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US Stock Market Crashes
Due to the optimistic attitude of the Roaring Twenties, people believed that everything would stay the same but due to the uneven distribution of wealth, buying on credit, and overproduction the stock market crashed unexpectedly; leaving many people penniless. -
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Storm Cloud Gathers
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Japan Seizes Manchuria
Japan launched an attack on Manchuria, later successfully seizing the area. The Leauge of Nations disapproved with the Japenese's sudden movement, therefore, Japan resigned from the League of Nations and continued their plan to gain more land. -
FDR Elected President
Franklin D Roosevelt wins the hearts of the American people and is elected President. Roosevelt promises the people the New Deal, which will slowly bring the United States out of the Great Depression and allow Roosevelt to be re-elected for two more terms until his death. -
Hitler becomes Chancellor
Hitler is appointed Chancellor of Germany only due to his popularity with the people of Germany and the fear of a riot if the government did not appoint him. -
Hitler Defies the Treaty of Versailles
Feb 2, 1933 Hitler meets with top military leaders, describes his plans to rearm Germany. German rearmament began in secret at first, but by 1935 Hitler introduced that he wanted Germany to be a great, powerful nation again. He, like other German people hated the Treaty and thought it was extremely unfair. -
Mussolini Takes Power
A Fascist leader, Mussolini, takes power over Italy with the plan to conquer territory and spread the reign of Fascism. -
Spanish Civil War Erupts
The Spanish Civil War broke out with a military uprising in Morocco on July 17, 1936 riggered by events in Madrid. -
Italy Invades Ethopia
Invading Ethiopia was to boost Italian national prestige, which was wounded by Ethiopia's defeat of Italian forces at the Battle of Adowa in the 1896. -
France Militarizes the Rhineland
The French knew the Germans were going to move into the Rhineland. The big decision was wether or not to start a war with the Germans, which prolonged their descision of moving into the Rhineland. France moved in after a year of their worries. -
Japan Invades China
Japan invaded China on July 7, 1937. This invasion began the second Sino- Japanese War. -
Anschluss
Adolf Hitler announces an "Anschluss" between Germany and Austria, in fact annexing the smaller nation into a greater Germany. -
Munich Conference
During this Conference, the main powers of the world came to an agreement that would allow the germany to annexenate Czechoslovakia's Sudetenland. Czechoslovakia was not present at this meeting, and the world powers prayed that this would prevent another World War. -
Kristallnacht
Kristallnacht, meaning the night of broken glass, occured on November 9, 1938. The Nazi organization had organized a campaign of violence and destruction. During this one night, 267 synagogues were plundered, 7,500 shops were wrecked, 91 Jews were killed and 20,000 others were arrested and sent to concentration camps.. -
Nazi- Soviet Pact
The Nazi- Soviet Pact was an agreement between Germany and Russia that promised neither would attack the other for 10 years. -
Germany Invades Poland
This invasion marked the start of WWII when Poland was invaded by Germany. Poland would now be split in half, one living under the reign of Hitler and the other half living under the Soviet Union. -
Phony War
The time known as the Phony War was marked previously after Hitler invaded Poland. France and Britain were expecting Hitler to make his next move but their was no movement until May of 1940. -
Neutrality Act
The United States strongly shows their resistance in entering another World War. President Roosevelt wishes to satisfy the citizens but he realizes that they must fight inorder to maintain their freedom. Siging this Act showed that America took no sides in the War and wished to stay neutral. -
Churchill is Elected
Churchill, a well known politican and former opponent of the Prim Minister is elected as the New Prime Minister. Churchill served his term well and now is known as one of the greatest wartime leaders yet. -
Miracle at Dunkirk
This was the evacuation of Allied soldiers from the beached and harbour of Dunkirk, France. This was because the German army had cut off the British, French, and Belgian troops during this battle. The British and French did not expect Hitler to move his army through the forest, and due to Hitler's descision the Maginot Line was defeated easily. British fishermen, fleets, and man with an able boat were sent to rescue the cornered soldiers and bring them safely back to Britain. -
France Surrenders
The Armistice is signed France is occupied by Germany and the French army is stripped of power, and the German invasion has been successful. France is divided, one part the Germans govern and Vichy Fance, the germans control the government. -
Japan Seizes French Indochina
Japan invades French Indochina and the Franklin D Roosevelt places an embargo on oil exports to Japan. -
Battle of Britain
Hitler has conquered France and now he turns his eyes across the Channel in hope of taking Britain. Hitler plans to constantly bombard the citizens of London with bombs in hope of a surrender and loss of courage and moral. He continues this for months until it becomes to expensive. -
Atlantic Charter
President Roosevelt and Churchill meet secretly on board a ship off the coast of Newfoundland. During this time the discuss their aims in the War. -
Lend-Lease Act
The United States still remained neutral during this time, but they decided to make an agreement with other countries, allowing them to borrow the proper supplies they needed in order to defend their homeland and rights. -
Pearl Harbor
The Pacific Fleet located in Hawaii wake up to the startling sounds of bombs and bullets flying above their heads. The Japenese have invaded Pearl Harbor early Sunday morning with no warning, they killed thousands of America's children leaving some childless and some widows. This uncalled for attack will later draw America into the War so the lives that were lost that day might count for something.
