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Benito Mussolini took power of Italy behind the ideas of the Fascist party which he created.
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Franklin Delanor Roosevelt was named president of the demorcratic party successding president Hoover who many blamed for the great depression.
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The day that the U.S. stock maarket hit an all time low. Stocks plumited in price losing almost all their value.
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Thye Japanesse used a strateogy called blitzkreig where they rushed into Manchuria and took them over despte the orders of the commander and chief.
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Hitler's Nazi party had come to power due to his promise of creating jobs and resdtoring Germany to economic prosperiety.
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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.
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The United States had pledged that they would stay out of European affairs. They put this policy in after World War 1.
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Mussolini had adopted some of Hitler's idea of expansion and he wanted Ethopia. It was an easy victory for the Italians.
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Germany went against the Treaty of Versailles and started putting military forces in the Rhineland.
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Fransico Franc led of group of nationalists and wanted to overthrow the goverment and have all the power to himself.
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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.
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Occured when Hitler turned the republic of Austria into Nazi Germany.
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This was an agreement that made Germany promise they wouldn't annex the Sudentland. Czechoslovakia wasn't represented at the conference.
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It is referred to as the "Night of Broken Glass". Hitler invaded Austria and took 30,000 Jews and put them in concentration camps.
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Hitler and Stallin made an agreement that neither of them would attack eachother. Hitler would later violate this and attack Russia.
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This event offically marked the beginning to WWII. The British were quick to help aid them in their war effort.
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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.
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The United States gave over 50 billion dollars worth of tanks, airplanes, guns, and supplies to Britian and its allies.
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The Japanesse along with help from the Germans were able to seize what is now northern Vietnam.
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Took over for Neville Chamberlain. He was very popular among the British people and he had been an officer in the war.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
