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Mussolini take power in Italy
After World War I, Mussolini used his dynamic public speaking skill to win a seat in Italy’s parliament. His vision of a strong, orderly Italy appealed to many people. He also encouraged the use of violence against Communists and Socialists, whom many Italians blamed for the disorder of postwar Italy. By these means, Mussolini gained wide support. In 1922 he became leader of the government. -
Stock market crash
Tuesday, October 29, 1929, the day that the stock market crashed. this was the day that the country's econmy went down hill real fast. -
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TDavis Storm Cloud Gathers (WWII)
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Japan seizes Manchuria
In September 1931, an explosion damaged a section of the South Manchurian Railroad track — an event sometimes labeled the Mukden Incident. The Japanese military immediately seized the opportunity to move soldiers from a base already established on the Liaodong Peninsula into other areas of South Manchuria. -
FDR is elected president
He was elected President in November 1932, to the first of four terms. By March there were 13,000,000 unemployed, and almost every bank was closed. In his first "hundred days," he proposed, and Congress enacted, a sweeping program to bring recovery to business and agriculture, relief to the unemployed and to those in danger of losing farms and homes, and reform, especially through the establishment of the Tennessee Valley Authority. -
Hitler is named Chancellor of Germany
Hitler’s anger about the Treaty of Versailles led him into politics. He joined a small political party known as the National Socialists, or Nazis. The party attracted many former soldiers and others who were unhappy with conditions in Germany. It was during this time that Hitler discovered his talent for public speaking and leadership. Under his guidance, the Nazis gained influence in German politics. In 1933 after building up the Nazis party he became Chancellor of Germany. -
Hitler defies the Treaty of Versailles
Massive rearmament in terms of the military by:
conscription & mandatory training for a period every year for men.
began to expand the fleet beyond the 6 ships allowed in the surface navy, and started a massive program of U-Boat building
Mass production of Armour & the MS109 fighter aircraft, as well as tests of rolling blitzkrieg tactics. Hitler also dispatched some troops to fight in Spain for Franco's revolutionaries, showing his resolve to support Fascist regimes Read more: http://wiki -
U.S. Neutrality Act
a United States act aimed at helping prevent the nation from being drawn into a war -
Italy invade Ethiopia
In 1935 he used a dispute about the border between Ethiopia and an Italian colony as an excuse to launch an invasion.
The Ethiopians were unable to resist the more powerful Italian forces, and Italy soon conquered the country. Ethiopian emperor Haile Selassie personally asked the League of Nations for help. -
France militarizes the Rhineland
The French knew the Germans were going to move into the Rhineland. The big decision was wether or not to start a war with the Germans. The French waited a year then finally decided to move into the Rhineland. -
Civil War erupts in Spain
Civil War erupts in Spain between General Francisco Franco’s Nationals and the Republicans of the government. Three years of bloody battles and changing fortunes for both sides ensue, with Franco claiming victory on April 1, 1939. -
Japan invades China
The Japan-China War started in July 1937 when the Japanese claimed that they were fired on by Chinese troops at the Marco Polo Bridge near Beijing. Using this as an excuse, the Japanese launched a full-scale invasion of China using the conquered Manchuria as a launching base for their troops. -
Anschluss
union, especially the political union of Austria with Germany in 1938. -
Munich Conference
The Munich Conference was held in Munich, Germany on September 28-29, 1938, with the leaders of Great Britain, France, Germany and Italy. Adolf Hitler had demanded the possession of the Sudetenland in Czechoslovakia. (The area contained the Czech border fortifications and some heavy industry as well as 3 million Germans). -
Kristallnach
a German word for broken glass; an event occurring on the nights of November 9 and 10 during which Hitler's Nazis encouraged Germans to riot against Jews, and nearly 100 Jews died -
Nazi-Soviet Pact
The German-Soviet Pact enabled Germany to attack Poland on September 1, 1939, without fear of Soviet intervention -
Germany invades Poland
Germany claimed it had been attacked by Poland, using the dead criminal as proof. German troops immediately launched a massive invasion of Poland. -
Phony War
Germany started to invade Poland. In response, Britain and France declared war on Germany. So you have these three huge superpowers in Europe who are officially at war.... and yet they are not fighting. -
Lend-Lease Act
program that gave the government power to make weapons available to Great Britain without regard for its ability to pay -
Churchill is Elected Prime Minister in England
British prime minister; he opposed the policy of appeasement and led Great Britain through World War II -
Miracle at Dunkirk
from May 26 to June 4, They accomplished a miracle. The navy put out a call for help from the civilian population and boats from all over Britain began appearing to help, fishing boats, yachts, pleasure boats, row boats, you name it. Under constant aerial attack the navy and civilians evacuated nearly 340,000 men straight from the beaches. They had to leave behind all of their heavy equipment but that could be replaced. When it was over, Britain still had men left to fight. -
Battle of Britain
The first stage of the German plan was to destroy the British Royal Air Force, or RAF. For the first time in the war, the Germans failed. Using radar, a new technology that used radio waves to detect approaching airplanes, the RAF inflicted heavy damage on German planes. -
Japan seizes French Indo-China
Japan invades French Indochina and the USA places an embargo on oil exports to Japan -
Atlantic Charter
a statement of American and British goals for the defeat of the Nazis and their vision for the postwar world -
Attack on Pearl Harbor
As the sun rose on Sunday morning, December 7, 1941, the Japanese strike force went into action. The raid was a complete surprise to the Americans. Most American fighter planes in Hawaii never got off the ground. Hundreds were severely damaged or destroyed where they sat. -
France Surrenders
France, however, was doomed. While Hitler’s troops were capturing the Netherlands and Belgium, more German soldiers were carrying out the planned surprise attack through the Ardennes. When they broke through the forest, they easily overwhelmed the thin French force waiting there. The Maginot Line had simply been bypassed.
