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Mussolini comes to power
Mussolini became the leader of Italy. He was a dictator. -
Hirohito comes to power
Hirohito became emperor of Japan. He was emperor for 63 years. -
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Hitler's Control
Adolf Hitler was dictator of Nazi Germany. -
The Anschluss
Annexation of Austria into Germany. Hitler gained more power. -
Manhattan Project
The Manhattan Project was a project to make atomic bombs. 2 of them were used on Japan. -
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WW2
WW2 was the fight between the Allied Forces1 and the Axis Powers. -
Hitler invades Poland
Hitler invaded Poland which gave him more land. The Holocaust would soon affect Poland. -
Neutrality Act of 1939
The Neutrality Act of 1939 meant that the US would try to stay neutral. They wanted to isolate themselves from any wars. -
The Battle of France
The German invasion of France. About 469,000 lives were lost in the war. -
The Battle of Britain Begins
The Battle of Britain was Nazi Germany invading Great Britain. 520 lives were lost. -
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The Holocaust
The Holocaust was Hitler's attempt to purify the german race by killing 6 million Jews and others. -
The Attack on Pearl Harbor
2403 lives were lost when Japan attack Pearl Harbor. 8 ships were lost in total. -
Japanese Internment Camps
Japanese-Americans were removed from their homes and forced to live in certain areas with little privacy. The US thought that they had something to do with the attack on Pearl Harbor. -
The Bataan Death March
Thousands of American soldiers were rounded up and forced to walk to prison camps. Many died along the way. -
The Battle of Midway
The Battle of Midway was a battle between the US and Japan. The US won. -
The Battle of Stalingrad Begins
Germany and their allies invaded the Soviet Union. The city of Stalingrad surrendered -
D-Day
D-Day was the battle between Germany and the Allies. The Allies won. -
Yalta Conference
The Yalta Conference is very famous. It talked about what people were going to do post-war. -
VE-Day
VE means victory in Europe. This is when Veterans Day was first celebrated. -
Bombing on Hiroshima
The US bombed Hiroshima. Japan still refused to give up.
