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Treaty of Versailles signed
The Treaty of Versailles was a peace treaty at the end of WWI. This treaty ended the state of war between the Allied Powers and Germany. -
Washington Naval Conference
This conference, also called the Washington Arms Conference, was a military conference called by Warren Harding, and took place in Washington, D.C. -
Mussolini as Prime Minister
Mussolini, the man who forged the Fascist Movement in Italy, became the Prime Minister of Italy in 1922. Benito later became dictator of Italy. -
Beer Hall Putsch
Adolf Hitler and his Nazi Party commanded a coaliton group in an attempted coup d'etat which is now known as the Beer Hall Putsch. -
Death of Lenin
Vladimir Lenin, the first leader of the Soviet Union and the architecht of the Bolshevik Revolution, died of a brain hemorrhage at 54 years old. -
Dawes Plan
The Dawes Plan was an attempt to solve the reperations problems from World War I. The reperations had interrupted international politics after WWI and the Treaty of Versailles. -
Mein Kampf Published
The Mein Kampf, which means My Struggle, was an autobiography by Adolf Hitler. In this book he outlined the future plans he had for Germany and his political ideology. -
Hirohito becomes Emperor
Hirohito was the longest-reigning monarch, ruling from 1926 to 1989. He was a reluctant man when it came to war and violence. -
1st Five Year Plan
The first Five Year Plan, introduced by Joseph Stalin, was designed to industrialize the Soviet Union in the shortest possible time. -
Wall Street Crash
The Wall Street Crash was the U.S. Stock Market crash which triggered a world-wide Great Depression. It was catastrophic, economic slumps and a large number of unemployed people. -
Dachau built
The Dachau was the first concentration camp created by the Nazis. The concentration camp was for political prisoners in Bavaria, Germany. -
First Neutrality Act is passed
The Neutrality Act was passed by the US government to avoid getting involved in a foreign war. -
Signing of the Rome-Berlin Axis
Italy and Germany created and signed an alliance, which Japan later joined. -
Signing of the Anti-Comintern Pact
The pact was signed by Germany and Japan. It was intended to serve as a miltary alliance aimed at the Soviet Union. -
Hitler declares Austria as part of the Third Reich
The Nazis marched into the german-speaking nation called Austria to annex it. -
The Munich Conference is called
The Munich Conference allowed Germany to annex parts of Czechloslovakia. -
German troops invade Czechloslovakia
The Nazis invaded and occupied Czechloslovakia, which was sacrificed in the Munich Pact. -
Mussolini invades Albania
Mussolini lead a military campaign against Albania. Even though his troops were badly organized, they invaded and occupied Albania. -
German-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact signed
The Non-Aggression pact was a big surprise to the whole world. Germany used this to invade Poland unopposed. -
Germany attacks Poland
Germany attacked Poland to gain back lost land and ultimately rule Poland. -
The Soviet Union attacks Finland
The Soviet forces arrayed against Finland convinced many countries that this invasion would be a cakewalk. -
Germans invade Denmark and Norway
Denmark and Norway were invaded because Germany wanted to secure harbors and iron ore mines. -
Winston Chirchill is named as Prime Minister of Great Britain
Winston Churchill was know for his military leadership, but was appointed British prime minister in place of Neville Chamberlain. -
Dunkerque is evacuated
The evacuation of Allied forces from Dunkirk which finally ends as the German forces capture the beach port. -
Mussolini declares war on France and Great Britain
After making an allegiance with Germany, Mussolini declares war on France and Great Britain. -
Erwin Rommel takes control of Libya
Erwin Rommel assaulted the British-Allied garrison at Torbuk, Libya to occupy the North African port. -
Battle of Britain
This was a significant turning point of WWII. This descisive victory saved Britain from being possibly occupied by Germany. -
Japan forms an alliance with Germany and Italy
Germany, Japan, Italy formed an alliance called the Axis Powers. -
Germany attacks the Soviet Union
Under the codename Operation "Barbarossa," the Nazis invaded the Soviet Union, in the largest German military operation of World War II. -
Roosevelt and Churchill sign the Atlantic Charter
The Atlantic Charter was created by the US and Britain and stated the US and Britain's war goals. -
Pearl Harbor is attacked
Pearl Harbor, an American naval base, got bombed by Japanese kamakazi planes and is a historical event in American history. -
US Congress declares war on Japan
The US declared war on Japan after the attack on Pearl Harbor the previous day. -
Battle of Stalingrad
The Battle of Stalingrad was the fight over the Russian city Stalingrad between the Russians and the Nazis and Allies. -
Wannsee Conference
The Wannsee Conference was the meeting of senior officials of Nazy, Germany. -
Bataan Death March
This was the moving of Filipino and American soldiers by the Imperial Japanese Army. -
Battle of Midway
The Battle of Midway was one of the most decisive naval battles of WWII between the US and Japan. -
D-Day
D-Day was the biggest attack from the Allies to invade Western Europe in history. -
MacArthur lands in the Phillipines
MacArthur went to the Phillipines to liberate the people of the Phillipines from Japanese occupation. -
V-E Day
This day marks the formal acceptance by the Allies of WWII of the Nazis surrender. -
Potsdam Conference
This conference was when the Big Three met in Potsdam, Germany to negotiate terms for the end of WWII -
V-J Day
This was the formal surrender of Japan, which sparked spontaneous celebrations over the final ending of World War II. -
Germans invade the Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxemburg
The Germans entered these countries, and broke down their borders to seize land.
