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Bolshevik Revolution
This was the start of the Russian Civil War, was a seizure of state power instrumental in the Russian Revolution. This gave power to the localists. -
Paris Peace Conference
This was an international meeting at Versailles and was held to try and establish the terms of the peace after World War. -
Treaty of Versailles Signed
This was signed between the Allied and Associated powers and Germany. This treaty ignited conflict over its treatment of Germany. -
England Refuses to renew its alliance with Japan
England thinks that something is happening between the US and Japan and therefore refuse to renew the alliance. -
Washington Naval Conference
Gathered in Washington to discuss naval disarmament and ways to relieve growing tensions in East Asia. -
Benito Mussolini Comes to Power in Italy
He became the youngest Prime Minister in Italian history. Mussolini and his followers joined their power through a series of laws that transformed the nation into a one-party dictatorship -
Stalin Comes to Power in Russia
He was the general secretary and became leader of the Soviet Union after Lenin's death. He politically isolated his major enemies. -
Rapallo Treaty
Signed between Germany and Russia which each renounced all territorial and financial claims against the other. -
Beer Hall Putsch
This was a failed attempt by Hitler to seize power in Munich. sixteen Nazis and four policemen were killed and Hitler was arrested. -
Dawes Act
This was a plan to help Germany with their economy and gave land to the non-Indiands. -
Mein Kamph Published
This was an autobiography by Hitler which outlines his political ideology and futrure plans for Germany. -
Stock Market Crash
Sudden dramatic decline of stock prices across a significant part of the market, resulting in a significant loss of paper wealth and caused the Great Depression. -
French Begin Constructing the Maginot Line
The French made a line of solid military buildings, obstacles, and weapons along its borders with Germany. This was established to provide time for their army to mobilize in the event of the attack. -
Japan Invades Manchuria
Manchuria was invaded by the Kwantung army of the Japan empire. The Japanese established a puppet state which lasted until the end of WWII. -
Ukrainian Famine
This was a dreadful famine by the Soviet Union, headed by Stalin as a means to determine the nationalistic pride of the Ukrainian people. -
First Concentration Camps Established
The first camps were established soon after Hitler’s appointment as chancellor. They established these camps to handle masses of people arrested as supposed traitors. -
Hitler Made Chancellor of Germany
He became chancellor by President Hindenburg in an effort to keep Hitler and the Nazi Party in line. Hitler killed Hindenburg and combined positions, becoming the supreme leader of Germany. -
Stalin Begins Military Purges and The Great Terror
This was a campaign of political repression in the Soviet Union. It involved the purge of the Communist Party and government officials, repression,imprisonment, and executions. -
Night of Long Knives
This was a turning point for the German government. It established Hitler as "the supreme judge of the German people". There was a purge when the Nazi regime carried out a series of political murders. -
Hitler declares himself Vice Chancellor and Fuhrer of Germany
Hitler wanted absolute power in Germany. He decoded he should succeed Hindenburg, but not as president, instead as Fuhrer but his actual government title was Reich Chancellor of Germany. -
US Neutrality Acts
Were passed by the United States Congress in the 1930s, in response to the growing chaos in Europe and Asia that eventually led to World War II. -
Berlin Olympics
This was a multi-sport event held in Germany. Hitler saw the games as an opportunity to promote his government and ideals of racial supremacy. -
Rape of Nanking
This was an episode of mass murder and mass rape committed by Japanese troops against nanking during the Second Sino Japanese War. -
Hitler Invades Austria
Hitler had always seen Austria as being part of Germany. If neither of these took place, he told the chancellor that he would order his military to invade Austria. -
Hitler invades the Sudetenland
Hitler threatened to take the Sudetenland by force. The Czechoslovakian government resisted but its allies wanted to avoid war at all costs and wanted of negotiate with Hitler. -
Munich Conference
Conference that tried permitting Nazi Germany's annexation of part of Czechoslovakia along the country's borders mainly inhabited by German speakers. -
Krystallnacht
a wave of violent anti-Jewish pogroms.There was broken glass on the streets from synagogues, homes, and businesses. -
Manhattan Project Begins
This was a research project that developed the first major atomic and nuclear bombs during the war. -
Hitler Conquers the Rest of Czechoslovakia
After he signed the agreement, Hitler set out to conquer Czechoslovakia by ordering his army to be ready to invade, and plotted with Slovak leaders to riot for independence. -
Enigma Machine Used in Britain
This was used for translating secret messages. The most common models were from the German military. -
Einstein Writes a Letter to FDR on the Possibility of Atomic Weapons
Einstein wrote a letter warning FDR that Germany may be in the process of making atomic bombs to hit the US with. -
Nazi Soviet Anti-Aggression Pact
Germany and Soviet Union signed a pact that guaranteed that the two countries would not attack each other. -
Hitler invades Ploand
Hitler wanted to neutralize the possibility of a French-Polish military alliance against Germany before Germany had a chance to rearm. Poland signed a pact which enabled Germany to attack Poland, and they were defeated within weeks. -
Britain and France Declare War on Germany
They declared war on Germany in response to Hitler’s invasion of Poland. The first casualty was the British ocean liner that sunk from the German. -
Scandinavian Wars
Near the beginning of World War II, both the Allies and the Axis Powers feared their enemies gaining power in Scandinavia. -
Winter War Between Finland and Russia
This was a military conflict between the Soviet Union and Finland. It began with Soviet invasion of Finland. -
Nazi Occupation of Norway
Started with the German invasion of Norway after the submission of German forces in Europe. Norway was continuously occupied by Wehrmacht. -
Defeat of French Army by the Nazis
This battle consisted of two plans, the German armored units through the Ardennes to cut off and surround the allied units that advanced to Belgium and the Germans would overwhelm the remaining French forces and take over. -
Winston Churchill Comes to Power in England
War was going badly for England and the Prime Minister resigned, giving Churchill the job. He was sure they could win and promised to continue to fight. -
Desert Campaigns in Africa Begin
This was fought between the allies and axis powers, and this started with the Italian declaration of war. -
Battle of Britain
Objective was to gain air superiority over the Royal Air Force and eventually the Luftwaffe resorted to attacking areas of political significance and using bomb strategies. -
Hitler Launches Operation Barbarossa
This was the code name for Germany's invasion of the Soviet Union during World War II. This was the largest invasion in the history of warfare. -
Pearl Harbor
This was a surprise military strike conducted by the Imperial Japanese Navy against the United States naval base. The attack was intended as a preventive action in order to keep the U.S. Pacific Fleet from interfering with military actions. -
FDR Signs Executive Order9066, Beginning Japanese Internment
This allowed local commanders to mark military areas and were relocation camps for the Japanese. -
Battle of Midway
Japanese Yamamoto drew the US fleet to battle to overwhelm and destroy it. He planned an invasion of Midway Island to provide a base for attacking Hawaii to accomplish this. -
Nazi Final Solution Developed
This was the Nazis plan to execute the Jewish people and destroy anywhere they lived. -
Nimitz and McArthur Begin Island Hopping in the Pacific
The US established a line of overlapping island bases and air control. They tried to capture key islands until Japan came within range of American bombers. -
D-Day
160,000 allied troops landed the French coastline to fight Nazi Germany. More than 100,000 soldiers marched across Europe to defeat Hitler. -
Operation Market Garden
This was an unsuccessful allied military operation, fought in the Netherlands and Germany. The goal was to force an entry into Germany over the Lower Rhine. -
Battle of the Bulge
Began with a major German offensive thought the Ardennes that caught Americans off guard. -
US Victory at Iwo Jima
This was one of the major US victories where they captured the island. -
Death of FDR
FDR suffers from a severe stroke and passes sawy. -
Hitler Commits Suicide
Hitler shot himself and died. -
Surrender of Germany
Now after Germany surrendered, WWII is now over in Europe. -
First successful Test of Atomic Bomb
Researchers tested the bombs they made and they successfully set off as planned. -
US Drops Atomic Bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
The US drops atomic bombs on these two Japanese cities causing massive destruction. -
Surrender of Japan
Japan decided they needed to surrender and brought WWII to a near end.
