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Mussolini Takes Power of Italy
Benito Mussolini took power of Italy behind the ideas of the Fascist party which he created. -
FDR named President
Franklin Delanor Roosevelt was named president of the demorcratic party successding president Hoover who many blamed for the great depression. -
U.S Stock Market crashes
The day that the U.S. stock maarket hit an all time low. Stocks plumited in price losing almost all their value. -
Japan Seizes Manchuria
Thye Japanesse used a strateogy called blitzkreig where they rushed into Manchuria and took them over despte the orders of the commander and chief. -
Hitler named Chancellor of Germany
Hitler's Nazi party had come to power due to his promise of creating jobs and resdtoring Germany to economic prosperiety. -
Hitler defies the Treaty of Versailles
Hitler wanted to make Germany great again. He started mobilizing the Rhineland. He also starting going his navy and air force again. He started producing mass military goods in hopes of making Germany a military powerhouse. -
U.S. Neutrality Act
The United States had pledged that they would stay out of European affairs. They put this policy in after World War 1. -
Italy invades Ethopia
Mussolini had adopted some of Hitler's idea of expansion and he wanted Ethopia. It was an easy victory for the Italians. -
Germany Militarizes the Rhineland
Germany went against the Treaty of Versailles and started putting military forces in the Rhineland. -
Civil War erupts in Spain
Fransico Franc led of group of nationalists and wanted to overthrow the goverment and have all the power to himself. -
Japan invades China
Japan won some early battles and looked to have the upper hand. Later at the end of their attacks the Jappanesse bombed Pearl Harbor drawing the U.S into the war. The U.S. was an allie to the Chinnese. -
Anschluss
Occured when Hitler turned the republic of Austria into Nazi Germany. -
Munich Conference
This was an agreement that made Germany promise they wouldn't annex the Sudentland. Czechoslovakia wasn't represented at the conference. -
Kristallnacht
It is referred to as the "Night of Broken Glass". Hitler invaded Austria and took 30,000 Jews and put them in concentration camps. -
Nazi-Soviet Pact
Hitler and Stallin made an agreement that neither of them would attack eachother. Hitler would later violate this and attack Russia. -
Germany invades Poland
This event offically marked the beginning to WWII. The British were quick to help aid them in their war effort. -
Phony War
This was the term used at beginning of the war because people thought that the German's were just bluffing. We soon learned we were wrong. -
Lend-Lease Act
The United States gave over 50 billion dollars worth of tanks, airplanes, guns, and supplies to Britian and its allies. -
Japan seizes French Indo-China
The Japanesse along with help from the Germans were able to seize what is now northern Vietnam. -
Churchill is Elected Prime Minister in England
Took over for Neville Chamberlain. He was very popular among the British people and he had been an officer in the war. -
France Surrenders
The French were forced to surrender after the Battle of France. The German's now controlled alomst all of France thanks to help from the Italians. -
Miracle at Dunkirk
The British were backed up the border of France. They were surrounded in the city of Dunkirk. The British were able to evacuate over 300,000 troops from Dunkirk. -
Battle of Britain
This fight was the first fight to be faught almost entirely with airplanes. Britian was able to hold off the German's just long enough untill they called off their attack. -
Atlantic Charter
It was a draft of what Britian and the United Sates wanted to happe after WWII ended. It was later agreed to by the Allied powers. -
Attack on Pearl Harbor
The Japanese had planned a sneak attack against the Pacific fleet for the U.S. which was Pearl Harbor. The fleet took heavy damage and 2000 people were killed with another 1000 being injured.
