air force
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Germany decided to focus on London and other British cities
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In June 1941, Hitler sent 3 million soldiers and 3,500 tanks into Russia. The soldiers did not have proper winter clothing and many froze to death.
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December 7, 1941 Japan bombs Pearl Harbor
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After USA declared war on Japan, Germany and Italy declared war on the USA in return.
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The Nazis create plan to kill every European Jew.
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The Axis powers wanted to capture the important Suez canal which would give them access to the Middle Eastern oil fields. Montgomery attacked the German-Italian army in North Africa with a massive bombardment followed by an armoured attack. He then proceeded to chase the routed enemy some 1500 miles across the desert.
The Germans did not take the Suez canal or the oil fields. This left their tanks and trucks short of fuel and prevented them from taking North Africa. -
Battle of Normandy
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End of the war with Germany
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The war with Japan ends
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Hitler is defeated and the death camps are emptied.
