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Mussolini takes over Italy's government
Mussolini finally rose to power on October 30th 1922, when he was appointed prime minister of Italy. His reign of power would end very badly for Mussolini.
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Beer Hall Putsch
The Beer Hall Putsch was Hitler's attempt to overthrow the weimar republic and set up his own nationalistic government.
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Kellogg-Briand Pact
This pact was designed to outlaw war in order to stop another world war from happening, obviously this pact was broken. More Info picture: Encyclopedia Britannica,. 'Kellogg-Briand Pact | France-United States [1928]'. N.p., 2015. Web. 19 Feb. 2015. -
U.S. Stock Market Crash
This day marked the first day of a ten year long worldwide depression. On this one day billions of dollars were lost and thousands of investors were wiped out.
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Japan Invades Manchuria
Japan invaded Manchuria on September 19th 1931 in order to find more living space for the japenese citizens. The Japenese would go on to treat the Manchurian people very horribly and go without any immediate punishment.
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Nazi's reach a political majority in Germany
This is the day Hitler was appointed chancellor of Germany, succesfully marking the day Hitler and his Nazi party reached a political majority.
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Hitler becomes Germany's Chancellor
On this day Hitler was announced the chancellor of the Nazi Party by president Paul von Hindenburg. Hitler would later go on to become the dictator of GermanyMore Infopicture:http://images.rarenewspapers.com/ebayimgs/2.45.2012/image053.jpg -
Japan Withdraws from the League of Nations
On this day Japan withdrew from the league of nations after they were blamed for a series of horrible events that took place in Manchuria.
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First Anti-Semitic Law is passed in Germany
The Anti-Semitic Laws were a series of "Anti-Jewish" laws passed in Germany in order to discriminate the Jews, these laws would go on to turn into more severe events like the holocaust.
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The night of the long knives (Rohm Purge)
This was a succesful attempt to take out the SA leaders that Hitler was intimidated by. This also gained Hitler a start on his reputation.
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Creation of the Nuremberg Laws
The Nuremberg Laws is the name given to the two anti-semitic laws passed on sptember 15th 1935
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Italy invades Ethiopia
Italy invaded Ethiopia again in an unsuccesful attemp to imperialize, the result of this would be a war that lasts less then a year and is a total slap in the face to the italians.
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Hitler Militarizes the Rhineland
On this day Hitler broke the treaty of versailles by putting part of his army in the Rhineland, the "buffer zone" between Germany and France
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Rape of Nanking
On this day the Japanese imperial army went into Nanking and murdered over half of the city's population, this fight would last for over six weeks.
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Germany Annexes Austria
On this day germany marched into Austrian citizens waiting for his arival. Prior to the annexation Hitler harrassed the Austrain chancellor into giving him the land he wanted.
More Infopicture: Ushmm.org,. 'German Prewar Expansion — Photograph'. N.p., 2015. Web. 20 Feb. 2015. -
Munich Conference
The Munich was the conference that agreed to give Hitler the Sudetenland.
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Hitler demands the Sudetenland from Czechoslovakia
On this day Hitler was granted the Sudetenland by Great Britain, France, and Italy in order to avoid war.
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Kristallnacht (night of broken glass)
Krista.llnacht or "The Night Of Broken Glass" refers to a series of violet events based at the jewish population in Germany, annexed Austria, and the Sudetenland.
More Infopicture:Aptowitzer, Elana, and Elana Aptowitzer. 'INJUSTICE: 75 Years Since Kristallnacht, Nazis Still Roam Free'. Landmark Report. N.p., 2015. Web. 20 Feb. 2015. -
Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact
The Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact was a non-agression Pact between the Germans and the Soviets in an attempt to keep another world war from happening.
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Nazi invasion of Poland
On thsi day over 1.5 million German soldiers marched into Poland in order to provide more living space for the German people.
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Evacuation of Dunkirk
On this day the allies were pushed to the city of Dunkirk, and instead of pursing them the Axis army allowed an enormous evacuation to great britain
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France Surrenders
On this day the French government surrendered after a series of defeats leading to the pursute by the German military across France.
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Battle of Britain
The Battle of Britain was the largest and possibly the most important air battle in WWII. It was between the British RAF and Germany's Luftwaffe, the Germans would go on to lose the battle.
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The Tripartite Pact
The Tripartite Act was the agreement between Germany, Italy, and Japan to become allies.
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Lend Lease Act
This act allowed the US to provide defensive equipment to forgein nations whenever they felt it neccasary without them gettting to tied into the war.
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Operation Barbarossa
Operation Barbarossa was the massive German invasion of the Soviet Union. The invasion force covered about 2 thousand square miles.
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Bombing of Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor was a surprise attack by the Japanese Navy on the US naval base in Pearl Harbor. This attack would lead to the US's entry into the war.
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Bataan Death March
The Bataan death march was the forced 65 mile walk by US POW from one prison camp to another, thousands died during the march.
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Doolittle Raid
The Doolittle radi was the first US bombing raid on the island of Japan, the bombers had finally came into range after months of island hopping.
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Battle of Midway
The Battle of Midway was the US counter-ambush on the Japanese Navy, the ambush plans were cracked by amercian code breakers.
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Battle of Stalingrad
The Battle of Stalingrad was the soviets attempt to stop the German advance into the Soviet Union, the battle was a succes for the soviets.
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Operation Torch
Operation Torch was the name given to the joint US and British invasion of Africa, once the forces got to north africa they were suppost to invade europe through it's "soft underbelly
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Island Hopping
Island hopping was the stragety thought up by US general Douglas MacArthur, was the plan to move quickly through the Pacific theater capturing key islands until Japan was in range of American bombers.
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Operation Overlord and D-Day
Operation Overlord was the plan to land at Normandy and push east to help cature Germany, D-Day was the day of the Normandy landing.
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Operation Valkyrie
Operation Valkyrie was the assassination attempt to kill Hitler in order to get rid of the SS, Gustapo, and SD in Germany.
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Discovery of Majdanek
Majdanek was a concentration camp in eastern Germany, on this day the Sovets came across this camp. This was the first time a camp like this had been found.
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Battle of the Bulge
The Battle of the Bulge is referring to the fighting that comenced after a major German offensive was stopped by the allies creating a bulge in the frontline
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The Wannsee Conference and the “Final Solution”
The Wannsee Conference was a meeting between 15 high ranking Nazi party memebrs discussing how they were gonna impliment "the final solution".
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Einstein’s letter to FDR, “The Manhattan Project”
On this day Einstein sent a letter to Franklin Delanor Roosevelt proposing the creation of a nuclear weapon to end the war.
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Hitler’s Suicide
On this day Hitler retreated into his shelter consumed a cyanide pill and then shpt himself, bring his reich down with him.
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V-E Day
V-E day was the official end of World War II, on this day German General Jodl signed an unconditional surrender document.
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Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
On August 6th an american B-29 bomber dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, three days later another bomb was dropped on Nagasaki, the total death toll was in the hundered thousands.
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V-J Day
V-J Day or "Victory over Japan day" was the official day that Japan surrendered ending the war.
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Creation of the United Nations
On this day the United nations was created in order to keep peace in the world, it is basically the upradged version of the league of nations.
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The Nuremberg Trials
The Nuremberg trials were 13 trials against high ranking officers, and Nazi party memebrs, accusing them for things like crimes against peace and humanity.
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The beginning of the Cold War
The Cold war was a military tension between the US and Russia, where both countries were trying to out do each other, this war would from about 55-60 years.
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The Japanese War Crime Trials
The Japanese War Crime trial were a series of 28 trials against Japanese officials for the crimes against humanity that they had commited during world war II.
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picture:Commons.wikimedia.org,. 'File:Japanese War Crimes Trials. Manila - NARA - 292609.Jpg - Wikimedia Commons'. N.p., 1934. Web. 2 Mar. 2015.
