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Hitler becomes chancellor of Germany
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Germany, Italy, Japan form pact from Axis powers
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Germany annexes Austria
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Germany, Italy, Great Britain, and France sign the
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Germany breaks the Munich Agreement and occupies the rest of Czech lands.
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Germany and the Soviet Union sign the Nazi-Soviet pact, dividing Eastern Europe into spheres of influence.
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Germany invades Poland
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Honoring their support of Poland, Great Britain and France declare war on Germany.
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France and Britain declare war on September 3, 1939
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German officials announced that Kristallnacht had erupted as a spontaneous outburst of public sentiment in response to the assassination of Ernst vom Rath.
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Germany quickly conquers Belgium, Netherlands, and Luxembourg.
These country border both the Northern part of Germany and France -
After conquering France,Britain was the next country Hitler wanted to invade. His invasion plan was know as Operation of Sea Lion.
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The battle of Britain begins in July 1940. The German Luftwaffe began their assault on England, with more than twice the 600 aircraft available to the RAF.
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The Germans had an advantages
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Wannsee Conference - When the “Final Solution” was decided