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Adolf Hitler's Beginning of Terror. On August 19th, 1934, Adolf Hitler was signed into "presidency", with promises of new, and hopeful restoration of a once glorious country.
Hitler was seen as far superior to the previous leader, Paul von Hindenburg, The options Hitler presented seemed endless.
With Hitler in power, he slowly began to devour surrounding nations piece by piece, with it ending in Poland. After Poland, the two powerhouses of Europe, the U.K and France, declared war on Germany, and WW2 started.
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Attack On Pearl Harbor
After growing tensions between the U.S and Japan, Japan decided they needed to expand their territory, in South East Asia, so they hit the U.S where they could, in their own home. This decision by the Japanese forced the U.S to fight Japan, and in return, the Axis forces. This caused a turning point in the war, as the Allies, had a new ally, no pun intended. Link To Image Source:
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D-Day
A bit of time after the U.S joined the war effort, they launched one of the most crucial, important, and memorable Allies offensive in the history of the war, where they hit Germany on the beaches of Normandy, and repelled the defense by the Germans. This was another major turning point of the war, and caused the Axis forces, and more specifically, Germany, to begin to turn towards a defensive tactic in the war. Link To Image Source:
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Hitler Ends His Own Life
After a brutal offensive push by the Allies, Hitler was found fighting the fight right in his own bunker, and before being ambushed, and captured by the Allies forces, he ended his own life. This was a massive morale downgrade to the Axis powers, and lead to the surrender of the Germans, and most of the Axis powers, but Japan was still left. Link To Image Source:
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The Nuclear Bombing of Japan
After the Axis powers fell, and Japan were left by themselves, the only option left for the Allies, was to demonstrate a test of power, by using nuclear warfare against cities of Japan. This caused the general end of World War 2, and knocked all forces of the Axis into the ground, leaving no chance for retaliation from the Axis powers. Link To Image Source:
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