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Hindenburg appoints Hitler chancellor of Germany.
President Paul von Hindenburg names Adolf Hitler, leader or fÜhrer of the Nazi Party as chancellor of Germany. -
20th Amendment to the Constitution.
Establishes the line of presidential succession in which the Vice-President becomes president if the President can no longer perform the duties of office. -
Adolph Hitler seizes power in Germany.
Hindenburg is reduced to a figure head -
Banned Jews
Jew and non-Aryans are banned from practicing law and working in the civil services. Later they will be banned from a variety of professions including farming, art, literature, journalism, music and theater. Between 1933-1939 over 1400 anti-Jewish laws will be passed in Germany. -
Germany withdraws from the League of Nations.
Germany renounced its role in the Conference for the Reduction and Limitation of Armaments, setting the stage for its complete withdrawal -
por-nazi rally
Several thousand Americans attend a pro-Nazi rally in Queens. New York. -
revoking citizenship from jews
In Germany, the first Nuremberg Laws are passed revoking citizenship from Jews and prohibiting them from marrying non-Jews. -
Roosevelt Quarantines War
In response to Japanese action in China, President Franklin D. Roosevelt delivers a speech in which he calls for peace-loving nations to act together to "quarantine" aggressors to protect the world from the "disease" of war. -
Hitler Supports Japan
German Chancellor Adolf Hitler announces support for Japan. -
Nazi Germany invaded Poland, the act that started World War II.
. the invasion included a report of the Gleiwitz episode as well as Chancellor Adolf Hitler’s proclamation to the German army, which portrayed Germany’s action as one of self-defense: “In order to put an end to this frantic activity no other means is left to me now than to meet force with force.”
France and England declared war against Germany on Sept. 3, but neither country was prepared to fight and would not deploy a significant number of military forces until the next year, leaving Poland alo -
Hitler Defeats France
Britain forces retreat from France and Adolf Hitler's armies defeat French forces. -
U.S. Cracks Japanese Code
United States Naval Intelligence cryptographers crack Japan's secret communications code and learn that Japan intends to conquer China. -
Roosevelt Aids Britain
President Franklin D. Roosevelt makes a deal to give Great Britain 50 destroyers in exchange for naval bases in Newfoundland, Bermuda, and sites in the Caribbean and the South Atlantic. -
Draftees to Camps
The first draft numbers are drawn, sending thousands of draftees to drill camps all over the country. -
Roosevelt and Churchill Draft Atlantic Charter
On a British battleship, President Franklin D. Roosevelt meets with the Prime Minister of Great Britain, Winston Churchill. The two leaders write up the Atlantic Charter. -
Pearl Harbor Attack
Japanese planes attacked the United States Naval Base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii territery -
Largest Budget in History
President Franklin D. Roosevelt delivers his State of the Union address in which he proposes a massive government spending budget, the largest in American history. -
Allies Capture Naples
The Allies capture German holdings in Naples. -
D-Day
160,000 Allied troops landed along a 50-mile stretch of heavily-fortified French coastline to fight Nazi Germany on the beaches of Normandy, France -
Hitler Commits Suicide
Adolf Hitler commits suicide in Berlin. -
Victory in Europe Day
Great Britain and the United States celebrate Victory in Europe Day. Cities in both nations, as well as formerly occupied cities in Western Europe, put out flags and banners, rejoicing in the defeat of the Nazi war machine. -
Formal Surrender of Japan,
Japanese representatives on board USS Missouri (BB-63) during the surrender ceremonies, 2 September 1945.
Standing in front are:
Foreign Minister Mamoru Shigemitsu (wearing top hat) and General Yoshijiro Umezu, Chief of the Army General Staff.
