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Benito Mussolini
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Josef Stalin
After the death of lenin, Stalin was able to beat out his other political opponents and become leader of the Soviet Union. He continued his ruthless control over Russia throught WWII and then untill his death in 1953 -
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The Holocaust
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Adolf Hitler
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Italian Invasion of Ethiopia
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Occupation of the Rhineland
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The Spanish Civil War
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Air Raid on Guernica
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Neville Chamberlain
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The Anschluss
One March 12 , 1938 German troops moved over the border and the next day announced the Anschluss. This was the anexing of Germany and Austria. -
Munich Conference
Hitler's agression was causing war fear through out Europe. Nations like England and France met with Hitler in the Munich Conference and agreed to give Hitler the Sudetenland as long as his promised to take no more. -
Annexation of Czechoslovakia
While Hitler had promised that after he gained the Sudetenland he would not advance any farther into Czechoslovakia. He broke this promise on March 13, 1939 when he moved his troops into the rest of the country. -
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Francisco Franco
Francisco Franco was a stong military leader, and eventually dictator of Spain. He ruled for around 35 years, through WWII and untill his death in November of 1975 -
Nazi-Soviet Pact
With the fear of war growing greater the Nazi-Soviet Pact was created. Under its terms and conditions Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union promised to remian neutral if the other became involved in war. -
Invasion of Poland
On September 1, 1939 Germany invaded Poland. The Polish army was defeated quickly and WWII began because Germany had broken its promise to stop its agression. -
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Andrey Eremenko
Andrey Eremenko was a smart and powerful military leader for Russia. He was at the top of the Soviet command for the enitre war but was recognised little by Stalin dispite his many victories. -
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Winstion Churchill
Winston Churchill was the successer to Neville Chamberlain when he resigned in 1940. He was in power and helped see Great Britiain through WWII but eventually was outvoted in the February of 1945 elections. -
Formation of Vichy France
Once the French government had realised that they werent going to win the fight against Germany they signed an armistice. Under those agreements Jews were surrendered, the army was disbanded, the Vichy government lead on Work, Family, Fatherland" was created. -
Formaiton of the Free French
The Free French was founded by a group of people who continued to fight the Axis power after the downfall of France. The movement was launched by General Charles de Gaulle in a BBC speach he made -
Fall of France
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Battle of Britian
After recently defeating France, Hitler tunred Germany's attention to Britian. The Battle of Britian consisted of an air battle between the nation, and was importnant because it proved the Britian was stong enough to keep its independence. -
Formation of the Rome-Berlin-Tokyo Axis
During September of 1940, Italy, Germany and Japan signed to stand with one another in the event of any world fighting. They came together in order to continue their goals of maintaining new order. -
Operation Barbarossa
Operation Barbarossa was the name given to Nazi Germany's invasion of Russia. It was them largest military attack in WWII and lasted until it was stoped by the German's being unprepaired to cope with bitter winters in Russa. -
Attack on Pearl Harbor
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Battle of Midway
While some US ships were lost during this battle that took pace throughout June, it also helped to distroy most of Japan's naval strength. The American forces were able to sink four air craft carriers and much more in the fight. -
El Alamein
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Battle of Stalingrad
It was important to Hitler to capture Stalingrad because it was an industrial city whos location [rovide many resources, and it would also secure the left flank of the Germany army. When things werent going well for the Germans they went agaisnt Hitler's orders and surrendered. -
D-Day
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Charles DeGaulle
Charles DeGaulle was the leader of the Free French during WWII. In October 23,1944 he was recognised by the allies as the President of France. He surved that posistion untill he stept down in January of 1946 -
Battle of the Bulge
After a successful D-Day it seemed that WWII was coming to a close. But in December 16 of 1944 Nazi Germany launched a stong counter attack on the allies that helped Hitler and the Nazis gain momentum. -
Iwo Jima
America was felt that it was important to take over Iwo Jima in order to win its fight with Japan. It contianed to very valuable air bases and so for a month they fought befroe finaly gaining control of it. -
V-E Day
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V-J Day
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The decision to use atomic weapons
On August 6, 1945 the Untied States decided to use antomic weapons against Japan. While it caused a lot of inncovent lives to be lost the the effected areas, it was what needed to happen if the United States wanted to win the war.
