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Year
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Statements
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End of World War One
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1918
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Austria-Hungary is dissolved.
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1919
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The Treaty of Versailles is signed. Many Germans were furious with the outcome.
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1920
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The League of Nations is established, although it is seen as a failure later on.
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The Treaty of Sevres dissolves the Ottoman Empire.
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1922
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Benito Mussolini organizes the March on Rome.
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The Soviet Union is established.
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1923
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The Ruhr is occupied by Belgian and French troops.
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The Republic of Turkey is established after the end of a civil war.
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A failed coup in the German city of Munich is staged
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... by the Nazi Party.
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1929
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The Great Depression starts after the Wall Street Crash.
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1931
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Japan invades the Manchuria province of China.
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1933
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Hitler is elected Chancellor of Germany.
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1935
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The Abyssinia Crisis starts between Abyssinia and Italy.
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1936
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The Spanish Civil War Starts.
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1937
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Japan 'rapes' the Chinese city of Nanking.
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1938
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Austria is annexed by Nazi Germany, also known as the Anschluss.
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The British Prime Minister, Neville Chamberlain, agrees to give parts of Czechoslovakia to Nazi Germany.
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1939
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Nazi Germany and Italy form the Pact of Steel.
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Poland is invaded by Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union.
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Start of World War Two
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1939
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The United Kingdom declares war on Germany.
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France declares war on Germany.
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Initially, a line of defenses (the Maginot Line) prevented Hitler from attacking France.
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... However, Hitler decided to attack the less fortified Low Countries to get around French defenses.
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1940
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Nazi Germany invades Denmark, which lasted six hours.
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The Auschwitz Concentration Camp was built.
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Allied troops are evacuated from the French city of Dunkirk.
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The client state of Vichy France was established.
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... In response, Free France is established and is led by Charles de Gaulle.
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The Battle of Britain begins, which is fought in the air.
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... The battle is fought between the German Luftwaffe
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... and the British Royal Air Force.
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Iran is invaded by the Allies to ensure safety of Allied supply lines.
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Italy, Japan and Nazi Germany create the Tripartite Pact.
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The Italian invasion of Greece begins, although it ends in disaster for Italy.
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The countries of Hungary,
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... Romania
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1941
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... and Bulgaria joined the Axis.
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Operation Barbarossa begins.
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The Enigma Code is cracked in Bletchley Park.
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The Soviet city of Leningrad is besieged.
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Pearl Harbor is attacked by the Japanese, leading to the United States entering into the war.
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1942
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The Battle of Midway is fought, turning the tide of the Pacific Theatre.
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The Manhattan Project starts, developing the nuclear bomb.
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The Guadalcanal campaign begins in the Solomon Islands.
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Operation Torch commences, leading to an allied invasion of North Africa.
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1943
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Italy, a major axis power, switches sides.
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General Eisenhower would become Supreme Allied Commander of Operation Overlord.
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The Tehran Conference starts.
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1944
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D-Day begins.
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... in the French region of Normandy.
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... The beaches of Gold,
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... Juno,
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... Omaha,
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... Sword,
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... and Utah are confirmed as landing sites.
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The Battle of Leyte Gulf starts, ending in disaster for the Japanese.
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The Battle of the Bulge begins as the final German offensive.
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1945
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The Yalta Conference starts.
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The American flag is raised on the island of Iwo Jima.
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The battle of Okinawa starts. It was the last major battle of the Pacific Theatre.
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The Battle of Berlin starts. It is fought between the Soviets and the Germans, eventually leading to German surrender.
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Nazi Germany's leader commits suicide via gunshot in his bunker.
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V-E Day is celebrated on the 8th of May.
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The Potsdam Conference starts.
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The cities of Hiroshima
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... and Nagasaki are nuked.
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Japan announces it surrender on the 15th of August.
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End of World War Two
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1945
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In Europe, the countries of Austria
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... and Germany were occupied by allied forces.
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1947
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The Paris Peace Treaties were signed.
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