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Hitler becomes chancellor
This brought the rise of power to the National Socialist Party in Germany. -
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Hitler violated Versailles Treaty
This gave Hitler a huge advantage in the start of the war in WWII. -
Munich Conference
This was where the Britain and France decided that they would appease Germany and give them the Sudetenland which gave them a big advantage at the start of the war. -
Nazi-Soviet Pact
This split Poland in half and gave half to the Soviet Union and half to Germany. This also meant that Germany wouldn't fight Russia for a time being. -
Blitzkrieg
This was Germany's new tactic of warfare. It literally means "lightning war" because the operation requires speed. -
WWII begins
Appeasement could no longer be used on Germany. War was officially declared on Germany by Britain and France. -
French Surrendered
Germany had taken over a large majority of France which forced them to surrender so that all of France's army wouldn't be massacred. -
Battle of Britain
German and British forces clashed in the skies over the United Kingdom. -
Lend Lease Act
This act allowed the United States to support the war effort by giving their allies defensive supplies but not actually intervening into the war. The Big Three which consisted of the United States, Soviet Union, and Britain, were part of this Act. The United States agreed to help them but not get involved into the war. -
Operation Barbarossa
The US launched surprise attacks against German Romania, Poland, and Finland. Hitler also invaded Russia which destroyed the purpose of the pact Russia signed with Germany. -
Atlantic Charter
This charter defined post-war goals for the Allies. This included things like the United States not attempting to gain territory from any other countries anymore. -
Bombing of Pearl Harbor
The Japanese main goal was to take out the US naval base which they thought would completely destroy the US navy. It crippled the nazy but the US came back and helped to win the war. -
D-Day
In an attempt to liberate France from Nazi control, millions of allied troops were dropped on Normandy Beach. -
Fall of Berlin
The Soviet Union completely usurped Berlin and destroyed it. Hitler also killed himself along with his family which ended the Third Reich. -
Atomic Bomb Dropped on Hiroshima
The US threatened Japan with a weapon of mass destruction if they didn't surrender. They did not surrender so the US was forced to completely destroy Hiroshima. During the end of the war, the US used a technique called Island Hopping so they could focus on fighting stronger areas of Japan and take them out first. -
Atomic Bomb Dropped on Nagasaki
The US threatened Japan with a weapon of mass destruction if they didn't surrender. They did not surrender so the US was forced to completely destroy Nagasaki. -
United Nations
Global organization to promote international peace throughout the world. This was established after WWII to help prevent war again.
