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Mussolini becomes prime minister of Italy
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Stalin comes to power
Born Joseph Dzhugashvili, he adopted the surname Stalin in 1913. Stalin was made General Secretary of the Communist Party in 1922. In 1939, Stalin felt that he had scored by striking a non-aggression pact with Hitler, -
Hitler becomes chancellor of Germany
President Paul von Hindenburg names Adolf Hitler, leader of the National Socialist German Workers Party (Nazi Party). -
Start of the Holocaust
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Non-aggression pact
On August 23, 1939, representatives from Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union met and signed the Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact, which guaranteed that the two countries would not attack each other. -
Invasion of Poland
The Germans and the Soviets invade Poland. -
Battle of the Atlantic
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Phony War "Sitzkreig"
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Battle of Britain
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Lend-Lease Act
The Lend-Lease Act was passed in the United States. Since this act was passed the US could now give millitary aid to foreign nations during World War II. The president could now transfer arms or any other defense materials for which Congress appropriated money to whose defense seems vital to the defense of the United States. -
Hitler invades Soviet Union
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Hitler invades Soviet Union
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Pearl Harbor attack
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America declares war on Japan
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War Production Board created
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Executive Order 9066
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Battle of Coral Sea
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Battle of Midway
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Battle of Stalingrad
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Operation Torch (North Africa)
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Office of war mobilization created 1943
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Invasion of Italy (sicily)
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D-Day
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Iwo Jima
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Okinawa
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Battle of Berlin
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Hitler Commits suicide
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V-E Day
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end of Holocaust
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Dropping atom bombs
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END OF WWII
