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The Beginning of German Aggression in 1933
The Beginning of German Aggression in 1933 In flat defiance of the Versailles Treaty, Hitler ordered Germany to begin rebuilding its military shortly after he became chancellor. Rearming began in 1933 and escalated in 1936 as part of Hitler’s plan to begin a ...
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The Fall of France and the Battle of Britain in 1940
The Fall of France and the Battle of Britain in 1940 In April 1940, the German army invaded Denmark and Norway. In May the army staged a successful two-pronged attack on France, with one division invading through Belgium and the other through the Ardennes, south ...
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North Africa, Italian, Eastern, and Western Front of World War II
The Eastern Front In perhaps his most serious error of judgment, Hitler abandoned the nonaggression pact he had signed with Stalin and invaded the Soviet Union in 1941. The Soviets were taken completely unawares, but they soon rallied against the enemy and proved ...
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The End of the World War II In Europe
The End of the World War II In 1945, Soviet troops were marching westward toward Berlin, while Allied troops approached it from the southeast. In April, the Soviets were the first to march into Hitler’s capital city, where they took brutal revenge on the ...
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Results of World War 2
Results of the World War 2 The Allied forces had crushed the German attempt to conquer Europe. The Nazi Party was disbanded and discredited; many of its key figures killed them- selves or fled to South America. A number of the rest were tried as war criminals. ...
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World War II in Europe Practice Test
Review the following study guides if necessary: World War II in Europe
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