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Adolf Hitler becomes Chancellor
Hitler and his Nazi party take over Germany. He basically becomes a dictator. -
Nonaggression Pact is signed
Hitler and Stalin sign the pact to let Germany invade Poland but Germany has to ignore Russia's plan to invade Russia. -
World War II Begins
Hitler invades poland and it starts World War ll. -
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Germany Strikes
Germany uses the "lightning war" strategy to surprise attack and take over western Europe. -
Winston Churchill becomes leader
Churchill becomes leader of the British Government. -
Italy Joins the War
Italy joins the Axis powers. -
Germany, Italy, and Japan form an Alliance
They all signed the Tripartite forming the Axis Alliance. -
Russia is Attacked
Germany and Axis Powers attack Russia with a huge force. -
Pearl Harbor
Japanese attack the US Navy in Pearl Harbor. -
The United States Joins the War
The United States enters the war on the Allies side to get back at the Japanese. -
Battle of Midway
US Navy defeats Japanese Navy at the Battle of Midway. -
D-day
An invasion of Normandy caused the allied forces to invade France and push back the German forces. -
Battle of the Bulge
Germans attack in the Battle of Bulge and lose to the Allies. This seals the fate of the German Army. -
Battle of Iwo JIma
US wanted a base near Japan, so they attacked Japan for it. -
Germany Surrenders
Germany surrenders to the Allies. -
Adolf Hitler Commits Suicide
Hitler knew that Germany was not going to with the war, so he commits suicide. -
Great Britain and United States Defeat Germans
GB and US defeats the German's Nazi war machine. -
Japan Surrenders
Japan surrenders to the Allied powers. -
Bomb Dropped on Hiroshima
US devastates Hiroshima by bombing them. -
US Drops Another Bomb
US again devastates another place in Japan called Nagasaki.
