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Mussolini take power in Italy
He was significant because he promised to fight alongside Adolf Hitler in any way against the democracies of the world. -
U.S Stock Market Crashes
The stock market was significant because it was the biggest hit of downfall, also being a big factor to the great depression. -
FDR is Elected President
They elected him because thhe knew that he could battle the depression after the war -
Hitler Is named Chancellor of Germany
This is significant because it gave him more power and it also was one of the rreasons that ww2 started -
U.S. Neutrality Act
Its important because it was created to keep the United states out of war with countries who were in civil war or otherwise. -
France Militarizes the Rhineland
Had the British and French dealt firmly with Hitler in 1935, its likely Hitler would have been stopped at that point, and might have lost his leadership role in Germany. -
Anschluss
Anschluss was the start of a series that led to the war in the first place. -
Munich Conference
The Munich Agreement was important because it was popular with most people in Britain because it appeared to have prevented a war with Germany. -
Kristallnacht
This is significant because it was the night that Nazis in Germany torched synagogues, vandalized Jewish homes, schools and businesses and killed close to 100 Jews. In the aftermath of Kristallnacht, also called the “Night of Broken Glass,” some 30,000 Jewish men were arrested and sent to Nazi concentration camps -
Nazi-Soviet Pact
The pact was the single most important short-term cause of war because Hitler ignored the warnings and invaded Poland, triggering the Second World War. -
Germany Invades Poland
This is important because Germany's invasion actually made the nazi's become stronger and bigger -
Phoney War
It was the eight month war that started at the beginning of world war two. -
Churchill Is elected prime minister in England
Because he gave inspirational speeches to the British people and convinced them that Britain would eventually win the war when many people believed that it couldn't be done. -
Miracle at Dundirk
It rescued Britians expericened and veteran soilders from captivity. -
Battle of Britain
The battle, which was the first major military campaign in history to be fought entirely in the air, was the result of a German plan to win air superiority over Southern Britain and the English Channel by destroying the British air force and aircraft industry -
France Surrenders
It was important because the Nazis knew they were to powerful for France and they knew that as well. But in reality it was a truce between the two. -
Japan Seizes French Indo-China
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Lend-Lease Act
Its significant because it was the principal means for providing U.S. military aid to foreign nations during World War II. -
Atlantic Charter
The Atlantic Charter was a joint declaration released by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill on August 14, 1941 following a meeting of the two heads of state in Newfoundland. The Atlantic Charter provided a broad statement of U.S. and British war aims. -
Attack On Pearl Harbor
This was important because it was the surprse attack. It also drew many other countries including America into WWII
