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1921, Jan. 30 Adolf Hitler becomes the leader of the Nazi Party

Jan 30, 1921

Adolf Hitler becomes the leader of the Nazi Party

History

Period: Jan 30, 1921 to Jan 1, 1946

1922 Benito Mussolini appointed Prime Minister of Italy

Apr 10, 1922

Benito Mussolini appointed Prime Minister of Italy

1929 Josef Stalin sole dictator of the Soviet Union (USSR)

Apr 10, 1929

Josef Stalin sole dictator of the Soviet Union (USSR)

1931 Japan’s Army seizes Manchuria, China

Apr 10, 1931

Japan’s Army seizes Manchuria, China

1933, March 21 - Hitler is named Chancellor of Germany

Mar 21, 1933

Hitler is named Chancellor of Germany

1935 Neutrality Acts passed by US Congress

Apr 10, 1935

Neutrality Acts passed by US Congress

1935 Italian Army invades Ethiopia in Africa

Apr 10, 1935

Italian Army invades Ethiopia in Africa

1936 Militarist take control of Japanese Government

Apr 11, 1936

Militarist take control of Japanese Government

1936 Hitler sends troops into Rhineland of Germany in violation of the Versailles Treaty

Apr 23, 1936

Hitler sends troops into Rhineland of Germany in violation of the Versailles Treaty

1937 Japan’s army pillages Nanjing, China; massacre a quarter of a million people.

Apr 11, 1937

Japan’s army pillages Nanjing, China; massacre a quarter of a million people.

1938 Munich Pact signed giving the Sudetenland of Czechoslovakia to Germany

Apr 11, 1938

Munich Pact signed giving the Sudetenland of Czechoslovakia to Germany

1938 Nazis begin rounding up Jews for labor camps

Apr 11, 1938

Nazis begin rounding up Jews for labor camps

1939 Nazi-Soviet Pact signed by Hitler and Stalin

Apr 11, 1939

Nazi-Soviet Pact signed by Hitler and Stalin

1939 Sept 1st - Nazis invade Poland; Britain and France declare war on Germany

Apr 11, 1939

Sept 1st - Nazis invade Poland; Britain and France declare war on Germany

1940 Nazis invade Denmark, Norway, the Netherlands, Luxembourg and Belgium – take control

Apr 11, 1940

Nazis invade Denmark, Norway, the Netherlands, Luxembourg and Belgium to take control

1940 Germany invades France and forces it to surrender

Apr 11, 1940

Germany invades France and forces it to surrender

1940 Battle of Britain – Royal Air Force defeats German Air Force to prevent invasion of their island

Apr 11, 1940

Battle of Britain – Royal Air Force defeats German Air Force to prevent invasion of their island

1940 First time Peacetime Draft in US

Apr 11, 1940

First time Peacetime Draft in US

1941 Hitler breaks Pact with Stalin’s Russia and invades - USSR which now joins England in fighting the Germans

Apr 11, 1941

Hitler breaks Pact with Stalin’s Russia and invades - USSR which now joins England in fighting the Germans

1941 Churchill and FDR issue the Atlantic Charter

Apr 11, 1941

Churchill and FDR issue the Atlantic Charter

1941 Japanese invade French Indochina (Viet. Laos, Cambodia)

Apr 11, 1941

Japanese invade French Indochina (Viet. Laos, Cambodia)

1941, Dec. 7 Pearl Harbor in Hawaii attacked by Japanese Naval and Air forces, US declares war on Japan, Germany and Italy declare war on the US - Dec. 9

Apr 11, 1941

Pearl Harbor in Hawaii attacked by Japanese Naval and Air forces, US declares war on Japan, Germany and Italy declare war on the US - Dec. 9

1942 Philippines fall to Japanese – Bataan Death March

Apr 11, 1942

Philippines fall to Japanese – Bataan Death March

1942 Japanese Americans interned in isolated camps

Apr 11, 1942

Japanese Americans interned in isolated camps

1942, June 4-7 Battle of Midway, turning point of war in the Pacific

Apr 11, 1942

Battle of Midway, turning point of war in the Pacific

1942 Russians stop Nazi advance at Stalingrad save Moscow

Apr 23, 1942

Russians stop Nazi advance at Stalingrad save Moscow

1943 British and US forces defeat German and Italian armies in North Africa

Apr 23, 1943

British and US forces defeat German and Italian armies in North Africa

1943 Zoot Suit Riots – Los Angeles, CA

Apr 23, 1943

Zoot Suit Riots – Los Angeles, CA

1943 July - Italy surrenders, Mussolini dismissed as Prime Min.

Apr 23, 1943

July - Italy surrenders, Mussolini dismissed as Prime Min.

1944 June 6 - D-Day invasion of France at Normandy by Allies

Apr 23, 1944

June 6 - D-Day invasion of France at Normandy by Allies

1944 Aug. - Paris retaken by Allies Forces

Apr 23, 1944

Aug. - Paris retaken by Allies Forces

1944 Dec. Battle of the Bulge – last offensive of German Forces

Apr 23, 1944

Dec. Battle of the Bulge – last offensive of German Forces

1945 April 16th - FDR dies, Harry S. Truman becomes President

Apr 16, 1945

April 16th - FDR dies, Harry S. Truman becomes President

1945 Jan. – US forces return to recapture the Philippines

Apr 23, 1945

Jan. – US forces return to recapture the Philippines

1945 Aug. - First Atomic Bombs dropped

Apr 23, 1945

Aug. - First Atomic Bombs dropped

1945 Aug. 14th – V-J Day, Japan surrenders to Allied Forces

Apr 23, 1945

Aug. 14th – V-J Day, Japan surrenders to Allied Forces

1945 May 8th - V-E Day, war ends in Europe

May 8, 1945

1945 May 8th - V-E Day, war ends in Europe

1946 War Crimes Trials held in Nuremburg, Germany; Manila, Philippines and Tokyo, Japan.

Apr 23, 1946

War Crimes Trials held in Nuremburg, Germany; Manila, Philippines and Tokyo, Japan.