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This is the first time in history fascism takes power in a country.
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Japan's Asian conquests begins in Manchuria and will spread south.
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The beginning of the Holocaust. Jews weren't allowed given equal rights or citizenship in germany. They couldn't marry Aryans, vote, etc.
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This gave Hitler and the Nazi Party much more power. This power would lead to Hitler becoming the Führer and the birth of a fascist Germany.
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He know has totaltarian power over Germany
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This was a direct violation against the Treaty of Versailles; the treaty stated the Germany cannot rebuild their military.
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America intends to stay out of another war by passing laws that prevent loans and trade between countries at war.
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Phase 2 of the holocaust. The Nazis force Jews to live away from the rest of the population and in ghettos where the living conditions were very bad and food was scarce. They were given very few ration cards.
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This is the first act of defiance Hitler acts against the Treaty of Versailles. Due to the lack of action of the allies, Hitler would continue his invasions.
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This is the beginning of multiple appeasements to come that would play soley in Germany's favor and let Germany conquer without interruption.
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Hitler and Mussolini test their military power and tactics in the Spanish Civil war. They also aid in the rising of power of Francisco Franco. This was also another test agaisnt the Allies', whether or not they would stir to go to war.
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Italy and Germany make an alliance with each other; a month later Japan joins the Axis, thus creating the Axis powers.
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Japan's invasion finally leads them to the largest country in Asia and their largest conquest in Japanese history.
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This is the second biggest act of defiance against the Treaty of Versailles. This time the Allies intend to act, but passively.
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Britain and France decide to appease Germany's actions, whom promise to respect the Czechoslovakians' borders. This gives a false sense of security to Britain and France. This was a promise Germany intended to break when 6 months later, he invades Czechoslovakia.
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Stalin and Germany sign a non-aggression pact. They also secretly intended to split East European amongst themselves.
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Hitler's invasion provokes France and Britain to declare war 2 days later.
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2 days after HItler's invasion of Poland, France and Britian declare war on Germany, which starts the second World war.
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The war began in Poland when the Nazis invaded and the war came to a close when Japan surrendered to the US.
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Winston Churchill's proved to be one of the greatest war heroes without firing a gun; he inspired the Allies to "never give up," his speaches struck hope and morale in the citizens and soldiers of Britian.
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This was a very big loss to the Allies as Britain stands as the only remaining Allies country left. Furthermore, Hitler signs the France's surrender in the same train cart that the armistice of World War I was signed in.
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The Battle of Britain is the first Ally victory in the war, not to mention that Britain was the only remaining Ally country fighting the war. This acted as a symbol that the Allies still had hope to win the war and that Hitler wasn't invincible.
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Germany breaks the non-aggression pact and invades Russia. Hitler invades under the justification that Russia's blood has been stained by Asian blood.
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Hitler loses 500,000 soldiers in the siege of Leningrad because he had decided to keep his forces there durring a Russian winter.
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Japan's attack triggers America to join the war
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The Allies official declaration of war against Japan
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US's violation of its neutrality acts caused Germany to declare war upon the US.
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The final phase of the holocaust, genocide. All the Jew were rounded up and sent to work camps or death camps. 11 million people died in them. Many of them were experimented on for research.
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The Soviets fend off the Germans and hold Stalingrad. This victory led to the turning of tides and the Germans were now in retreat.
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Allied forces force Axis troops on retreat in the North African campaign.
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The battle was won by the US and British. This Allied victory had the Japanese on retreat.
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Allied troops finally defeat Axis troops in Africa, ending the war in Africa.
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This invasion toppled the Mussolini-controlled Italy.
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The Allies' Amphibian attack on the shores of Normandy, France, was the first counterattack they had in Europe; they were victorious and would march to Paris.
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This was essentially Hitler's plan to counterattack the Allies' invasion force. He believed this would be the decisive battle in the war and he inevitably lost the battle, just like the war itself.
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This Allied victory had Japan cornered on their island. It is also the last major battle of World war 2, before the 2 droppings of the Atomic bombs.
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Mussolini's death was a mental blow to the fascist Italians and Axis troops.
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Hitler's death was the last straw; in Germany's already weakened state, their leader "gives up" which provides as a huge mental blow.
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The European front of World War II comes to an end.
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Iwo Jima was a symbolical loss to the Japanese because Iwo Jima was considered a very historical and sacred island to them. It was also one of the bloodiest island battles.
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This was the first time a nuclear weapon was used in a violent conflict. It also made the world realized the possible outcome of a third world war.
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This bomb brought upon Japan's surrender and the end of the second world war.
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Japan, the last Axis power, finally surrenders, thus ending World War II as an Allies victory.
