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stalin comes to power
Stalin used the office of General Secretary to create a strong power base for himself. After Lenin death in 1924 he rose to greater power. -
Mussolini takes power in Italy
Like Hitler, Mussolini had great speaking skills and soon became dictator of Italy. Italy later becomes part of the Axis powers. -
The U.S stock market crashes
When the U.S Stock market crashed it effected europeans nations as well. America began asking for there loans back. This created rough times for many countries which helped lead to WWII -
Japan invades Manchuria
Without the approval of the Japanese government, Japan invaded Manchuria. The belief of each countries nationalism and the thought of expanding created WWII. -
FDR is elected President
FDR broke the neutrality and sent forces to Britian with the Lend-Lease act. -
Hitler is named Chancellor of Germany
People of Germany wanted a way out of this devastating time and Hitler was a powerful leader that promised them a way out. Main cause of war because if Germany was doing good they wouldn't listen to radicals -
U.S passes the Neutrality Act
This made it that the U.S can't be drawn into war, and also made it illegal to give loans to countries at war. -
Italy invades Ethiopia
In 1935 Mussolini used an excuse about the border of Italy and Ethiopia to launch an attack. Ethiopia fell. -
Germany remilitarizes the Rhineland
German troops invaded the Rhineland which no one took action to punish Germany. It violated the Treaty of Versailles. -
Civil War erupts in Spain
Spain was trying to revolt against its political views. Germany and Fascists Italy sent forces and equipments to Nationalists. Nationalists won and a Spanish dictator was created. -
Anschluss
Germany annexed Austria and it became a part of the German Empire. This was against the Treaty of Versailles. -
The Munich Conference
It was an agreement that allowed Germany to annex Czechoslovakia's Sudetenland. This showed Germany that it can keep growing and invading with no consequences. -
Germany occupies the Sudentenland
Germany formally took possesion of Sudentenland. -
Kristallnacht
This night was a raid against Jewish people in Germany. It was referred to as the Night of Broken Glass. -
The Nazi-Soviet Pact
Agreement between Germany and Russia that they would not attack each other. Also secretly promised the Soviet Union land. -
Germany invades Poland
A couple days after the Nazi- Soviet Pact Germany invaded Poland, Hitler dressed up a German criminal in a Polish military uniform and shot him at the German Polish border. The next day he said that he had been attacked by Poland. Germany used a military strategy known as blitzkrieg against Poland. -
The Phony War
This was when Great Britain and France declared war on Germany. Germany did not attack in the winter of 1939-1940 where there was a period of inaction where it is called the Phony War. -
Churchill is elected Prime Minister of England
Churchill and Roosevelt made the Atlantic Charter. They both worked to stop Hitler. -
Miracle at Dunkirk
German army trapped British and French armies at Dunkirk, 330,000 men were rescued in nine days. -
France Surrenders
France had no choice but to surrender because of Germanys great military power. -
The Battle of Britain
German planes bombed the city of London to scare civilians, the attack did not succed and Hitler withdrew. -
Japan seizes French Indo-China
Japan invades French Indo-China for economic interests. It threatened the interest of the United States and Great Britian. Japan refused any compromise. -
The Lend-Lease Act
The Lend- Lease Act allowed the U.S. to lend allies with war goods between 1941 and 1945. -
The Atlantic Charter
It defined the Allies goals for the post-war world.Drafted by Britain and the United States. -
Japan attacks Pearl Harbor
Japan bombed the U.S naval fleet in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Great damage was endured by America.
