World war ii

Faith's World War II Timeline, maxbauer 1st hr

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    World War II

  • Hitler becomes leader of nazi party

    Hitler becomes leader of nazi party
  • Mussolini appointed prime minister

    Mussolini appointed prime minister
  • Stalin dictates USSR

    Stalin dictates USSR
  • Japan seises Manchuria, China

    Japan seises Manchuria, China
    gets kicked out of league of nations
  • Hitler is named chancellor of Germany

    Hitler is named chancellor of Germany
  • Neutrality Act passed by US congress

    Neutrality Act passed by US congress
    keeping US out of war
  • italian army invades ethiopia

    italian army invades ethiopia
  • Hitler sends troops into rhineland of Germany in violation of the Treaty of Versailles

    Hitler sends troops into rhineland of Germany in violation of the Treaty of Versailles
    Breakes treaty of Verssais
  • Militarists take control of Japanese Government

    Militarists take control of Japanese Government
  • Japan's army pillages Nanjing China

    Japan's army pillages Nanjing China
    massacre a quarter million people
  • Munich pact signed

    Munich pact signed
    giving Sudetenland of Chechoslavakia to Germany
  • Nazi-Soviet pact signed by Hitler and Stalin

    Nazi-Soviet pact signed by Hitler and Stalin
  • Nazis envade Poland: Britan and France declare war on Germany

    Nazis envade Poland: Britan and France declare war on Germany
  • Nazis invade Denmark, Norway, Luxemburg, and Belgum

    Nazis invade Denmark, Norway, Luxemburg, and Belgum
    Take control of all
  • Germany invades France

    Germany invades France
    Forces it to surrender
  • Battle of Brittain

    Battle of Brittain
    RAF defeats Luftwaffe to prevent invasion of their island
  • Churchill and FDR issue the Atlantic Charter

    Churchill and FDR issue  the Atlantic Charter
  • Hitler breaks Nazi-Soviet Pact and invades the Soviet

    Hitler breaks Nazi-Soviet Pact and invades the Soviet
    USSR joins England in fighting the Germans
  • japanese invade French Indochina

    japanese invade French Indochina
  • Bobing of Pearl Harbor

    Bobing of Pearl Harbor
    attackd by Japaneese naval and air forces, US declares war on Japan, Germany and Italy declar war on US
  • Japanese Americans interned in isolated camps

    Japanese Americans interned in isolated camps
    forced out of homes and could bring only what they could carry with them
  • Bataan death march

    Bataan death march
    Philippines fall ti Japanese
  • Battle of Midway

    Battle of Midway
    turning point in the war in the Pacific
  • Russians stop Nazi advance at Stalingrad

    Russians stop Nazi advance at Stalingrad
    Save Moscow
  • British and US forces defeats German and Italian armies in North Africa

    British and US forces defeats German and Italian armies in North Africa
    Battle for colonies in North Africa
  • Italy Surrendurs

    Italy Surrendurs
    Moussilini dismissed as prime minister
  • Zoot Suit Riots

    Zoot Suit Riots
    Los Angelis California, sailors beat up Mexican Americans who are wearing Zoot Suits
  • D-Day

    D-Day
    Invasion of France at Normandy by Allies
  • France taken by allied forces

    France taken by allied forces
    after Normandy win
  • Battle of the Bulge

    Battle of the Bulge
    Last offense by German forces
  • Allies return to Philippines

    Allies return to Philippines
    Take them by process of island hopping
  • FDR dies of stroke

    FDR dies of stroke
    Truman becomes president
  • V-E Day

    V-E Day
    Victory in Europe
  • Atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima

    Atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima
    150,000 deaths
  • Atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki

    Atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki
    75,000 dead
  • V-J Day

    V-J Day
    Victory in Japan, Japan surrendurs
  • War Crimes Trials

    War Crimes Trials
    held in Neurenberg, Germany; Milana, Philippines; and Tokyio, Japan