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Japan's Army seizes Manchuria, China.
Japan was not stopped by the League of Nations. -
Adolf Hitler becomes the leader of the Nazi Party
A fascist party that believed in racism. -
Benito Mussolini appointed Prime Minister of Italy
Mussolini threatened to destroy Italy's elected government, and the response was Mussolini being appointed. -
Josef Stalin sole dictator of Soviet Union (USSR)
Stalin turned it into a totalitarian state. -
Hitler is named Chancellor of Germany.
Made Germany a totalitarian state. -
Neutrality acts passed by US Congress.
Forbade the president from selling arms, making loans, or giving any other kind of assistance to any nation involved in war. -
Italian Army invades Ethiopia in Africa.
Ethiopia was at a technological disadvantage, and got no help from the League of Nations. -
Militarist take control of Japanese Government
Militarists were pro-racism, and wanted more land for Japan. -
Hitler sends troops into Rhineland of Germany in violation of the Versailles Treaty
Other European countries did nothing to stop him. -
Japan's army pillages Nanjing, China; massacre a quarter of a million people.
This went on for six weeks. -
Munich Pack signed giving the Sudetenland of Czeckloslovakia to Germany
Britain promised to seek no further territory in return, -
Nazis began rounding up Jews for labor camps.
This was after they were banned from public schools and specific professions. -
Nazi-Soviet Pact signed by Hitler and Stalin
They agreed not to attack each others territory, and secretly decided to divide Poland. -
Nazis invade Poland; Britain and France declare war on Germany.
Germany's attack was successful. -
Battle of Britain
Royal Air Force defeats German Air Force to prevent invasion of their island. -
First time Peacetime Draft in US
To prepare for possible war. -
Nazis invade Denmark, Norway, the Netherlands, Luxembourg and Belgium - take control.
This was part of the Nazi's many attacks during the war. -
Germany invades France and forces it to surrender
Lasted barely six weeks. -
Japanese invade French Indochina (Viet. Laos, Cambodia)
America banned iron and steel exports to Japan in response, -
Hitler breaks Pact with Stalin's Russia and Invades
USSR which now joins in England in fighting the Germans. -
Churchill and FDR issue the Atlantic Charter
Outlined goals for the postwar world. -
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Pearl Harbor in Hawaii attacked by Japanese Naval and Air forces, US declares war on Japan, Germany and Italy declare war on the US
About 2,400 Americans were killed. -
Japanese - Americans interned in isolation camps.
People feared that they were spies. -
Philippines fall to Japanese Bataan Death March.
The Bataan Death March took place after nearly 70,000 soldiers were captured. -
Russians stop Nazi advance at Stalingrad save Moscow.
Used the winter to their advantage. -
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Battle of Midway, turning point of war in the Pacific.
Japan's navy was not as strong after this. -
British and U.S. forces defeat German and Italian armies in North America.
They began fighting up the Italian peninsula after this. -
Zoot Suit Riots - Los Angeles, CA
Riots started by sailors, but the riots were blamed on Mexican Americans. -
Italy surrenders, Mussolini dismissed as Prime Minister
American and British troops were fighting their way up the Italian Peninsula. -
D-Day invasion of France at Normandy by Allies.
More than 155,000 troops were in the attack. -
Paris retaken by Allies Forces.
This was after four years of Paris being under Nazi rule. -
Battle of the Bulge - last offensive of German Forces.
German counter attack that caused a bulge in the American lines. -
US forces return to recapture the Philippines.
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FDR dies, Harry S. Truman becomes President.
Truman had little experience dealing with policy issues. -
V-E Day, war ends in Europe
Germany's armed forces unconditionally surrendered. -
V-J Day, Japan surrenders to Allied Forces
Announced by the emperor of Japan. -
First Atomic Bombs dropped
On Japanese City Hiroshima, but Japan still refused to surrender. -
War Crimes Trials held in Nuremberg, Germany; Manila, Philippines and Tokyo, Japan.
Many leaders were tried to a death sentence.
