cause of world war 2

  • hitler becomes leader of nazi party

    he became the leader of the nazi party on January 14, 1921. then he became the chancellor of Germany on January 30, 1933.
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    world war causes and importants events

  • mussolini comes to power

    he became the prime minister of italy and started the facist party and turned italy into a facist country
  • joseph stalin comes to power

    joseph stalin is the dictator of the soviet union and he commanded the soviet union during the time period
  • Italy's conquest of ethopia

    it was the war that lead to ehopia to become under italy's rule and shows the poor job the league of nations did keeping it under control
  • spanish civil war

    it was a war that when they revolted against spain which resulted in a civil war
  • Rome-Berlin Axis formed

    an agreement which linked germany and italy together with the two facist leaders
  • annexing of austria

    The Germans marched into austria to make austria a german speaking country and change it into a nazi government also.
  • Nazi-soviet non agression pact

    when germany and russia signed a paper which neither one of them will take military action.
  • poland attacked by Germany

    germany invaded poland and attacked them with boats planes and troops. Hitler took poland just for more living space for the germans
  • battle of britain

    it was when germany and britain got into one of the longest bombing fights ever. the battle ended when germany couldnt take the british air force.
  • tojo rise to power

    he was the army minister and the prime minister during world war 2
  • pearl harbor

    the japanese killed 3000 people in the U.S and we declared war on japan. Two years after the event america join world war 2
  • battle of midway

    it was a battle which the U.S beat japan and it was very important. it helped the allies go into attack mode.
  • battle of stalingrad

    it was a battle which resulted in 2 million deaths. it was the turning point for russia in world war 2.
  • battle of the bulge

    the battle which hitler tried to split up the allied forces. the allied soldiers hid in which appeared to be a bulge that why its called battle of the bulge.
  • death of roosevelt

    he died during his fourth term and passed down his presidency down truman to finish world war 2. he went to the hospital but shortly after he was there he died.
  • V-E Day

    the day when europe and the united states celebrate their victory. it involves the germans surredering to the soviet union.
  • dropping of the atomic bombs

    when we dropped a bomb on hiroshima we killed 70000 citizens.
    twos days later another bomb was dropped on jaoan and another 80000 were killed
  • v-j day

    its marks the day united states beat japan. they signed there surrender on the uss missouri.
  • D-Day

    it wasa famous military assault and require a lot of planning. it was a battle that helped liberarte france.