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First Nuetrility Act is passed
President Roosevelt signed the Neutrility Act.Atemped to keep the US out of foreign affairs. "Expression of the desire.. to avoid war. forbade american vechicles from carrying firearms without a license. -
Signing of the Rome-Berlin Axos
Coalition formed in 1936 between Italy and Germany. An agreement formulated by Italy's foreign minister Galeazzo Ciano informally linking the two fascist countries was reached on October 25, 1936. It was formalized by the Pact of Steel in 1939. -
Signing of the anti-comintern Pact
agreement between Germany and Japan that declared the hostility of the two countries to international communism. The two nations agreed to consult on what measures to take "to safegaurd their common interests". Niether nation would make any political treaties with the Soviet Union. -
Hitler invades Austria
Germany went into Austria to annex the nation for the Third Reich. Austrian Chancellor, Schuschnigg gave into pressure from Hitler and resigned.When Hitler made it to Austria with German troops, he was greeted with smiles and joy. He appointed a new Nazi government. -
The Munich Congerence
Germany, Britain, France and Italy gave Germany permission to annex Sudentenland in wester Czechoslovakia. Hitler has been wanted to conquer the Czech ever since he annexed Austria into German power. Made a plan to how exactly he would take contol of the Czech. It succeeded. -
Germany Invades Czechoslovakia
On this day, Hitler’s forces invade and occupy Czechoslovakia–a nation sacrificed on the altar of the Munich Pact, which was a vain attempt to prevent Germany’s imperial aims. -
Mussolini Invades Albania
Bentio Mussolini's troops invaded Albania., that was dependent on Italy's economy, so they had little to offer the invaders. Albania was rapidly overrun by its ruler, King Zog I, forced into exile, the country made part of the Italian Empire a separate kingdom. -
Signing of the German-Soviet Non-Agression Pact
the two countries agreed to take no military action against each other for the next 10 years. With Europe on the brink of another major war -
Germany attacks Poland
German troops marched into Poland after Hitler sought the nonagression pat in order to neutrilize the possibility of a French-Polish military -
The Soviet Union Attacks Finland
In 1939 the Red Army crosses the Soviet-Finnish border with 465,000 men and 1,000 air crafts. The Soviet Union knew that invading Finland would be a breeze. The soilders even wore summer uniforms, despite the wintery weather. Helsinki was bombed and 61 Finns were killed in an air raid. -
Germans Invade Denmark and Norway
German warships entered Norwegian ports from Narvik to Oslo. The German Minister is Oslo demanded that Norway surrender and the Norwegian government refused. So, the Germans responded with a parachute invasion. -
Churchill is Prime minister of Britian
Chamberlain had signed the Munich Pact and promised peace for Britain. That was all shattered when Hitler invaded Poland. Chamberlain's leadership abilities started lacking -
Germany Invades the Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg
German air craft bombed Belgium, Holland, France, and Luxembourg. At the same time, British and French Allied forces attempted to blockade the 136 German divisions forcing their way into Belgium and Holland. Hitler was critized -
Dunkirk Evacuation
140,000 French and 198,00 British troops were evacuated and were forced to run to England. This decision was made by Belgium and France, -
Mussolini declares war on France and Brititan
after withholding formal allegiance to either side in the battle between Germany and the Allies, Benito Mussolini, dictator of Italy, declares war on France and Great Britain -
Battle of Britian
The Battle of Britain was a major air campaign fought over southern England in the summer and autumn of 1940. Hitler wanted to invade Britain in 1940. The British had developed a highly effective air defence networkThe Germans began by attacking coastal targets and British shipping operating in the English Channel. They launched their main offensive on 13 August. Attacks moved inland, concentrating on airfields and communications centres -
Japan forms an alliance with Germany and Italy
Axis powers are formed as Germany, Italy, and Japan become allies with the signing of the Tripartite Pact in Berlin -
Rommel Takes Control of Libya
On this day, German General Erwin Rommel arrives in Tripoli, Libya, with the newly formed Afrika Korps, to reinforce the beleaguered Italians’ position.Adolf Hitler established the Afrika Korps for the explicit purpose of helping his Italian Axis partner maintain territorial gains in North Africa -
Germany Attacks The Soviet Union
Germany attacks the Soviet Union, this was the largest military operation of WWII. They wanted to destroy the Soviet Union and they thought that if they could do that, they could eleminate communism -
Roosevelt and Churchill Sign the Atlantic Charter
U.S and Great Britain issued a joint declaration that put out their vision of the post-war world. In January 1942, 26 Allied nations pledged their support of the charter. This was considered the frist step in establsihed the United Nations in 1945 -
Pearl Harbor
hundreds of Japanese fighter planes attacked the American naval base at Pearl Harbor near Honolulu, Hawaii. The barrage lasted just two hours, but it was devastating: The Japanese managed to destroy nearly 20 American naval vessels, including eight enormous battleships, and more than 300 airplanes. -
Us declares war on Japan
After Pearl Harbor, President Rooselvelt gets approval from the House of Representatives to delcare war on Japan. -
Wanasee Conference
officials met to discuss the details of the "Final Solution" to the "Jewish question". SS General Heydrich met with Adolf Eichmann and 15 other officials at Wannsee -
Battle of Stalingrad
was the successful Soviet defense of the city of Stalingrad in the U.S.S.R. during World War II. Russians consider it to be the greatest battle of their Great Patriotic War -
Bataan Death March
the forced march of American and Filipino prisoners of war by the Japanese during World War II. The 63-mile march began with 72,000* prisoners from the southern end of the Bataan Peninsula in the Philippines on April 9, 1942 -
Battle of Midway
marked the high-water mark of the Japanese Navy. The confidence and skill that had given them victory after victory in the first six months of the war now led them to commit their forces to an invasion of Midway Island. -
D-Day
During World War II the Battle of Normandy, which lasted from June 1944 to August 1944, resulted in the Allied liberation of Western Europe from Nazi Germany’s control. Codenamed Operation Overlord, the battle began on June 6, 1944, also known as D-Day -
MacArthur Lands in the Philippines
MacArthur returns to the Philippines after he was forced to flee in 1942. He flees again when the thought of Japan comming to The Philippines scares him. Which caused him to leave behind 90,000 American and Filipino troops on the Bataan Peninsula -
V-E Day
the day marking the Allied victory in Europe in 1945. -
Postdam Conference
Soviet leader Joseph Stalin, British Prime Minister Winston Churchil, and U.S. President Harry Trumanmet in Potsdam, Germany, from July 17 to August 2, 1945, to negotiate terms for the end of World War II. -
V-J Day
On this day the news of the surrender was announced to the world. This sparked spontaneous celebrations over the final ending of World War II. On September 2, 1945, a formal surrender ceremony was held in Tokyo Bay aboard the USS Missouri. At the time, President Truman declared September 2 to be VJ Day
