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Spanish Civil War
The Spanish Civil War was a social, political and military conflict that began in Spain after the partial failure of the coup on 17th and 18th July of 1936 carried out by the army against the government of the Second Republic. After blocking the Strait, a civil war began , ending on 1st April of 1939 with the last war notice signed by Francisco Franco, declaring his victory and establishing a dictatorship. -
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The Spanish Civil War
The Spanish Civil War was a social, political and military conflict that began in Spain after the partial failure of the coup on 17th and 18th July of 1936 carried out by the army against the government of the Second Republic. After blocking the Strait, a civil war began , ending on 1st April of 1939 with the last war notice signed by Francisco Franco, -
Rome-Berlin Shaft
In spite of their ideological affinities, distrust between Mussolini and Hitler for their different interests about Austria, prevented an alliance between the fascist powers. However, the Franco-British oppotion to the Italian annexation of Abyssinia made the government of Rome definitely turn toward the alliance with Nazi Germany.
In October of 1936 a statement in which both countries proclaimed their friendship and maintaining common views in international policy was signed. -
The Antikomintern Pact between Germany and Japan
For this pact, large fascists countrries in Europe and one of the most important countries in Asia, the Empire of Japan, supported each other against communism, internationally promoted by the government of the Soviet Union.
This was an attempt by Hitler to isolate the USSR, which had no allies in Europe, without involving military aid. -
The Munich Agreements
The Munich Agreem were approved and signed on 30th September of 1938 by the heads of government of the UK, France, Italy and Germany to solve the Sudeten Crisis.
By the mediation of Benito Mussolini, the British Prime Minister and his French counterpart approved the incorporation of the Sudetenland to Germany, because most of its citizens were German-speaking. Any representatives from Czechoslovakia were present. The UK and France were complacent. It was to avoid a new war, despite endanger the -
The Second World War
The II World War was a global military conflict developed between 1939 and 1945. Almost all the nations of the world were involved in it. It was the largest military conflict in history, with more than 100 million military. It was marked by the death of between 50 and 70 million victims, being this the deadliest conflict in human history. The Holocaust and the use of nuclear weapons also characterized this conflict. -
Victories of the Shaft
In the summer of 1940, Germany seemed invincible. After three battles occupied Poland, Denmark, Norway, Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg and France, but UK resisted his occupation. The Battle of Britain was a set of delivered dogfights over the English Channel between July and October of 1940 which Germany intended to destroy the Royal Air Force to get all out invasion of Britain. -
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Victories of the Shaft
In the summer of 1940, Germany seemed invincible. After three battles occupied Poland, Denmark, Norway, Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg and France, but UK resisted his occupation. The Battle of Britain was a set of delivered dogfights over the English Channel between July and October of 1940 which Germany intended to destroy the Royal Air Force to get all out invasion of Britain. -
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The Second World War
The II World War was a global military conflict developed between 1939 and 1945. Almost all the nations of the world were involved in it. It was the largest military conflict in history, with more than 100 million military. It was marked by the death of between 50 and 70 million victims, being this the deadliest conflict in human history. The Holocaust and the use of nuclear weapons also characterized this conflict. -
The Pact of Steel
The Pact of Steel was a political and military agreement signed on the 22nd May of 1939 in Berlin, between the Ministers of Foreign Affairs Galeazzo Ciano by Italy and Joachim von Ribbentrop by Germany, where the foundations for a future sitting mutual support in case of war. -
The Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact
The Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact was signed between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union by their foreign ministers. The pact was signed in Moscow on 23rd August of 1939, nine days before the start of World War II. -
The Invasion of Poland
The German invasion of Poland was a military action of Nazi Germany aimed at annexing the Polish territory. The technical operation began on the 1st September of 1939 and the last units of the Polish army surrendered on 6th October of that year. It was the trigger for the II World War in Europe and the end of the Second Polish Republic. -
Allied victory
The thrust shaft lasted until the spring of 1942 when they suffered continued decisive defeats that changed the fate of the war. -
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Allied victoriy
The thrust shaft lasted until the spring of 1942 when they suffered continued decisive defeats that changed the fate of the war. -
Battle of Stalingrad
This battle was a succesful defense battle in Stalingrad. Some Russians say it was the greatest battle of the Great Patriotic War. It was the most bloody battle in history with 2 million miltary and citizens dead. It was a great turning point for the Allies and one of Hitler's biggest mistakes. -
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Battle of Stalingrad
This battle was a succesful defense battle in Stalingrad. Some Russians say it was the greatest battle of the Great Patriotic War. It was the most bloody battle in history with 2 million miltary and citizens dead. It was a great turning point for the Allies and one of Hitler's biggest mistakes. -
Disembarkation in Normandy
US, British and Canadian troops landed on the beaches of Normandy and exceeded the fierce German resistance . Allied troops went to Paris was liberated on the 25th August. Ten days earlier, Anglo-American and French troops had landed in Marseille. The Germans tried to stop the Allied push in the Ardennes, in Belgium, but eventually had to retreat. Attacked by the west, south and east, the Hitler regime was preparing to fight its last battle. -
Conference in San Francisco: ONU's creation
On the 25th April of 1945, delegates from 50 nations were cited in San Francisco to attend the United Nations Conference on International Organization. They wrote a letter with 111 articles, which was adopted unanimously on the 25th June of 1945. -
The Surrender of Germany
After the suicide of Adolf Hitler and Eva Braun in Berlin, on the 30th Apri ofl 1945,
On the 8th May of 1945, the German Army High Command of the Third Reich signed an act of unconditional surrender in Berlin; ending the II World War in Europe. -
The Potsdam Conference
The Potsdam Conference was a meeting between 17th July and 2nd August of 1945. The Soviet Union the UK and the USA , the most powerful of the allies that defeated the Axis Powers, participated . Stalin, Churchill and Truman decided how to administer Germany, which surrendered unconditionally nine weeks earlier, on the 8th May. -
Atomic Bomb of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
The Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were nuclear attacks ordered by the President of the United States, against the Empire of Japan. The attacks took place the 6th and 9th August of 1945, as part of the end of the II World War.
