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Hitler Named Chancellor of Germany
President Paul Von Hindenburg names Hitler, fÜhrer of the Nazi party, chancellor of Germany.
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Mussolini Invades Ethiopia
After trying to invade ethiopia previously in the 1800's, Mussolini decided to invade again as it was one of the few free countries in Africa.
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FDR's Quarantine speech
FDR delivered a speech in Chicago about a quarantine against "the epidemic of world lawlessness", using economic pressure and a forceful response to places (Italy, Germany, Japan, although not explicitly referenced), but not completely direct aggression.
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Munich Pact Signed
British and French prime ministers signed a treaty with Hitler that allowed Germany to take Czechoslovakia and avoid going to war.
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Nazis Take over Czechoslovakia
The Nazi party invades Czechoslovakia after the Nazis, Britain and France signed the Munich pact.
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Italy Invades Albania
Similarly to Hitler's conquest of Prague, Mussolini invades Albania, preluding greater conquests.
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The Hitler-Stalin Pact
Germany and the Soviet Union signed a nonaggression pact, to the surprise of many other countries. The dictators of these countries however, had both signed the pact for their own needs.
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Germany Invades Poland
Along its 1,750 mile border with Germany, 1.5 million German troops simultaneously invade Poland whilst Nazi U-boats attack their naval forces in the Baltic Sea.
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The Tripartite Pact is Signed
Germany, Italy, and Japan signed this pact in Berlin, forming the Axis powers, allying each other and targeting the USA, forcing them to think more before joining the Allies.
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Operation Barbarossa
Hitler launched a huge invasion of the Soviet Union that ultimately failed, causing Germany to enter a two-front war.
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Bombing of Pearl Harbor
Many Japanese fighter planes bombarded Pearl Harbor for 2 hours and destroyed many naval ships and airplanes, killing and harming over 3,000 people. This caused the US to declare war on Japan and enter WWII.
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Invasion of Sicily
After winning the North African campaign, the Allies looked towards the final defeat of Nazi Germany and invaded Sicily, close to mainland Italy (An Axis Power).
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Dome Sztojay Appointed Prime Minister of Hungary
Previous Prime Minister of Hungary Miklos Kallay was dismissed, and extremely pro-German General Dome Sztojay was installed. Hungary committed to German war effort deported the last intact jewish community.
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D-Day
The allied powers landed on the beaches of Normandy, France and began liberation from Nazi control.
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FDR Signs Gl Bill
Franklin Delano Roosevelt signed this bill to ensure veterans get jobs and help to keep the economy up.
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Operation Wallace
60 British soldiers fought their way through parts of France that were occupied by Germany, forcing the German soldiers to retreat.
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Hitler Commits Suicide
Being holed up in a bunker in Berlin under his headquarters, Adolf Hitler swallowed a cyanide pill and shot himself in the head, and Germany surrendered to the Allies shortly after.
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Victory in Europe Day
German troops in Europe finally surrendered to the Allies, with many German soldiers taken prisoner.
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Japan Surrenders to the Allies
After having their naval and air forces destroyed, bombed at Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and had their mainland invaded by the allies, Japan finally surrenders.
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