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Hitler takes power
Takes over Germany and want to get rid of every jew. COnverts germany to a dictatorship -
Japenese invasion china
Japan tried to spread power through china. reasoning is to have more land to take battle across pacific -
German invasion
Hitler takes over Czeck. it was a secret mission and it didnt last long -
Spanish Civil War
Battle in South America where the Allies helped malo and the Axis Franco -
NON agression PAct
Russains and Germans never to attack eachother. cut poland in half and shared it. -
Invasion of Murchia
Germany took over Poland. Hitler broke neutrality and split it with russia -
Battle of the Atlantic
Allies won. Allie And German fight over the atlantic with boats and submarines. Started the conveyers -
Munich Agreement
Hitler took Sudentland without firering a shot. he took it by saying this would be his last annexation. he lied -
Neutrality Acts
series of Acts that happened throughout the 30's. Made war more organized -
invasion of Denmark
Hitler took over Denmark. It became Blitzkreig warfare due to how fast he took over the country -
Fall of France
France surrenders from germany. Germany takes over france by positioning important landmarks north and south of france. -
Battle of brittain
Germany launched airwar with Brittain. Brittain eventually won after 4 months -
Lend Lease Act
president lended or leased arms or other supplies to non dangerous allies. the Congressed passed this law and helped Brittain and France -
Atlantic Charter
churchill and FDR peace treaty. agreement to do collective security and to try to start an inncedent -
Pearl Harbor
Japanese surprise attack on a major US Naval Base. this action made US get into a war with Japan also. -
Doolittles Raid
ALLies bombed tokyo. Revenge from Pearl HArbor. Led by James Doolittle -
Battle of Midway
First Allie victory is Japan. Turning Point of War -
Battle of Stalingrad
The Soviets defeat the Germans. Stopped germany from taking Russia -
Operation Torch
The Allies took over NOrth Africa agaisnt the Axis. Was important because GErmany now had to fight on another front. -
Italian Campaign
Mussolini got kicked out of being leader. Allies lost 25000 Axis lost 30000 in this battle -
D Day
Allies ambush on France to try an take capital. Axis wasnt expecting it and the Allies eventually took over the capital. -
Battle of Leyte Gulf
japanese used the war tactic of kamikazees. Allies won but navy was damaged -
Battle of the Bulge
Allies won over first German place. Germany tried to take it back and suffered and had alot of casualitties -
Yalta Conference
Determined all the reperations. Created the League of Nations. -
Iwo Jima
if captured US could launch bombers to japan and was captured. only 200 japanese people survived out of 20700 -
Okinawa
War death for Japan 110000 killed and for the US 7600. this battle showed what it would be like if the US invaded the island of Japan -
FDR death
Died during his 4th term. Truman takes over near the end of the War. -
VE DAY
Victory in EUrope Day. Hitler commited suicide Nazi surrender -
Hiroshima
US drops an atomic bomb on Hiroshima. first atomic bomb ever. -
nagasaki
Seconf bomb dropped by US. AFter this Japan surrendered. -
liberation of France
After Hitler took France Allies fought and got it back at the end of the war. George PAtton helped take paris -
VJ Day
Victory in Japan Day. US uses the Atomiuc bomb and the Japanese surrender making WWII over. -
nuremberg Trials
A world trial that put 24 nazi leaders dead or in jail. jailed for crimes of humanity crimes against peace and war crimes
