• Hitler was named Chancellor of Germany on January 30th.

• The Reichstag Fire occurs, limiting civil liberties and securing Nazi power.

• The Nazi Party begins to implement its anti-Semitic agenda.

1934:

• "The Night of the Long Knives".

• Hindenburg died.

• The Nazi Party continues to consolidate its power, with the creation of the "Gestapo" and the expansion of concentration camps.
  

• Germany invaded Poland, triggering World War II.

• Great Britain and France declare war on Germany.

1940:

• Germany invaded Denmark, Norway, France, Belgium and the Netherlands.

• The Battle of Britain began, but Germany fails to conquer the island.

• Japan invades China, marking the beginning of the Second Sino-Japanese War.

• Hitler pronounced his "War Speech" to the Reichstag, mentioning his plans for expansion.

1938:

• Germany annexes Austria.

• Kristallnacht, a series of pogroms against Jews in Germany, occurs.

• Germany invaded the Soviet Union.

• Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, prompting the United States to enter the war.

1942:

• The Battle of Stalingrad begins and give advantage to the Allies.

• The Allies invade Italy.

• Germany began to lose territory.

1944:

• The Allies invaded Normandy and liberated France.

• War is approaching Germany.

• The Allies invade Germany, they liberate the concentration camps.

• Hitler committed suicide.

• Germany surrenders and the war in Europe ends.