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Mussolini and the Fascists come to power in Italy
Benito Mussolini coined the term “fascism” in 1919 to describe his political movement. He adopted the ancient Roman fasces as his symbol. This was a bundle of rods tied around an ax, which represented the power of Rome. -
Japanese invasion of Manchuria
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Hitler and the Nazis come to power in Germany
Hitler was a powerful and spellbinding speaker who attracted a wide following of Germans desperate for change.In January 1933 Hitler was appointed chancellor, the head of the German government, and many Germans believed that they had found a savior for their nation. -
Neutrality Acts passed in the U.S.
. On August 31, 1935, Congress passed the first Neutrality Act prohibiting the export of “arms, ammunition, and implements of war” from the United States to foreign nations at war and requiring arms manufacturers in the United States to apply for an export license. -
Munich Conference
The Munich Conference was a result of long series of negotiatins.Conference held in Munich on September 28--29, 1938, during which the leaders of Great Britain, France, and Italy agreed to allow Germany to annex certain areas of Czechoslovakia. -
Kristallnacht
Kristallnacht, was a massive attack through German Reich and is also known as The Night of Broken Glass. Kristallnacht was a turning point in the Nazis anti-Jewish poilcy. -
Germany and the USSR sign the Non-Aggression Pact
The Soviet Union had been unable to reach a collective-security agreement with Britain and France against Nazi Germany, most notably at the time of the Munich Conference in September 1938. -
Germany invades Poland-Beginning of WWII
The German invasion of Poland was a primer on how Hitler intended to wage war-what would become the "blitzkrieg" strategy. On tis day, German forces bombard Poland on land and from the air as Hitler seeked to regain territory. -
Battle of the Atlantic
VideoThe Battle of Atlantic was the longest millitary campagin in World War II. It has been the longest, largest,most diffcult battle in history. The name "Battle of the Atlantic" was chosen by Winston Churchill. -
France falls to Germany
By May of 1940, Europe had been at war for nine months. This period came to be known as the "Phoney War"- met an abrupt end on 10 May 1940. -
Rescue at Dunkirk
The Dunkirk evacuation, code-named operation Dynamo, which was known as the Miracle of Dunkirk. The Miracle of Dunkirk was a proud moment for Britain, but as the new prime minister Winston Churhill cautioned Parliament,"Wars are not won by evacuations." -
Formation of the Axis Powers
The were the that fought against the Allied forces during World War II. The "Axis Powers" got its name from the Tripartite Pact. The Axis Powers eventually included Britain, France, and evenutally many other nations, including the Soviet Union, the United States, and China. -
Presidential election of 1940
This is when Democrat Frankiln Rosevelet defeated Republican Wendell L. Willkie.The United States presidential election of 1940 was the 39th quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 5, 1940. The election was fought in the shadow of World War II in Europe, as the United States was emerging from the Great Depression. -
Congress passes the Lend Lease Act
The Lend-Lease Act was passed to sell or lend war supplies to any country whose defense he considered vial to the safety of the United States. In March 1941, Congress approved the Lend-Lease Act, symbolically nimbered 1776, after another heated debate between isolationists and interventionists. -
Bombing of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
The atttack on Pearl Harbor is also known as the Battle of Pearl Harbor, the Hawaii or Operation Al. Japan intended the attack as a preventive action to keep the U.S. Pacific Fleet from Interfering with its plans. -
Allied Invasion/Victory in the Philippines
The Philippines campaign of 1944–45, (Operation Musketeer I, II, and III) the Battle of the Philippines 1944–45, or the Liberation of the Philippines was the American and Filipino campaign to defeat and expel the Imperial Japanese forces occupying the Philippines, during World War II. -
Relocation of Japanese Americans to camps
The relocation of Japanese-Americans into internment camps during World War II was one of the most flagrant violations of civil liberties in American history.Some Japanese-American citizens of were allowed to return to the West Coast beginning in 1945, and the last camp closed in March 1946. In 1988, Congress awarded restitution payments to each survivor of the camps. -
Bataan Death March
Japanese troops forced the sick prisoners of war to march 55 miles up the Battan Peninsula to reach a railway that took them inlan d where they were forced to march 8 more miles. During this march more than 7,000 American and Filipino troops died. -
Battle of Midway Island
The Battle of Midway Island took place six months after the Japan's attck on Pearl Harbor. The Battle of Midway was a crucial and decisive naval battle in the Pacific Theater of World War II. -
Manhattan Project
The Manhattan Project was a code name of the project that developed the atomic bomb. It was led by the United States with the support of the United Kingdom and Canada. The Manhattan Project cost several billion dollars and employed tens of thousands of people. -
Rosie the Riveter campaign encourages women to get ajob
American women entered the workforce in unprecedented numbers during World War II, as widespread male enlistment left gaping holes in the industrial labor force. While women worked in a variety of positions previously closed to them during World War II, the aviation industry saw the greatest increase in female workers. -
D-Day Invasion
VideoDuring World War II the Battle of Normandy lasted from June to August of 1944 and resulted i Allies liberation of Western Europe from Nazi Germany's control. -
Presidential Election of 1944
The Presidential Election of 1944 was the 40th presidential election held on Tuesday, Novemember 7,1944. Democratic, Frankiln D. Roosevelt did his fourth term as he defeated Republican, Thomas E. Dewey. -
Battle of the Bulge
The Battle of the Bulge was the last Nazi offensive of the war. The Battle of the Bulge was a desperate attempt to drive a wedge between American and British forces. -
Yalta Conference
At the Yalta Conference, the big three agreed that Poland, Bulgaria, and Romania would hold free elections. The Yalta Conference was a 1945 strategy meeting between Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin. -
Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagaski
The Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagaski was caused by the United States. During the bombing only two bombs were dropped which were called "Fat Man" and "Big Boy". -
V-E Day
V-E Day (Victory in Europe Day) was a public holiday to celebrate the acceptance by the Allies of World War II. V-E Day is also a national hoilday in many former allied countries. -
Surrender of Japan
The surrender of the Empire of Japan was annouced on August 15 and was signed on September 2, 1945. By the end of July 1945, the Imperial Japanese Navy was incapable of conducting major operations and an Allied invasion of Japan was imminent. -
Formation of the United Nations
Formation of the United Nations is an intergovermental organization to promote international co-operation. The United Nations was organized on the basis of cooperation between the Great Powers, not on the absolute equality of all natins.
