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Hitler has recently become chairman of the Nazi party and on November 8th, they tried to take over the Bavarian government in the Beer Hall Putsch, but failed. This is the first act of Nazi aggression leading to WWII.
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When Hitler became Chancellor of Germany, he and his Nazi party passed three laws. One restricted the rights of civilians, the second gave Hitler unlimited power, and the third outlawed every party but the Nazis.
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On this day, Hitler orders the assassination of 200 people he views as a threat to his authority. This secures his place as an absolute German dictator, and he is almost ready to start taking over.
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Mussolini creates the Rome-Berlin Axis Alliance with Hitler - the beginning of the axis powers, in hopes of expanding into Africa.
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Breaking the Treaty of Versailles, Hitler reoccupies the Rhineland.
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The Germans bomb Guernica during the Spanish civil war. This is one of the first civilian bombings in war history.
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Hitler facilitates the Anschluss (annexation of Austria). This too breaks the Treaty of Versailles.
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Hitler threatens to take it with force, and later, through the Munich Conference, takes it. With this conference, they could take the Sudetenland, but leave the rest of Czechoslovakia alone. This was for the appeasement of Germany, and would "bring peace to our time".
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The Nazis use widespread force to assault Jews and their property for the first time.
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Hitler signs a pact with the Russians that allows them to split Poland and not attack each other, even though Hitler breaks it later. It also puts the Baltic states in the Soviet sphere of influence.
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Germany invades Poland on this day, claiming it was for self defense. He really wanted it for Lebensraum(living space) and to keep his promise to the Soviet Union, which attacked East Poland a couple of weeks later.
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The German Luftwaffe begins air raids on Great Britain in hopes of wearing them out, but Hitler gives up in May 1941.
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Neville Chamberlain resigns and Winston Churchill becomes Prime Minister. He is a fantastic oralist and gives several speeches to increase moral.
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The Germans formally start the invasion of the Soviet Union, which will end horribly for Hitler.
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On this day The US's naval base on Oahu, Hawaii was bombed by 360 Japanese planes. A large amount of US property was destroyed/damaged and the day after, war was declared on Japan, as well as Italy and Germany.
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At the Wannsee conference, the Germans decide to move Jews all over Europe to concentration camps.
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The Germans attempt to take Stalingrad, and after nearly 2 million casualties, the Nazis surrender in the turning point of the war.
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On June 6, 1944, also called D-Day, 176,000 troops arrived on the beaches of Normandy. 155,000 troops celebrated the occupation of Normandy after D-Day, and the liberation of Europe started.
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This is the day that the Axis Powers officially surrendered. There was a final cease-fire and POW's were rescued.
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Japan finally surrenders after a Russian attack to the north, and two US atomic detonations A peace treaty is signed by several countries in Japan.
