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Adolf Hitler becomes the leader of the Nazi Party
German President Paul von Hindenburg, old, tired, and a bit senile, appointed Hitler the leader of the nazi party. -
Benito Mussolini appointed Prime Minister of Italy
He is considered a central figure in the creation of Fascism and was both an influence on and close ally of Adolf Hitler during World War II. In 1943, Mussolini was replaced as Prime Minister and served as the head of the Italian Social Republic until his execution by Italian partisans in 1945. -
Hitler is named Chancellor of Germany
Once in power, Hitler quickly created a totalitarian state. All other parties were outlawed. Hitler's secret police enforced strict loyalty -
Josef Stalin sole dictator of the Soviet Union (USSR)
Stalin turned the soviet union into a totalitarian state. -
Japan’s Army seizes Manchuria, China
The League Of Nations, which had been founded to halt aggression, protested but took no action. -
Hitler is named Chancellor of Germany
Adolf Hitler took the reins of a 14-year-old German democratic republic which in the minds of many had long outlived its usefulness. By this time, the economic pressures of the Great Depression combined with the indecisive, self-serving nature of its elected politicians had brought government in Germany to a complete standstill. The people were without jobs, without food, quite afraid and desperate for relief.Now, the man who had spent his entire political career denouncing and attempting to des -
Neutrality Acts passed by US Congress
A series of acts passed in 1935, 1936, 1937, and 1939 to limit U.S. involvement in possible future wars and that was created in response to the belief that U.S. involvement in World War I resulted from loans and trade with the Allies. -
Italian Army invades Ethiopia in Africa
Mussolini's armies invaded the african country of Ethiopia. Ethiopia was no match for Italy's tanks and gunships. -
Militarist take control of Japanese Government
Militarist argued that their island nation neede more space, as well as raw materials for its booming industries -
Hitler sends troops into Rhineland of Germany in violation of the Versailles Treaty
Hitler wanted to defy the treaty by rebuiling his army and sending them to Rhineland, and 2 years later invading Austria. -
Japan’s army pillages Nanjing, China; massacre a quarter of a million people.
For six weeks Japan pilaged china and killed more then a quarter of a million civilians and prisoners. -
Munich Pact signed giving the Sudetenland of Czechoslovakia to Germany
The agreement was signed by Germany, France, the United Kingdom, and Italy. Sudetenland was of immense strategic importance to Czechoslovakia, as most of its border defenses were situated there, and many of its banks and heavy industries were located there as well. -
Nazis begin rounding up Jews for labor camps
detention facility where inmates are forced to engage in penal labor. Economic needs and the prolonging of the war established the need to utilize the Jews as a labor force. -
Nazi-Soviet Pact signed by Hitler and Stalin
Non-Aggression Pact, which guaranteed that the two countries would not attack each other. By signing this pact, Germany had protected itself from having to fight a two-front war in the soon-to-begin World War II -
Nazis invade Poland; Britain and France declare war on Germany
Two days after Hitler's ivasion of Poland, Britan and France declared war on Germany. World War II had begun -
Nazis invade Denmark, Norway, the Netherlands, Luxembourg and Belgium – take control
Germany wanted to take over the world and they were doing it 1 country at a time. -
Germany invades France and forces it to surrender
The Germany army was to overpowering, They forced French soldiers to Dunkirk a French port on the English channel. Later forceing them to surrender -
Battle of Britain – Royal Air Force defeats German Air Force to prevent invasion of their island
The German forces raided Britan day after day, but Britan would not give up untill Germany stopped attacking British land. -
First time Peacetime Draft in US
Under the Selective Training and Service Act, all males between the ages of 21 to 35 are required to register for the draft. A lottery system determines who will be called into service. -
Hitler breaks Pact with Stalin’s Russia and invades - USSR which now joins England in fighting the Germans
The Nazis and the Soviets kept the terms of the pact and the protocol until Germany's surprise attack and invasion of the Soviet Union on June 22, 1941 -
Churchill and FDR issue the Atlantic Charter
The Atlantic Charter was an agreement between the United States of America and Great Britain that established the vision of Franklin Roosevelt and Winston Churchill for a post-World War II world. One of the interesting aspects of the charter that was signed on August 14, 1941 was that the United States of America was not even a part of the war at the time. However, Roosevelt felt strongly enough about what the world should be like that he put forth this agreement with Winston Churchill. -
Japanese invade French Indochina (Viet. Laos, Cambodia)
in order to prevent the Republic of China from importing arms and fuel through French Indochina along the Sino-Vietnamese Railway, from the port of Haiphong through Hanoi to Kunming in Yunnan.[1] The fighting, which lasted several days before the French authorities reached an agreement with the Japanese, took place in the context of the ongoing Sino-Japanese War and World War II. -
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
The attack on Pearl Harbor[nb 4] was a surprise military strike conducted by the Imperial Japanese Navy against the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on the morning of December 7, 1941 (December 8 in Japan). The attack led to the United States' entry into World War II. -
Philippines fall to Japanese – Bataan Death March
After the three-month Battle of Bataan in the Philippines during World War II. All told, approximately 2,500–10,000 Filipino and 100–650 American prisoners of war died before they could reach their destination at Camp O'Donnell. The reported death tolls vary, especially amongst Filipino POWs, because historians cannot determine how many prisoners blended in with the civilian population and escaped. -
Japanese Americans interned in isolated camps
Internes were allowed to bring only what they could carry. They had to sell the rest of their possesions, at a third of the regular price. They were sourounded by barbed wire and constantly watched by gaurds in watch towers. -
Battle of Midway, turning point of war in the Pacific
Japanese Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto sought to draw the US Pacific Fleet into a battle where he could overwhelm and destroy it. To accomplish this he planned an invasion of Midway Island which would provide a base for attacking Hawaii. Using decrypted Japanese radio intercepts, Admiral Chester Nimitz was able to counter this offensive. On June 4, 1942, US aircraft flying from USS Enterprise, USS Hornet, and USS Yorktown attacked and sunk four Japanese carriers, forcing Yamamoto to withdrawal. -
Russians stop Nazi advance at Stalingrad save Moscow
After a series of attacks and counterattacks from both sides, the German troops were beginning to show signs of fatigue. Replacements came slowly partly due to the unplanned action in the Balkans and Crete, while the brutal Russian winter loomed dangerously near. The Russians, on the other hand, saw relatively fresh reinforcements from the recently arrived Georgi Zhukov and his troops from the Far East. -
British and US forces defeat German and Italian armies in North Africa
The Allied war effort was dominated by the British Commonwealth and exiles from German-occupied Europe. The United States entered the war in 1941 and began direct military assistance in North Africa on 11 May 1942. -
Zoot Suit Riots – Los Angeles, CA
After a brutal attack on some Mexican Americans wearing zoot suits, it sparked multiple riots in Los Angeles, CA -
Italy surrenders, Mussolini dismissed as Prime Min.
The Italian government was fed up with the war and the invasion of Sicily threw it into crisis. Churchill and Roosevelt addressed Italy on July 16, calling on her people not to die for Hitler but to “Live for civilization.” That day, the Italian Fascist leaders opposed to Mussolini began to agitate for his removal. While Mussolini and Hitler met on July 19 in Northern Italy, US warplanes bombed Rome and killed 2,000. On July 25, King Victor Emmanuel had Il Duce arrested and replaced him with Mar -
D-Day invasion of France at Normandy by Allies
160,000 Allied troops landed along a 50-mile stretch of heavily-fortified French coastline to fight Nazi Germany on the beaches of Normandy, France. General Dwight D. Eisenhower called the operation a crusade in which “we will accept nothing less than full victory.” More than 5,000 Ships and 13,000 aircraft supported the D-Day invasion, and by day’s end on June 6, the Allies gained a foot- hold in Normandy. The D-Day cost was high -more than 9,000 Allied Soldiers were killed or wounded -
Paris retaken by Allies Forces
Facing understrength and worn out German defenders, the fresh American units, supported by swarms of Sherman tanks, were able, after a few fierce battles, to retake the French capital on the 20th of December, allowing de Gaule to broadcast to his people from their capital on Christmas day. The collapse of Nazi Germany looked imminent. -
Battle of the Bulge – last offensive of German Forces
The Battle of the Bulge was key engagement of World War II which lasted from December 16, 1944 until January 25, 1945. -
US forces return to recapture the Philippines
The Commonwealth of the Philippines was invaded by the Empire of Japan in December 1941 shortly after Japan's declaration of war upon the United States of America, which controlled the Philippines at the time and possessed important military bases there. The combined American-Filipino army was defeated by April 1942, but guerrilla resistance against the Japanese continued throughout the war. -
FDR dies, Harry S. Truman becomes President
Sworn in as the 33rd president after Franklin Delano Roosevelt's sudden death, Harry S. Truman presided over the end of WWII and dropped the atomic bomb on Japan. -
V-E Day, war ends in Europe
the Western Allies—whose chief commanders in the field were Omar N. Bradley and Bernard Law Montgomery—crossed the Rhine after having smashed through the strongly fortified Siegfried Line and overran West Germany. German collapse came after the meeting (Apr. 25) of the Western and Russian armies at Torgau in Saxony, and after Hitler's death amid the ruins of Berlin, which was falling to the Russians under marshals Zhukov and Konev. -
First Atomic Bombs dropped
When Harry Truman learned of the success of the Manhattan Project, he knew he was faced with a decision of unprecedented gravity. The capacity to end the war with Japan was in his hands, but it would involve unleashing the most terrible weapon ever known. -
V-J Day, Japan surrenders to Allied Forces
On August 14, 1945, it was announced that Japan had surrendered unconditionally to the Allies, effectively ending World War II. Since then, both August 14 and August 15 have been known as “Victoryover Japan Day,” or simply “V-J Day.” The term has also been used for September 2, 1945, when Japan’s formal surrender took place aboard the U.S.S. Missouri, anchored in Tokyo Bay. -
War Crimes Trials held in Nuremburg, Germany; Manila, Philippines and Tokyo, Japan.
The law is one way to seek justice after genocide. After World War II, both international and domestic courts conducted trials of accused war criminals. Beginning in the winter of 1942, the governments of the Allied powers announced their determination to punish Axis war criminals. On December 17, 1942, the leaders of the United States, Great Britain, and the Soviet Union issued the first joint declaration officially noting the mass murder of European Jews and resolving to prosecute those invol
