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  • Adolf Hitler becomes the leader of the Nazi Party

    Adolf Hitler becomes the leader of the Nazi Party
    In 1921 Aldolf Hitler gets
  • 1922 Benito Mussolini appointed Prime Minister of Italy

    1922 Benito Mussolini appointed Prime Minister of Italy
  • 1929 Josef Stalin sole dictator of the Soviet Union (USSR)

    1929 Josef Stalin sole dictator of the Soviet Union (USSR)
  • 1931 Japan’s Army seizes Manchuria, China

    1931 Japan’s Army seizes Manchuria, China
  • Hitler is named Chancellor of Germany

    Hitler is named Chancellor of Germany
  • 1935 Neutrality Acts passed by US Congress

    1935 Neutrality Acts passed by US Congress
  • 1935 Italian Army invades Ethiopia in Africa

    1935 Italian Army invades Ethiopia in Africa
  • 1936 Militarist take control of Japanese Government

    1936 Militarist take control of Japanese Government
  • 1936 Hitler sends troops into Rhineland of Germany in violation of the Versailles Treaty

    1936 Hitler sends troops into Rhineland of Germany in violation of the Versailles Treaty
  • 1937 Japan’s army pillages Nanjing, China; massacre a quarter of a million people.

    1937 Japan’s army pillages Nanjing, China; massacre a quarter of a million people.
  • 1938 Nazis begin rounding up Jews for labor camps

    1938 Nazis begin rounding up Jews for labor camps
  • 1938 Munich Pact signed giving the Sudetenland of Czechoslovakia to Germany

    1938 Munich Pact signed giving the Sudetenland of Czechoslovakia to Germany
  • 1939 Nazi-Soviet Pact signed by Hitler and Stalin

    1939 Nazi-Soviet Pact signed by Hitler and Stalin
  • Nazis invade Poland; Britain and France declare war on Germany

    Nazis invade Poland; Britain and France declare war on Germany
  • 1940 Nazis invade Denmark, Norway, the Netherlands, Luxembourg and Belgium – take control

    1940 Nazis invade Denmark, Norway, the Netherlands, Luxembourg and Belgium – take control
  • 1940 Germany invades France and forces it to surrender

    1940 Germany invades France and forces it to surrender
  • 1940 First time Peacetime Draft in US

    1940 First time Peacetime Draft in US
  • 1940 Battle of Britain – Royal Air Force defeats German Air Force to prevent invasion of their island

    1940 Battle of Britain – Royal Air Force defeats German Air Force to prevent invasion of their island
  • 1941 Churchill and FDR issue the Atlantic Charter

    1941 Churchill and FDR issue the Atlantic Charter
  • 1941 Japanese invade French Indochina (Viet. Laos, Cambodia)

    1941 Japanese invade French Indochina (Viet. Laos, Cambodia)
  • 1941 Hitler breaks Pact with Stalin’s Russia and invades - USSR which now joins England in fighting the Germans

    1941 Hitler breaks Pact with Stalin’s Russia and invades - USSR which now joins England in fighting the Germans
  • Pearl Harbor in Hawaii attacked by Japanese Naval and Air forces, US declares war on Japan, Germany and Italy declare war on the US

    Pearl Harbor in Hawaii attacked by Japanese Naval and Air forces, US declares war on Japan, Germany and Italy declare war on the US
  • 1942 Philippines fall to Japanese – Bataan Death March

    1942 Philippines fall to Japanese – Bataan Death March
  • Battle of Midway, turning point of war in the Pacific

    Battle of Midway, turning point of war in the Pacific
  • 1942 Russians stop Nazi advance at Stalingrad save Moscow

    1942 Russians stop Nazi advance at Stalingrad save Moscow
  • 1943 British and US forces defeat German and Italian armies in North Africa

    1943 British and US forces defeat German and Italian armies in North Africa
  • 1943 Zoot Suit Riots – Los Angeles, CA

    1943 Zoot Suit Riots – Los Angeles, CA
  • - Italy surrenders, Mussolini dismissed as Prime Min

    - Italy surrenders, Mussolini dismissed as Prime Min
  • D-Day invasion of France at Normandy by Allies

    D-Day invasion of France at Normandy by Allies
  • Paris retaken by Allies Forces

    Paris retaken by Allies Forces
  • Battle of the Bulge – last offensive of German Forces

    Battle of the Bulge – last offensive of German Forces
  • US forces return to recapture the Philippines

    US forces return to recapture the Philippines
  • FDR dies, Harry S. Truman becomes President

    FDR dies, Harry S. Truman becomes President
  • V-E Day, war ends in Europe

    V-E Day, war ends in Europe
  • First Atomic Bombs dropped

    First Atomic Bombs dropped
  • V-J Day, Japan surrenders to Allied Forces

    V-J Day, Japan surrenders to Allied Forces
  • 1946 War Crimes Trials held in Nuremburg, Germany; Manila, Philippines and Tokyo, Japan

    1946 War Crimes Trials held in Nuremburg, Germany; Manila, Philippines and Tokyo, Japan