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Hitler becomes Chancellor
Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany -
Mussolini Invades Ethiopia
Italy invades Ethipia under Mussolini's orders. -
Neutrality Act
President Franklin Roosevelt signs the Neutrality Act which bans transporting goods to hostiles. -
Mussolini Joins Hitler
Mussolini annouced to work along side of Adolf Hitler. -
Naval Expansion Act
U.S. gives Roosevelt 1 billion dollars to expand the Navy. -
Germany Invades Poland
The day World War II started by Germany invading Poland. -
Germany invades Denmark and Norway.
Denmark surrenders on the day of the attack; Norway holds out until June 9. -
Italy enters the war
Italy invades southern France on June 21. -
Tripartite Pact signed
Germany, Italy, and Japan sign the Tripartite Pact. -
Pearl Harbor
U.S. joined in with World War II after Japan had bombed Pearl Harbor. -
British troops defeat the Germans and Italians at El Alamein in Egypt
Axis forces in chaotic retreat across Libya to the eastern border of Tunisia. -
US and British troops land at several points on the beaches of Algeria and Morocco in French North Africa
The failure of the Vichy French troops to defend against the invasion enables the Allies to move swiftly to the western border of Tunisia, and triggers the German occupation of southern France on November 11. -
North African campain ends
Axis forces in Tunisia surrender to the Allies -
Germans launch a massive tank offensive near Kursk
The Soviets blunt the attack within a week and begin an offensive initiative of their own. -
Allied troops liberate Rome
Within six weeks, Anglo-American bombers could hit targets in eastern Germany for the first time. -
D-Day
156,000 men from American, British and Canadian froces landed on five beaches along 50 heavily armed mile stretch on Normandy, France. -
Allied forces land in southern France
They advanced rapidly towards the Rhine River to the northeast. -
The Germans launch a final offensive in the west
Known as the Battle of the Bulge, in an attempt to re-conquer Belgium and split the Allied forces along the German border. -
Nazi's Surrender to Allies
V-E day. The day that the Nazi's had surrendered to the Allies. -
Japan Surrenders
Japan surrendering to the Allie groups bringing World War II to a end.
