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Czar Nicholas II Became the Leader of Russia
Nicholas II, the last czar, is crowned ruler of Russia. -
Russian Marxists Split into Menshevliks & Bolshviks
Muuch violent argument, barracking and interminable hair-splitting as every tiny point was dissected and analysed between the group. -
Russo-Japanese War Began
Japan and Russia get into a war. -
Trans-Siberian Railway Built
The Trans-Siberian railway was built all through Russia. -
Bloody Sunday in Russia
Imperial forces opened fire on the demonstrators, killing and wounding hundreds. Strikes and riots broke out. -
Albert Einstein Developed the Theory of Relativity
He said that as moving objects neared the speed of light, space and time became relative. -
Sun Yixian Became President of China
Sun Yixian became president of China after he returned from exile. -
March Revolution in Russia
Peasants and workers wanted an end to food shortages. -
March Revolution in Russia
ended centuries of imperial rule and setting in motion political and social changes that would lead to the formation of the Soviet Union -
Czar Nicholas II Abdicated
He is forced to abdicate the throne on this day in 1917, after strikes and general revolts break out -
Russian Civil War Began
many groups had formed that opposed Lenin’s Bolsheviks. These groups included monarchists, militarists, and, foreign nations. -
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
Russia signs a treaty with the Central Powers ending its participation in World War I. -
May Fourth Movement Began
A communist revolution in China. -
Weimer Republic Established in Germany
Government that wanted to replace the imperial form of government. -
New Economic Policy Enforced in Russia
The new program signified a return to a limited capitalist system. -
Adolf Hitler Became the Leader of the Nazi Party
Nazi government soon assumed dictatorial powers under Hitler. -
Benito Mussolini became leader Of Italy
Benito Mussolini became the Leader of Italy until 1943. -
Russia Became the USSR
Russia joined the USSR. -
Vladimir Lenin became The Leader of Russia
Lenin beame the Leader of Russia after he and the Red Army destroyed all of the government. -
The League of Nations Was Created
A group of nations that came together after the First World War to ensure that war never broke out again. -
Dawes Plan Started
An attempt following WWI to collect war reparation debt from Germany. -
Adolf Hitler Wrote Mein Kampf
Hitler wrote this book in prison after he commited treason during the Beer Hall Putsch. -
Jiang Jieshi became the leader of the Kumointang
Jiang Jieshi became the leader of the Kumointang after Sun Yat-sen. -
Hirohito became the emperor of Japan
He took over at a time of rising democratic sentiment, but his country soon turned toward ultra-nationalism and militarism. -
Civil War In China Began
A difference in thinking between the Communist Chinese Communist Party and the Nationalist Kuomintang -
Charles Lindbergh's Solo Flight Across the Atlantic
Charles Lindbergh flew from New York to Paris by himself. -
Five-Year Plan Began
, Stalin seized assets, including farms and factories, and reorganized the economy. -
Kellogg-Briand Pact Signed
An agreement to outlaw war, in efforts to prevent another World War. -
Joseph Stalin became the Leader of the USSR
The Soviet Union was transformed from a peasant society into an industrial and military superpower. -
Great Depression began
October 29, 1929 is when the stock market crashed and the Great depression began. -
Stock Market Crashed in the U.S
Stock Market prices plunged after the New deal. -
Japan Invaded Manchuria
Japan invaded the island of Manchuria as a strategic move. -
The New Deal Started
Franklin D. Roosevelt began a program that created jobs for millions and helepd businesses and farmers. -
Franklin D. Roosevelt Became President of the U.S.
He became the 32nd President of the United States. -
The Holocaust Began
Hitler put Jews in ghettos and let them die of starvation and disease. -
Adolf Hitler Became the Chancellor of Germany
Adolf Hitler, leader of the Nazi Party, as chancellor of Germany. -
The Long March
The Red Army retreated with only 87,000 soldiers. -
Adolf Hitler defied the Treaty of Versailles
Hitler began rebuilding the military and stopping the payments. -
U.S Congress Passed the Neutrality Acts
Providing for the prohibition of the export of arms, ammunition, and implements of war to belligerent countries -
Italy Invaded Ethiopia
Tens of thousands of Ethiopians were killed as the Italian army employed poison gas -
Great Purge Began
Arrest, exile, or killing of thousands of suspected enemies of the Communist Party. -
Germany Reoccupied the Rhineland
Nazi leader Adolf Hitler violates the Treaty of Versailles by sending German military forces into the Rhineland. -
Rome-Berlin Axis
The fasists countries of Germany and Italy become an alliance. -
Francisco Fanco Led a Fascist Revolt in Spain
Franco was a dictator. His rule was law. Franco’s Spain displayed all the usual characteristics of a right wing dictatorship -
Japan Invaded China
the Japanese launched a full-scale invasion of China using the conquered Manchuria as a launching base for their troops. -
Rape of Nanking
The city of Nanking ws destroyed and citizens were killed during the Sino-Japanese War. -
Anschluss
Union between Germany and Austria. -
Adolf Hitler Took the Sudetenland
Hitler Granted the Sudentenland by Britain, France and Italy. -
Hitler Hosted the Mnich Conference
The Munich Pact is signed, which seals the fate of Czechoslovakia, virtually handing it over to Germany in the name of peace. -
Kristallnacht Began
Nazis in Germany torched synagogues, vandalized Jewish homes, schools and businesses and killed close to 100 Jews. -
Nazi-Soviet Pact Signed
guaranteed that the two countries would not attack each other. -
Germany Invaded Poland (Blitzkrieg)
Adolf Hitler gambles and sends his troops to Invade Poland. -
Sitzkrieg Began
The Phony War. -
Auschwitz Death camp Opened
largest of the Nazi concentration and death camps. -
Winston churchill Became the Prime Minister of Great Britain
Churchill is called to replace Neville Chamberlain as British prime minister. -
Allies Evacuate Dunkirk
The operation became necessary when large numbers of British, French, and Belgian troops were cut off and surrounded by the German army -
Vichy Government Established in France
The French government which succeeded the Third Republic -
Battle of Britain
The Germans begin the first in a long series of bombing raids against Great Britain -
Tripartite Pact Signed
the Axis powers are formed as Germany, Italy, and Japan become allies with the signing of the Tripartite Pact -
Lend-Lease Act
The Lend-Lease Act was the principal means for providing U.S. military aid to foreign nations during World War II. -
Operation Barbarossa
Over 3 million German troops invade Russia -
Washington Conference
Leaders of the Allies meet up to talk about WWII. -
Atlantic Charter
the United States and Great Britain issued a joint declaration in August 1941 that set out a vision for the postwar world. -
Japanese Attacked Pearl Harbor
The Japanese launched a surprise air attack on the U.S. Naval Base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. -
The U.S. Declared War on Japan
The U.S declared war on Japan after Japan bombed Pearl Harbor. -
Chelmno Concentration Camp Opened
SS and police authorities established the Chelmno killing center in order to annihilate the Jewish population. -
Nisei were Interned in Relocation Centers in the U.S
Franklin D. Roosevelt made 120,000 Americans of Japanese heritage to one of 10 internment camps. -
Bataan Death March
After the U.S. surrender of Bataan Peninsula 75,000 Filipino and American troops on Bataan were forced to make an arduous 65-mile march to prison camps. -
Doolittle Raids Over Japan
air attack on Japan, launched from the aircraft carrier Hornet and led by Lieutenant Colonel James H. Doolittle -
Battle of the Coral Sea
The first air-naval battle in history -
Battle of Midway
The United States defeated Japan in one of the most decisive naval battles of World War II. 6 months after the Pearl Harbor attack. -
Hitler enacted the Final Solution
The Nazis committed genocide of all non-Aryans in Germany. -
Battle of Stalingrad
the successful Soviet defense of the city of Stalingrad. -
Battle of Guadalcanal
The U.S. Marines launced aa suprise attack on Guadalcanal where Japaneese Troops were. -
Battle of El Alamein
British commander Bernard Law Montgomery launched an infantry attack at El Alamein. -
Operation Torch
The British-American invasion of French North Africa during the North African Campaign of the Second World War. -
Casablanca Conference
A meeting between U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill in the city of Casablanca. -
Island Hopping Campaign
the United States gained military bases and secured the many small islands in the Pacific. -
Allies Landed in Sicily
The Allies begin their invasion of Axis-controlled Europe with landings on the island of Sicily -
Tehran Conference
A conference to discuss strategies for winning World War II and potential terms for a peace settlement. -
Operation Overlord (D Day)
American, British and Canadian forces landed along a 50-mile stretch of the coast of France’s Normandy region. -
Kamikaze Pilots Appear in the Pacific
Japanese suicise pilots crash into enemy navy vessals. -
General MacArthur Returned to the Philippines (Leyte Gulf)
Battles of Leyte Island proved among the bloodiest of the war in the Pacific and signaled the beginning of the end for the Japanese. -
Battle of The Bulge
Adolph Hitler attempted to split the Allied armies in northwest Europe by means of a surprise blitzkrieg thrust -
Yalta Conference
Nation Leaders made important decisions regarding the future progress of the war and the postwar world. -
Battle of Iwo Jima
the marines wiped out the defending forces after a month of fighting. -
Battle of Okinawa
The last and biggest of the Pacific island battles of World War II. -
Mussolini Was Executed
After trying to escape from Italy, Benito Mussolini was hung. -
Hitler Committed Suicide
Hitler Knew he had lost the war so he committed suicide. -
Germany Surrendered
Germany surrenders unconditionally to the Allies. -
V-E Day
VE Day officially announced the end of World War Two in Europe. -
Manhattan Project Began
The American effort to design and build an ATOMIC BOMB -
Potsdam Conference
The leaders arrived at various agreements on the German economy, punishment for war criminals, land boundaries and reparations. -
Japan Surrendered
Japan formally surrenders to the Allies, bringing an end to 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 Hiroshima. -
Atomic Bomb Dropped On Nagasaki
The second atomic bomb dropped on Japan by the U.S. -
V-J Day
When Japan surrendered. It is known as VictoryOver Japan Day. And it ended World War II. -
Nuremberg Trials
Nazi Party officials and high-ranking military officers were indicted on such charges as crimes against peace and crimes against humanity.
