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Trans Siberian Railway Built
is a network of railways connecting Moscow with the Russian Far East and the Sea of Japan. -
czar nicloas 2 bcomes leadero of frussia
Nicholas II, the last czar, is crowned ruler of Russia in the old Ouspensky Cathedral in Moscow. -
allies evacute dunkirk
On June 4, 1940, the evacuation of Allied forces from Dunkirk on the Belgian coast ends as German forces capture the beach port. The nine-day evacuation, the largest of its kind in history and an unexpected success, saved 338,000 Allied troops from capture by the Nazis. -
albert einstein delvoped theory of relativity
n 1905, Albert Einstein determined that the laws of physics are the same for all non-accelerating observers, -
military conflict in which a victorious Japan forced Russia to abandon its expansionist policy in the Far East, becoming the first Asian power in modern times to defeat a European power.
military conflict in which a victorious Japan forced Russia to abandon its expansionist policy in the Far East, becoming the first Asian power in modern times to defeat a European power. -
bloody sunday in russia
Well on its way to losing a war against Japan in the Far East, czarist Russia is wracked with internal discontent that finally explodes into violence in St. Petersburg in what will become known as the Bloody Sunday Massacre. -
sun yixan became predient of china
Sun Yat-sen, the spearhead behind the revolution, returned to China after sixteen years of exile to join the meetings. Four days later, he was elected the provisional president of the Republic of China. -
Jiang Jieshi became the leader of Kuomintang
He became the Commandant of the Kuomintang's Whampoa Military Academy and took Sun's place as leader of the KMT when Sun died in 1925. -
March revolution in russia
March 1917 saw major changes in Russia. Rasputin was dead and Lenin was out of the country. By the start of 1917, the people of Russia were very angry. -
march revolution in russia
saw major changes in Russia. Rasputin was dead and Lenin was out of the country. By the start of 1917, the people of Russia were very angry. -
czar nicholas2 abicated
During the February Revolution, Czar Nicholas II, ruler of Russia since 1894, is forced to abdicate the throne by the Petrograd insurgents, and a provincial government is installed in his place. -
treaty of brest-litovsk
between Russia and the Central Powers, headed by Germany, marking Russia's exit from World War I. -
the bolshevik revolution
the Russian people became discouraged with their injuries and the loss of life they sustained. The country of Russia was in ruins, ripe for revolution. -
rusian civil war began
The civil war occurred because after November 1917, many groups had formed that opposed Lenin’s Bolsheviks. -
may fourth movement began
Fourth Movement began in 1917 when China declared war against Germany. During World War I, China supported the Allies -
kuomintang was created
The name literally means the Chinese National People's Party, but is more often translated as the Chinese Nationalist Party -
new ecomic policy enforced in russia
The complete nationalization of industry, established during the period of War Communism, was partially revoked and a system of mixed economy was introduced, which allowed private individuals to own small enterprises, while the state continued to control banks, foreign trade, and large industries. -
vladmir lenin became leader of russia
In 1922, the Russian SFSR joined former territories of the Russian Empire in becoming the Soviet Union, with Lenin elected as its leader. -
Benito Mussolini became the leader of italy
was an Italian politician, journalist, and leader of the National Fascist Party, ruling the country as Prime Minister from 1922 until his ousting in 1943. -
Adolf hitler wrote Mein Kamph
Adolf Hitler, within the space of twelve months from 1923 to 1924, led an attempted revolt, the Beer Hall Putsch, which failed, and was sent to Landsberg Prison where he wrote "Mein Kampf". -
Dawes planned started
was formulated to take Weimar Germany out of hyperinflation and to return Weimar’s economy to some form of stability. -
charles lindbergh solo flight across the atlantic
the aviator Charles A. Lindbergh landed his Spirit of St. Louis near Paris, completing the first solo airplane flight across the Atlantic Ocean. -
5 year plan began
This was the first year of Stalin's Five Year Plan, a radical attempt to bring the Soviet Union into the industrial age. -
kellog-briand Pact Singned
is a 1928 international agreement in which signatory states promised not to use war to resolve "disputes or conflicts of whatever nature or of whatever origin they may be, which may arise among them -
joesph stalin became the leader of the ussr
Republics (USSR) from 1929 to 1953. Under Stalin, the Soviet Union was transformed from a peasant society into an industrial and military superpower. -
stock market crash
The Stock Market Crash of 1929 devastated the economy and was a key factor in beginning the Great Depression. -
great depression began
The Great Depression had devastating effects in countries rich and poor. Personal income, tax revenue, profits and prices dropped, while international trade plunged by more than 50%. -
the holocust began
hilter way of purging jews from germany -
adolf hitler became chacellor of europe
On this day in 1933, President Paul von Hindenburg names Adolf Hitler, leader or fÜhrer of the National Socialist German Workers Party (or Nazi Party), as chancellor of Germany. -
the new deal started
FDR's response to this unprecedented crisis was to initiate the "New Deal" — a series of economic measures designed to alleviate the worst effects of the depression, -
franklin d rosevelt became president of the u.s.
becomes president of the united states -
russian marxists split into mensheviks and bolsheviks
he meetings were extremely fractious, with much violent argument, barracking and interminable hair-splitting as every tiny point was dissected and analysed. It became clear that the party was split between two groups, the Bolsheviks (‘majority’) and the Mensheviks (‘minority’). -
anschluss
German: “Union”, political union of Austria with Germany, achieved through annexation by Adolf Hitler in 1938. Mooted in 1919 by Austria -
the leugue of nations
The League of Nations was an international organization, headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, created after the First World War to provide a forum for resolving international disputes -
The long march
The Long March came about when the Chinese Communists had to flee a concerted Guomingdang attacked that had been ordered by Chiang Kai-shek. -
adlof hitler becomes the leader of the nazi party
Hitler declares the reformulation of the Nazi Party (NSDAP) with himself as leader (Führer). He makes the declaration at the Bürgerbräukeller in Munich, the beer hall where he led his aborted coup against the democratically elected government in 1923. -
u.s. congres passed thrnuetrality acts
Joint Resolution No. 173, which he calls an "expression of the desire...to avoid any action which might involve [the U.S.] in war -
italy invaded ethopia
Rejecting all arbitration offers, the Italians invaded Ethiopia on October 3, 1935. -
adolf hitler defied the treaty of versallies
defied treaty bt invading poland starting world war 2 -
germany reoccopied rhineland
Nazi leader Adolf Hitler violates the Treaty of Versailles and the Locarno Pact by sending German military forces into the Rhineland, a demilitarized zone along the Rhine River in western Germany -
great purge began
repression of peasants and the Red Army leadership, and widespread police surveillance, suspicion of "saboteurs", imprisonment, and arbitrary executions. -
Rome-berlin Axis
An agreement formulated by Italy’s foreign minister Galeazzo Ciano informally linking the two fascist countries was reached on October 25, 1936. It was formalized by the Pact of Steel in 1939. The term Axis Powers came to include Japan as well. -
CasaBlanca Event
The Casablanca Conference was a meeting between U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill in the city of Casablanca, Morocco that took place from January 14–24, 1943. While Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin received an invitation, he was unable to attend because the Red Army was engaged in a major offensive against the German army at the time. The most notable developments at the Conference were the finalization of Allied strategic plans against the Axis powers -
rape of nankind
In December of 1937, the Japanese Imperial Army marched into China's capital city of Nanking and proceeded to murder 300,000 out of 600,000 civilians and soldiers in the city -
hitler hosts munich conference
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. -
Adolf Hitler took the sudetenland
In the early hours of Sept. 30, 1938, leaders of Nazi Germany, Great Britain, France and Italy signed an agreement that allowed the Nazis to annex the Sudetenland -
kristallnacht began
Nazis in Germany torched synagogues, vandalized Jewish homes, schools and businesses and killed close to 100 Jews. -
sitzkrieg begins
The Phoney War was a phase early in World War II that was marked by a lack of major military operations by the Western Allies -
germany invaded poland
which portrayed Germany’s action as one of self-defense: “In order to put an end to this frantic activity no other means is left to me now than to meet force with force.” -
nazi soviet pact singned
which guaranteed that the two countries would not attack each other. -
winston churchill became the prime minister of great britian
First Lord of the Admiralty, is called to replace Neville Chamberlain as British prime minister following the latter's resignation after losing a confidence vote in the House of Common -
vichy govermant established in france
he Vichy regime was the French government which succeeded the Third Republic from July 1940 to August 1944. -
Battle of britian
The Battle of Britain was the German air force's attempt to gain air superiority over the RAF from July to September 1940. -
triparte pact signed
The Pact provided for mutual assistance should any of the signatories suffer attack by any nation not already involved in the war. -
nisel were interned in relocation centers in the u.s.
which had the effect of relocating all persons of Japanese ancestry, both citizens and aliens, inland, outside of the Pacific military zone. -
Lend-Lease Act
was the principal means for providing U.S. military aid to foreign nations during World War II. -
operation barbossa
On June 22, 1941, Nazi Germany and its Axis allies began a massive invasion of the Soviet Union named Operation Barbarossa -
atlantic charter
The document is considered one of the first key steps toward the establishment of the United Nations in 1945. -
Manhatton Project
U.S. government research project (1942–45) that produced the first atomic bombs. -
japaneese attacked pearl harbor
hundreds of Japanese fighter planes attacked the American naval base at Pearl Harbor near Honolulu, Hawaii. -
The U.S. declared war on japan
the United States Congress declared war upon the Empire of Japan in response to that country's surprise attack on Pearl Harbor the prior day. -
chelmo concentration camp opened
It was built to exterminate Jews of the Łódź Ghetto and the local Polish inhabitants of Reichsgau Wartheland In 1943 modifications were made to the camp's killing methods, as the reception building -
hitler enaacted final solution
genocide or killing all non arayns -
bataan death march
approximately 75,000 Filipino and American troops on Bataan were forced to make an arduous 65-mile march to prison camps. -
doolittle raids over japan
The April 1942 air attack on Japan, launched from the aircraft carrier Hornet and led by Lieutenant Colonel James H. Doolittle, was the most daring operation yet undertaken by the United States in the young Pacific War. -
Battle of midway
under Admirals Chester W. Nimitz, Frank Jack Fletcher, and Raymond A. Spruance decisively defeated an attack by the Imperial Japanese Navy , under Admirals Isoroku Yamamoto, Chuichi Nagumo, and Nobutake Kondo on Midway Atoll, inflicting irreparable damage on the Japanese fleet. -
battle of stalinguard
was the successful Soviet defense of the city of Stalingrad -
battle of guadalcanal
on and around the island of Guadalcanal in the Pacific theatre of World War II it was the first major offensive by Allied forces against the Empire of Japan. -
battle of el alamein
The Battle of El Alamein, fought in the deserts of North Africa, is seen as one of the decisive victories of World War Two. -
opreation torch
Operation Torch was the first time the British and Americans had jointly worked on an invasion plan together. -
Washighton Conference
The plans for the Italian Campaign, air attacks on Nazi Germany, Pacific War and a date for invading Europe were agreed upon. -
allies landed in scilly
After 38 days of fighting, the U.S. and Great Britain successfully drove German and Italian troops from Sicily and prepared to assault the Italian mainland. -
tehran conferance
The Tehran Conference was a meeting between U.S. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin in Tehran, Iran, between -
kamikaze pilots apear in pacific
dive bombing into enemy ships preety much commiting sucide -
Operation overlord
was the code name for the Battle of Normandy, the operation that launched the invasion of German-occupied western Europe during World War II by Allied forces. -
gen.macarthur returned to the philippines
U.S. General Douglas MacArthur wades ashore onto the Philippine island of Leyte, fulfilling his promise to return to the area he was forced to flee in 1942. -
battle of buldge
In December 1944, Adolph Hitler attempted to split the Allied armies in northwest Europe by means of a surprise blitzkrieg thrust through the Ardennes to Antwerp. Caught off-guard, -
civil war begins in china
The civil war re-started soon after the war against the Japanese was over. Mao had carefully cultivated support in the areas he controlled, whereas, the Guomintang, lead by Chiang Kai-shek, had a different view on how China should be ruled. -
yalta conferance
World War Two. At Yalta, U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin made important decisions regarding the future progress of the war and the postwar world. -
battle of iwo jima
The American amphibious invasion of Iwo Jima during World War II stemmed from the need for a base near the Japanese coast. -
musssolini exucuted
. His body was then taken to Milan where it was hung upside down at a service station for public viewing and to provide confirmation of his demise. -
hitler commits sucide
becaue surreder was eminent -
Germany Surrended
signs the unconditional surrender of all German forces, East and West, at Reims, in northwestern France. -
v-e day
VE Day officially announced the end of World War Two in Europe. On Monday May 8 -
auschwitz death camp opened
Auschwitz was the largest of the Nazi's camps and the most streamlined mass killing center ever created. -
postdam conferance
met in Potsdam, Germany, from July 17 to August 2, 1945, to negotiate terms for the end of World War II. -
atomic bomb dropped on hiroshima
The United States becomes the first and only nation to use atomic weaponry during wartime when it drops an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. -
japan invaded manchuria
n this day in 1945, the Soviet Union officially declares war on Japan, pouring more than 1 million Soviet soldiers into Japanese-occupied Manchuria, northeastern China, to take on the 700,000-strong Japanese army. -
atomic bomb dropped on nagaki
On this day in 1945, a second atom bomb is dropped on Japan by the United States, at Nagasaki, resulting finally in Japan's unconditional surrender. -
v-j day
On August 14, 1945, it was announced that Japan had surrendered unconditionally to the Allies -
japan surrendered
japan surrenders after they bomb nagaski and hroshima -
numberg trials
Held for the purpose of bringing Nazi war criminals to justice, the Nuremberg trials were a series of 13 trials carried out in Nuremberg, Germany, between 1945 and 1949. -
battle of the coral
The Battle of the Coral Sea, fought in the waters southwest of the Solomon Islands and eastward from New Guinea, was the first of the Pacific War's six fights between opposing aircraft carrier forces. -
russia becomes ussr
they declared they would establish a Commonwealth of Independent States. -
wiemer republic established in france
allowed the President, under certain circumstances, to take emergency measures without the prior consent of the Reichstag. This power was understood to include the promulgation of "emergency decrees -
hiroshito became the emporor of japan
He took over at a time of rising democratic sentiment, but his country soon turned toward ultra-nationalism and militarism.
