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Hitler Becomes Chancellor of Germany
Von Papen who was originally appointed Chancellor made a deal to make Hitler Chancellor, with himself as Vice-Chancellor.
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Germany Invades Poland
1.5 million troops German troops invade Poland. Adolf Hitler claimed the large invasion was a defensive action, but it did not convince anyone and led to the start of WW2
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Winston Churchill becomes Leader of British Government
King George VI assigned Churchill to be the prime minister and minister of defense.
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Italy Enters War
Italy joins world war two on the Axis side once France was defeted
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Battle of Britain
Germany was able to display its air force's power by attacking coastal targets and British shipping operating in the English Channel.
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Axis Powers Break Non-Aggression Pact
Germany undertook a operation codenamed "Barbarossa" and invaded the Soviet Union which ended up being the largest German Military operation of Word War II. This attack eliminated the threat of the Soviet Union on the Nazis.
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Attack on Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor navel base, near Honolulu, Hawaii, was attacked by hundreds of Japanese fighter planes.The fighter planes destroyed nearly 20 American naval vessels, more than 300 airplanes. More than 2,000 Americans soldiers and sailors died in the attack, and another 1,000 were wounded. Following the attack President Franklin D. Roosevelt declared war on Japan.
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Bataan Death March
A march in the Philippines that was around 66 miles in which 76,000 prisoners of war, both American and Filipino, were forced into by the Japanese military.
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Battle of the Coral Sea
American Troops attempted to intercept Japans troops which were on their way to occupy Tulagi of the Solomon Islands in an expansion of Japan’s defensive perimeter. This war marked the first air-naval battle in history.
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Battle of Midway
This battle was the turning point of World War II. While the U.S was out numbered it strategically destroyed for Japanese aircrafts while only loosing one of its own. The battle put a stop on Japans advance and marked the first air battle victory for America fought on the Pacific or Indian Ocean
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Battle of Stalingrad
This battle stopped the German troops from advancing into the Soviet Union and marked the turning of the tide of war in favor of the Allies.
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Italy surrenders to Allies
Dwight Eisenhower publicly announces the surrender of Italy to the Allies which leads to allowing the Allies to land in southern Italy and begin pushing the Germans back up the peninsula.
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D-Day
Allied forces launched a combined naval, air and land assault on Nazi-occupied France. It required unprecedented cooperation between international armed forces and became known as the largest, navel, air, and land operation in history
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1st Liberation of Concentration Camps
Soviet soldiers were the first to liberate concentration camp prisoners in the final stages of the war. They entered the Majdanek camp near Lublin, Poland, and later overran several other killing centers.
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Liberation of Paris
Charles de Gaulle, leader of the French Resistant forces lead the troops into France. The remaining German solders were killed even after they surrendered or lead off as captives. More than 500 Resistance fighters died in the struggle for Paris, as well as 127 civilians.
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Battle of Bulge
The largest battle fought on the Western Front in Europe during World War II. German troops attempted to drive a wedge between American and British armies, but It fell far short of its goals but managed to create a bulge in the American lines which gave it its new name. Allied planes planes were able to began pushing back the Germans, and ended up winning the war.
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Battle of Iwo Jima
This battle was the first major battle to take place on Japanese land. The island of Iwo Jima was a strategic location because the US needed a place for fighter planes and bombers to land and take off when attacking Japan. Info and picture: http://www.ducksters.com/history/world_war_ii/battle_of_iwo_jima.ph -
Death of FDR
President Franklin D. Roosevelt died of a cerebral hemorrhage. ice-President, Harry S. Truman, a former senator from Missouri, became the new president, and was left with the decision about what to do with the Atomic Bombs or the Manhattan Project
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Death of Hitler
After being warned that the war would soon be coming to an end Hitler commits suicide in his underground bunker with his newly wed wife Eva.
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Germany Surrenders
Germany officially surrendered to the Allies ending the European Conflict in World war Two. The Represenative representing the German High Command, signed the unconditional surrender of both east and west forces in Reims, France, which would take effect the following day. As a result, May 8 was declared Victory in Europe (VE) Day, a holiday still celebrated by many European countries.
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