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League of Nations Formed
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Treaty of Versailles
Signing of the Treaty of Versailles establishing peace after WWI. -
Nazi party is formed
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Russian CIvil War Ends
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Hitler becomes leader of the Nazi party
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Chinese Communist party formed in Shanghai
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Mussolini Becomes Leader of Italy
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Soviet Union formed
the unification of the soviet replublics under Lenin -
Hirohito crowned emperor of Japan
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Herbert Hoover inaugurated as 31st U.S. president
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Black Tuesday
Stock market crash sends the world economy into recession -
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Great Depression
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Manchurian Incident
Japan invades Manchuria after they accuse chinese dissidents of causing an explosion -
Hitler appointed chancellor of Germany
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Franklin Rooselvelt inaugurated as 32nd U.S. president
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Adolf Hitler becomes fuhrer of Germany
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Works Progress Administration
An agency created to employ the millions of uneployed people to carry out public works projects -
Congress passes the Social Security Act
Legislative act creating the social security system in America -
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Spanish Civil War
The nationalists led by General Francisco Franco declared war on the republic -
George VI crowned king of the united kingdom
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Japan invades China
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Nanjing Massacre
The capital of the Republic of China falls and Japanese soldiers proceed to rape and murder hundreds of thousands of Chinese civilians -
Germany annexes Austria
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Hitler annexes the Sudentland
The sudentland was a part of Czechoslovakia, however its population was mainly German and so HItler conquered it. -
Kristallnacht (night of the falling glass)
Hitler orders the destruction of any stores owned by Jews and destroys their neighborhood -
Hitler and Stalin sign non-agression pact
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Germany invades Poland, begining World War 2
Soon after Britain and France declare war on Germany -
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World War II
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Operation Weserubung begins
Germany invades Denmark and Norway -
Germany invades the Netherlands, Belgium and France
French forces are overwhelmed and France, Belgium and the Netherlands quickly surrender to Germany -
North African Campaign begins
Italy and Germany begin attacking allied colonies in North Aafrica -
Battle of Britian
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Germany, Italy and Japan sign the Triparite Pact
The three countires become known as the Axis Powers -
Hitler invades the Soviet Union
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Hitler begins the Blitzkreig
Known as lighting war, it is a strategy in which massive amounts of troops and support invade another country hoping to suprise them. -
Japan bombs Pearl Harbour and America enters WWII on the side of the Allies
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Battle of Hong Kong
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Hitler begins the Final Solution
It was a plan to exterminate all Jews in Europe -
Battle of Singapore
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Battle of Midway
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Siege of Stalingrad
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Casablanca Conference
Stalin, Churchil, and Rooselvelt meet to discuss the invasion of mainland Europe and Sicily -
Invasion of Italy
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D-Day Invasion begins
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Battle of the Bulge
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Yalta Conference held
The leaders of Britian, Soviet Union,and the U.S. meet to discuss post war Europe -
Invasion of Germany
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Battle of Iwo Jima
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V-E Day
Germany surrenders and war is over in Europe however the war in the pacific will last another three months. -
Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
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V-J Day
Japan surrenders and World War II officially ends
