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Mussolini takes power in Italy
Agreed to fight along with Hitler. His military wasn't prepared and was defeated by allied forces quickly. He was over thrown in 1943. -
U.S. Stock Market Crashes
The stock market caused people to lose their jobs. WW2 helped with providing more jobs for people, which helped pull our economy out of the Depression. -
Lend- Lease Act
US gave Britian supplies to fight off Germany but still remained neutral. -
Japan Siezes Manchuria
People believe that this was the start of World War 2. -
Hitler is named Chancellor of Germany
Hitler started taking over Gernamy and invading other countries causing World War 2 to begin. -
Roosevelt is elected President
FDR helped pull our country out of the Depression. He tried to keep our country neutral from the war. But after Pearl Harbor he declared war with Japan. -
US Neutrality Act
US decided to remain neutral during the war and to not get involved. -
Italy invades Ethiopia
Mussolini had adopted Hitler's plan on invading territories and claiming them.He invaded Ethiopia to boost Italian prestige. -
Hitler defies the Treaty of Versailles
Hitler wanted to makes Germany great and powerful again. So he went against the military limitations. -
France militarizes the Rhineland
The French went to the Franco- German borderbut they didnt do anything. -
Civil War erupts in Spain
Franco won aided by Italy and Germany. (Mussolini and Hitler) -
Japan invades China
initiates World War 2 in the pacific. Japan was expanding their territory into China. -
Anschluss
Political union of Austria with Germany. -
Munich Conference
A conference in order to try and prevent war and keep peace. They gave Hitler Sudetenland as long as he would stop invading anyone else. Hitler agreed but later took over the rest of Czechoslavakia. -
Kristallnacht
A massive attack on Jews throughout the German Reich. They beat and murdered Jews and destroyed their homes. Some where rounded up and sent to concentration camps. -
Nazi- Soviet Pact
Hitler and Stalin promised not to go to war with each other. -
Germany invades Poland
Germany invades and bombs Poland. France and Britian declared war on Germany, honoring their obligations to Poland. -
Phony War
Period of limited military activity in Europe following the invasion in Poland. -
Churchill is elected Prime Minister in England
Winston Churchill was named Prime Minister of Great Britian. -
Miracle at Dunkirk
Allies came to rescue french soldiers stuck at the beaches and harbor of Dunkirk. -
France surrenders
The french surrendered to Germany after they took over Paris. -
Battle of Britian
Battle between Germany and Britain. The german air force took on the royal air force. The royal air force won. -
Japan siezes French- Indo China.
The US cuts off Japans vital oil supplies because French Indo China has valuable resources to the US. -
Atlantic Charter
A secret meeting between Roosevelt and Churchill. They defined the allies goals. -
Attack on Pearl Harbor
Japan suprised attacked the US naval base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. This cause America to join World War 2.
