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The stock market crashed, losing billions.
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In 1933, Adolf Hitler, the leader of
the Nazis, became chancellor of Germany.
Known as der Fuhrer (the Leader), Hitler turned
Germany into a military dictatorship. -
On November 9 1938, Hitler attacked destroying thousands of synagogues and Jews.
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Canada declares war on Germany; Battle of the Atlantic begins.
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Soviets invade Poland.
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On June 14, 1940, the red, white,
and black swastika flag flew over Paris. France
had fallen to the Nazis. -
By 1941, Great Britain
stood alone as the last European democracy
against the Third Reich. -
Japanese planes attacked the United States Naval Base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii Territory. The bombing killed more than 2,300 Americans.
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Despite this successful
subterfuge, the Allies still encountered stiff
resistance from the Germans when they landed
at a series of points farther east along the
Normandy coast on D-Day, June 6, 1944, a day
later than originally planned. -
World leaders come together to discuss the end of WWll.
