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Mussolini Takes power in italy
Mussolini targets communists and socialists and blames them for the problems of post-war ITaly once in power he became a dictator, known as Il Duce. Hille Selassie appelas to League of Nations and they do nothing. -
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A Storm Cloud Gathers
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Stock Market Crash
The U.S. stock market crashes from a combination of several factors including People buying stock on margin and overspeculation. In an economy where everyone was spending beyond their means. -
Germany invades Poland
Strengthened by the pact with the Soviet Union Hitler invades Poland. The first use of Blitzkrieg. -
Japan Seizes manchuria
Nationalistic japanese approved military take over of chinese providence in manchuria. Japans's weak government failed and the military took over. -
FDR is elected president
Hoover's policy of isolationism gives way to FDR's world view, that hitler is dangerous and appeasement is a bad policy. -
Hitler defies the Treaty of Versailles
This Treaty heavily punished Germany for the cost of world war one. as hitler became stronger he stopped paying reperations and did not adhere to boundaries set by the treaty. the other european nations used appeasement and did not stop him. -
Hitler defies the Treaty of Versailles
Hitler claims a french military agreement with the soviet union threatens him so he sends troops into the rhineland which is forbidden by the treaty of versailles. -
U.S. Neutrality Act
Congress passed this isolationist measure to prevent the nation to be drawn into war It was strengthened before pearl harbor. -
Italy invades Ethiopia
League of Nations weaknesses were exposed when Mussolini invaded east African nation of Ethiopia. a policy of appeasement against dictators continued. -
France Militarizes the Rhineland
France moves troops into the rhineland to counter the Germans aggression. -
Civil War Erupts in Spain
Political conflict between Communists Fascists, and Nationalists erupted into civil war. The Nationalists won and Spain became under the control of Francisco Franco, a fascist comes to power. -
Japan Invades China
Japan seeks more land invades China, when criticized by league of nations Japan withdraws. -
Anschluss
Hitler tries to force austrian government to agree to union with Germany. Austria refuses and hitler send troops to their country, violating the Treaty of Versailles again. -
Kristallnacht
"Night of broken glass." Hitler's nazis encourage germans to riot against jews killing nearly a hundred jews. It marks the beginning of hitlers anti-semitic discrimination. -
Munich Conference
Chamberlain believes appeasement is preventing a needless war. He allows hitler to take over sudetenland to prevent hitler from invading czechloslovakia. -
Nazi-Soviet Pact
Hitler agrees not to attcak and give up soon to be conquered territory in eastern europe, Stalin agrees to stay out the way of Geman expansion. -
Phoney war
Both side had declared war but no western (Allied) power had launched a major land offensive. Germany merely rolled on. -
Churchill elected prime minister
Defeated chamberlain by opposing the appeasement policy. -
Miracle at Dunkirk
Allied ships rescued hundreds of thousand of trapped allied soildiers from Dunkirk and carried them safely to Great Britain -
France Surrenders
Hitlers troops bypass the maginot line took over paris and occupied most of France. French officials that cooperated with hitler became known as Vichy. -
battle of Britain
The raf used radar to detect incoming german planes anddestroy a large amount of Luftwaffe. The Luftwaffe began bombing London to terrorize england. The RAF stopped the german forces -
Lend Lease Act
FDR gets around isolationists by passing this act which allowed weapons to be sent to great britain regardless of their ability to pay. -
Japan seizes French Indo-China
Looking for land and resources japanese military continues expansion. -
Atlantic Charter
Secret meeting on a ship of the coast of canada proclaimed shared goals in opposing hitler. -
Attack on Pearl Harbor
"a Day that will live in infamy" Japanese Strike force attacks US naval installation in pearl harbor, Hawaii. In a two hour attack nearly two hundred aircraft were destroyed four battle ships were sunk 8 were damaged and 2400 americans were dead. Roosevelt expected a declaration of war from japan.
