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Beer Hall Putsch
Was a coalition lead by Hitler and the Nazi Party in an attempt to overthorw the German government. The plan was to start at the Bürgerbräu Keller building in Munich and move on to Berlin. It was a failed attempt and 9 of the particants were executed. Click here for more information References:
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Mussolini Takes Over Italy's Government
Benito Mussolini came into Italy's government when it was struggling badly. He had men called black shirts who terrorised other political opponents. He said he was the only one who could help Italy and was given a spot in the government. Click here for more information Refernces:Bbc.co.uk,. 'BBC - History - Historic Figures: Benito Mussolini (1883-1945)'. N.p., 2015. Web. 22 Feb. 2015. -
Kellogg-Briand Pact
Was a pact written by United States secretary of state Frank B. Kellogg adn French Aristide Briand. It was a pact saying that war can't be used as a tool in natoinal policy. Many countries signed after it was made. Click here for more information References: Encyclopedia Britannica,. 'Kellogg-Briand Pact | France-United States [1928]'. N.p., 2015. Web. 13 Feb. 2015. -
U.S. Stock Market Crash
After the roaring twenties the stock market crashed. Many people invested in stocks with new inventions like airplanes and radios. Later when the stock market crashed many when broke and thousands of banks were shut down. This began the Great Depression. Click here for more information. References: 'Historic Stock Market Crashes, Bubbles & Financial Crises |'. N.p., 2015. Web. 13 Feb. 2015.' >Click here for more information</a> -
Japan Invades Manchuria
Japan had to many people for it's size and needed land. They blamed Manchuria of sabotage of railroads and invaded. It was more of a military movement then the government saying to do it. Click here for more information References: Bbc.co.uk,. 'BBC - GCSE Bitesize: Manchuria'. N.p., 2015. Web. 14 Feb. 2015.Historylearningsite.co.uk,. 'Manchuria 1931'. N.p., 2015. Web. 22 Feb. 2015. -
Nazi's Reach a Political Majority in Germany
The Nazi Party was close to the full control of German government. They had close to 2 million members. People in Austria and Czechoslovakia were even in support of the Nazi Party. By 1945 the party had about 8 million memberships. Click here for more information References: Totallyhistory.com,. 'Nazi Party – Summary & Facts About The German Nazi Party'. N.p., 2015. Web. 14 Feb. 2015. -
Hitler Becomes Germany's Chancellor
Hitler became the leader of the Nazi Party and found his way as chancellor with a weak economic Germany. He promised needs to the middle class and the working people. He got people to listen with his strong and convincing speeches that got him lots of supporters. Click here for more information References: Hitler, Adolf. 'Adolf Hitler The Criminal, Biography, Facts And Quotes'. FixQuotes.com. N.p., 2015. Web. 14 Feb. 2015. -
First Anti-Semitic Law is Passed in Germany
These laws forbidded Jews to own businesses and use things most people could use. Businesses would put Jews not welcome signs at places such like hotels, restaurants, and shops. Click here for more information References: Theholocaustexplained.org,. 'Antisemitic Laws - Key Stage 3 - The Holocaust Explained'. N.p., 2015. Web. 14 Feb. 2015. -
Japan Withdraws from the League of Nations
After the League of Nations said that the invasion of Manchuria was Japan's fault, they withdrew from the League of Nations. The Germans would do the same later on. Click here for more information References;Iconic Photos,. 'Japan Withdraws From The League Of Nations'. N.p., 2009. Web. 22 Feb. 2015. -
The Night of Long Knives(Rohm Purge)
Was a purge that Hitler had happen because politicians from the right wing nationalist were a threat to his power. He claimed that the murders were ok because it was an act to save the country. Click here for more information References: Bbc.co.uk,. 'BBC - GCSE Bitesize - How Hitler Consolidated Power 1933-1934'. N.p., 2015. Web. 15 Feb. 2015.Ushmm.org,. 'Röhm Purge'. N.p., 2015. Web. 22 Feb. 2015. -
Hitler says he will defy the Treaty of Versailles
Hitler had been building an army which violated the Treaty of Versailles. When he was running for chancellor he actually said he would lose the Treay of Versailles that got supporters from the German people. Click here for more information References; Historyplace.com,. 'The History Place - Triumph Of Hitler: Nazis March Into The Rhineland'. N.p., 2015. Web. 22 Feb. 2015. -
The Creation of the Nuremburg Laws
In 1935, at the annual party in Nuremburg the Nuremberg Laws were realsed. They were racist to the German Jew, they said that a German Jew could not marry or have sexual relations with a non Jewish German. Jewish workers and owners were dismissed. The laws were stopped for the olympics. Click here for more information References: Ushmm.org,. 'The Nuremberg Race Laws'. N.p., 2015. Web. 15 Feb. 2015. -
Italy Invades Ethiopia
Italy attacked Ethiopia and 4 days later the League of Nations declared Itlay as an agressor. They didn't do anything to prevent it. Italy took and annexed Ethiopia in 7 months. They war was so one sided journalist lied and said Ethiopia was holding up when really they weren't. Click here for more information References: Www2.needham.k12.ma.us,. 'Ethiopia'. N.p., 2015. Web. 15 Feb. 2015. -
Hitler Militarizes the Rhineland
Hitler sent in troops into the Rhineland.The Rhineland was rich with coal and that made Hitler want it even more. In Hiter's eyes this was German land. Other European nations and the League of Nations did not even react to this move. Click here for more information References:Bbc.co.uk,. 'BBC - Higher Bitesize History - Rhineland : Revision'. N.p., 2015. Web. 15 Feb. 2015. -
Rape of Nanking
The Japanese took China's capital Nanking. Killed the 90,000 soldiers and all POWs. Then turned to the women and raped them from ages 70+ and under the age of 8, then killed. 300,000 of the 600,000 citizens and soldiers were killed. Click here for more information References: Genocide,. 'The Rape Of Nanking And Cambodia 1975'. N.p., 2015. Web. 15 Feb. 2015. -
Germany Annexes Austria
Most from Austria wanted to be annexed by Germany. The chancellor of Austria didn't want to be annexed but it was anyways. There was no fighting and no one tried to stop the Nazis. Click here for more information References:Gloupe.com,. 'Germany's Annexation Of Austria (Anschluss)'. N.p., 2015. Web. 15 Feb. 2015. -
Hitler demands Sudetenland from Czechslovakia
Hitler wanted Czechoslovakia next. The Sudetenland was mostly German,and Hiter told the Germans in the Sudetenland to support the Nazis in annexing them into Germany. Chamberlin flew twice to meet Hitler but Hitler's demands grew more and more. Click here for more information References:Historyhome.co.uk,. 'Hitler’S Foreign Policy'. N.p., 2015. Web. 15 Feb. 2015. -
Munich Conference
Mussolini called a conference in Munich to settle the dispute about the Sudetenland in Czechoslovakia. The countries Great Britain, France. Germany, and Itlay. The conference however did not have Czechoslovakia. Hitler although got what he was asking for no problem. Click here for more information References: Historytoday.com,. 'The Munich Conference | History Today'. N.p., 2015. Web. 15 Feb. 2015. -
Kristallnacht
This is when many synagogues were burned and/or gutted. The Jews would be beat and humiliated. After that they were usually taken to a concentration camp. Jewish homes and businesses were also burned and gutted. Click here for more information Reference:Yadvashem.org,. 'It Came From Within... Exhibition Marking The Events Of Kristallnacht'. N.p., 2015. Web. 15 Feb. 2015. -
Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact
This was a pact with just Germany and the Soviet Union. It said that Germany and the U.S.S.R could not attack each other for the next 10 years. It also said that the Soviets get Eastern Poland and the Germans get Western Poland. Click here for more information References:Encyclopediaofukraine.com,. 'Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact'. N.p., 2015. Web. 15 Feb. 2015. -
Invasion of Poland
Poland was made up of former German provinces like Western Prussia, Poznan, and Upper Silesia. The Polish army were defeated by the Germans within weeks. The Soviets invaded Poland 14 days after the Germans. The Germans annexed their old provinces plus city of Danzig. Click here for more information References:Ushmm.org,. 'Invasion Of Poland, Fall 1939'. N.p., 2015. Web. 22 Feb. 2015. -
Evacuation of Dunkirk
The French and British Army was pushed into Dunkirk. They had ships that could hold hundreds to ones that could hold way less. They need any ship that could make it there to go to Dunkirk to get the soldiers. It took 5 days and nights to move 200,000 British and 140,000 French troops out. Click here for more information References: Rania.co.uk,. 'Rania - A Dunkirk Little Ship'. N.p., 2015. Web. 15 Feb. 2015. -
France Surrenders
The Germans used their Blitzkreig attacking style to take France. They came in and took Paris for the French to surrender. the Germans took only the north half of France. The south part of France was pretty much given a dummy government. The government couldn't really do anything. Click here for more information References:Eyewitnesstohistory.com,. 'France Surrenders, 1940'. N.p., 2015. Web. 15 Feb. 2015. -
Battle of Britain
The Germans tried to take out the British air force first. Germans would bomb factories and hangers. Then they realized that they needed to take over the cities to lose morale for the people of Britain. The morale of the people didn't stay low though, it actually wasn't or hardly effected. Click here for more information References:Raf.mod.uk,. 'RAF - The Battle Of Britain'. N.p., 2015. Web. 15 Feb. 2015. -
The Tripartite Pact
It included the Japanese, Italians, and the Germans. They were to help each other out if they were ever attacked by the United States. The U.S., Great Britain, and the Neatherlands who had colonies in East Asia cut off all trade to Japan. Japan didn't have oil or metal. Click here for more information References:Teacher.scholastic.com,. 'Pearl Harbor Timeline | 1940: Tripartite Pac Signed'. N.p., 2015. Web. 15 Feb. 2015. -
Lend-Lease Act
An act that leased supplies to the Allie countries. So other countries were using our supplies that ended up costing billions of dollars. Hard act to pass because people thought it was getting to involved. Click here for more information References:Iipdigital.usembassy.gov,. 'Lend-Lease: Facts And Numbers | IIP Digital'. N.p., 2015. Web. 15 Feb. 2015 -
Operation Barbarbossa
The Soviets were not expecting the invasion. The Germans who were invading had expected an easy win. With summer clothes the Germans pushed to Stalingrad taking Leningrad. The Germans lost in the winter at Stalingrad though. Click here for more information References: Encyclopedia Britannica,. 'Operation Barbarossa | European History'. N.p., 2014. Web. 15 Feb. 2015. -
Bombing of Pearl Harbor
The Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor and thought it would help take the Pacific. It took out thousands of people and destroyed more thatn 180 aircraft. It destroyed multiply ships to where they could not be fixed. The U.S. declared war the next day. Click here for more information References:Encyclopedia Britannica,. 'Pearl Harbor Attack | Japanese-United States History'. N.p., 2014. Web. 15 Feb. 2015. -
The Wannsee Conference and the “Final Solution”
The final solution was a plan of how the Nazis wanted to take out the Jews in Germany. 6 months later the Wannsee Conference that included Hitler and 14 other high ranked Nazis. They planned to put Jews in concentration camps. Click here for more information References: Encyclopedia Britannica,. 'Wannsee Conference | Germany [1942]'. N.p., 2013. Web. 15 Feb. 2015. -
Bataan Death March
When the Filipino and Americans were stranded on the Bataan Peninsula and surrendered to the Japanese. The Japanese treated the soldiers were treated horribly and had to march 60 miles. 5,200 Americans died out of 12,000. The other 64,000 troops were Filipino. Soldiers were not given food/water. Click here for more information References:Eyewitnesstohistory.com,. 'The Bataan Death March, 1942'. N.p., 2015. Web. 1 Mar. 2015. -
Doolittle Raid
Lead by Lt. Con. James Doolittle, was an attack on major cities in Japan like Tokyo and Yokohama. Doolittle had been in the Air Force before but rejoined after the U.S. came into the war. Click here for more information References: Nationalmuseum.af.mil,. 'Factsheets : Doolittle Raid'. N.p., 2015. Web. 15 Feb. 2015. -
Battle of Midway
It was a Japanese attack on Midway Island. Control of Midway Island would make it easier for the Japanese to attack other islands that are more east. It was mostly fought with aircraft. The U.S. won the battle. Click here for more information References:Encyclopedia Britannica,. 'Battle Of Midway | World War II'. N.p., 2014. Web. 2 Mar. 2015. -
Battle of Stalingrad
When the Germans tried to invade and take over the U.S.S.R. they had attacked Stalingrad. The Soviets protected the city against the unprepared Gremans for the harsh and cold winter. This was a huge turning point in the war. Click here for more information References: Encyclopedia Britannica,. 'Battle Of Stalingrad | World War II'. N.p., 2014. Web. 15 Feb. 2015. -
Operation Torch
An Allie invasion of North Africa. It lasted 3 days and had the U.S., French, and Britain. They landed on the beaches of Algeria and Morocco.They had two landings in Algeria and one in Morocco. Click here for more information References:Ushmm.org,. 'Operation Torch (Algeria-Morocco Campaign)'. N.p., 2015. Web. 2 Mar. 2015. -
Island Hopping
The plan from the U.S. of going from Japanese key islands to the next one. It was lead by Douglas MacArthur. The idea was to take islands until Japan was in range for American bomberes to come in without carriers and bomb Japan. Many islands were taken with this offensive attack. Click here for more information References: U-s-history.com,. 'Island Hopping'. N.p., 2015. Web. 15 Feb. 2015. -
Operation Overlord and D-Day
Was an attempt to from the Allies to take back France. It's plan was to drop men from planes behind enemy lines then attack the beaches. 5 spots to attack beaches and the drops were good but not to plan. Allie victory. Click here for more information Reference:Sr., Thomas. 'Operation Overlord: D-Day, The 6Th Of June | Write On New Jersey'. Writeonnewjersey.com. N.p., 2015. Web. 15 Feb. 2015. -
Operation Valkyrie
An attempt to kill Hitler. Lieutenant Colonel Count Claus von Stauffenberg tried killing Hitler with a briefcase that had explosives. It wasn't set in the best spot and it blew up with the leg of the table protecting Hitler. Killing 3. Click here for more information References:Beyondbandofbrothers.com,. 'Operation Valkyrie'. N.p., 2015. Web. 15 Feb. 2015. -
Discovery of Majdanek
The Soviets discovered the extermination camp. It's the first time anyone that was on the Allies had seen a camp like this. The camp was full of people that were from Poland and Byelorussia. Jews and people that tried fought the Nazis were here. Click here for more information References:Scrapbookpages.com,. 'The Liberation Of Majdanek Concentration Camp By Soviet Troops July 23, 1944'. N.p., 2015. Web. 15 Feb. 2015. -
Battle of the Bulge
Ther Germans attacked the Allie forces trying to split the Americans and the Brits in Northern France. They broke threw but the Allies sent more reinforcments that'd stop the Germans.The Allies sent forces from north and south, psuhing the Germans back. Click here for more information References: Historyplace.com,. 'The History Place - Defeat Of Hitler: Battle Of The Bulge'. N.p., 2015. Web. 15 Feb. 2015. -
Einstein’s letter to FDR, “The Manhattan Project”
Albert Einstein wrote a letter to FDR trying to get him to think about using the atomic bomb. He introduces Dr. Leo. Szilard who knows everything about it and present it to use it in the war. It also states how Germany has upcomig atomic bombs. Click here for more information References:American Experience,. 'WGBH American Experience . Truman | PBS'. N.p., 2015. Web. 8 Mar. 2015. -
Hitler’s Suicide
Hitler killed himself with his new wife Eva Braun. As the Allies were closing in on Berlin. Hitler and his wife decided to kill themselves rather then becoming prisoners. Hitler and his wife were married for 4 days. Click here for more information References:Findingdulcinea.com,. 'On This Day: Adolf Hitler And Eva Braun Commit Suicide'. N.p., 2015. Web. 15 Feb. 2015. -
V-E Day
If you were part of the Allies it was the formal celebration date for the end of World War II in Europe. Click here for more information References: 'V-E Day: May 8, 1945'. N.p., 2015. Web. 15 Feb. 2015. -
Creation of the United Nations
The conference was held in San Francisco, CA. 46 countries were there and signed a document that would be pretty like the League of Nations, but do a better job. Click here for more information Encyclopedia Britannica,. 'San Francisco Conference | International Politics'. N.p., 2013. Web. 8 Mar. 2015. Reference: Un.org,. 'History Of The United Nations Charter'. N.p., 2015. Web. 15 Feb. 2015. -
Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
The United States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima 3 days Nagasaki was hit. Killing about 200,000 instantly. Click here for more information References:India Scanner,. 'Atomic Bombs Of Hiroshima & Nagasaki On August 6Th 1945, Commemorating 65Th Anniversary For World Peace-General News, World News - India News Portal'. N.p., 2010. Web. 15 Feb. 2015. -
V-J Day
The day Japan surrenders to the Allies and the WWII is over. Click here for more information References:Rememberthedeadeyes.com,. 'VJ Day 96Th Infantry Division Deadeyes'. N.p., 2015. Web. 15 Feb. 2015. -
The Nuremberg Trials
Trials held against any Germans that violated human rights or war crimes. Mostly against Jews in the concentration camps. Click here for more information Reference: Ushmm.org,. 'Nuremberg Code — United States Holocaust Memorial Museum'. N.p., 2015. Web. 8 Mar. 2015. -
The Japanese War Crime Trials
The trials against the Japanese. Accused and convicted of things like treating POW badly and citizens of other nations poorly. Click here for more information References:Ushmm.org,. 'War Crimes Trials'. N.p., 2015. Web. 15 Feb. 2015. -
The Beginning of the Cold War
Russia started to go farther in thermonuclear weapons. So the United States also did in caution of Russia going to far and becoming to strong. It started the Cold War because the countries competed in that, and Russia was trying to expand communism, and the U.S. capitalism. Click here for more information References: 'The Cold War - 1947'. N.p., 2015. Web. 18 Feb. 2015.
