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Adolf Hitler becomes leader of Nazi party
Hitler made it clear when he became leader that the Germans were a "master race" made to rule over slva and Gypsies and others. Hitlers main idea of racism was anti-Seminitsm, or hatred of Jews. -
Benito Mussolini appointed Prime Minister of Italy
Benito Mussolini promised to restore order by strong leadership. He and his followers threatened to overthrow Italys goverment, in response the king elected him prime minister. Mussolini made Italy into the world's first Fascist state. Which means a political system based on miltarism, extreme nationalism and blind loyalty to the state and its leader. Mussolini eneded freedom of press and banned all political parties except his own. -
Josef Stalin sole dictator of the Soviet Union (USSR)
Stalin turned the Soviet Union into a totalitarian state.. He would order the poor to give up crops,land,and animals to goverment run farms. People that were against Soviets were killed or imprisoned on charges of disloyalty to the state. -
Japan’s Army seizes Manchuria, China
Japanese army seized Manchuria in northeastern China, The league of nations took no action but did protest. -
Hitler is named Chancellor of Germany
When Germany lost world war I Hitler had told everyone it was because they had been betrayed by the jews and other traitors. Hitlers popluarity increased in 1933 he became Chancellor of the German parliament after in power he created a totalitaritarian state. He then banned Jews. -
Neutrality Acts passed by US Congress
Neutrality Act forbids the president from making loans, selling arms and or giving any other help to natons in war. The U.S wanted to stay as isolated as posible to keep the United States at peace. -
Italian Army invades Ethiopia in Africa
Ethiopia was attacked by Italy. Even though they tried to fight back they didnt have much of a chance against Italy's tanks and airplanes. They did try to call to the Leauge of nations but the respond was week. Ethiopia fell to Italy. -
Militarist take control of Japanese Government
Miltarist were in complete control of the Japanese goverment. Japanese militarists would preache racism. They believed they were superior to other Asians and non-Asians. -
Hitler sends troops into Rhineland of Germany in violation of the Versailles Treaty
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Hitler sends troops into Rhineland of Germany in violation of the Versailles Treaty
In violation of the Versailles Treaty Hitler sends troops into Rhineland of Germany. Twp years after Greman armies were in Austria and as Hiter had hoped no one stopped him. -
Japan’s army pillages Nanjing, China; massacre a quarter of a million people.
Japan stepped up aggresion and pillaged in China. Asaulting more than a quater million civilians and massacred prisoners of the war. -
1938 Munich Pact signed giving the Sudetenland of Czechoslovakia to Germany
The munich Pact allowed German leader to occupy the Sudetenland, a portion of largely populated Czechoslovakia. Hitler promised to go no further in. Britian and France were hoping to appease Hitler. -
Nazis begin rounding up Jews for labor camps
Jews were sent to terrible abusive labor camps in 1938 where they were torchured and wernt even trated as real people, after the Munich Pact. -
Britain and France declare war on Germany
Hitler had invaded Poland and that drew the line for Britian and France. They then declared war on Germany. WWII had now begun. HItler had plans to move to Denmark and Norway, Neatherlands, LUxembourg and Belgium. Next was France. -
Nazi-Soviet Pact signed by Hitler and Stalin
Hitler and Stalin two absolute enemies had signed a nonaggresion agreement. It promised that both side would not attack ones country and in the end they would secrelty divied up Poland. -
Nazis invade Denmark, Norway, the Netherlands, Luxembourg and Belgium
HItler seemed unstopable he managed to seize Denmark and Norway. Later on in May he had his troops march to conquer the Neatherlands, Luxembourg, and Belgium. -
First time Peacetime Draft in US
Millitary buildup to preare for possible entry into the war because it was getting so serious. In 1940 it passed a law tha set up the first peacime draft in American history. -
Battle of Britain
It was Britian all alone against the Nazi but they never gave up including there prime minister Winston Churchill. Hitler oradered attack on Britian and raided the cites but Britian took it day even though they lost tens of thousands of lifes they kept fighting and taking it by day and finallly Hitler abandoned all plans to invade. -
Germany invades France
Britian came to help the French but it was not enough. The Gremans had forced them to retreat. British sent every available ship and boat to rescue the soliders. About six weeks later Hitler accepted the surrender of France. -
Churchill and FDR issue the Atlantic Charter
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Japanese invade French Indochina (Viet. Laos, Cambodia)
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Churchill and FDR issue the Atlantic Charter
The Alantic Charter was an outline for after the war ow they would like everything to be, thats what Churchill and FDR created. They agreed that no one would gain territory. They also included letting the people choose there goverment. If this succeeded this organization would replace the Leauge of Nations. -
Pearl Harbor in Hawaii
The Hawaiin island of Oahu was attacked on December 7th 1941 by the Japanease by naval air, and ground forces by the harbor. The attack destroyed nearly half of the military aircraft on the island including battle ships too. around 2,400 Americans were killed. -
Japanese invade French Indochina
U.S didnt like the fact Japanese were invading the French. Presidant Roosevelt then decide to stop exports of iorn and steel scrap to Japan. He also restricted the sail of oil to Japan. Because the Japanease faced a shortage in fuel then they planed to attak the United States. -
Hitler breaks Pact with Stalin’s Russia
Hitler had broken his pact with Stalin.The Soviet Union now joined Britian in fighting the Germans. Even though Churchill and Stalin distrusted eachother a ton they were more determined to defeat the common enemy together. -
Philippines fall to Japanese – Bataan Death March
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Japanese Americans interned in isolated camps
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Russians stop Nazi advance at Stalingrad save Moscow
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Battle of Midway, turning point of war in the Pacific
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British and US forces defeat German and Italian armies in North Africa
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Zoot Suit Riots – Los Angeles, CA
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Italy surrenders, Mussolini dismissed as Prime Min.
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US forces return to recapture the Philippines
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D-Day invasion of France at Normandy by Allies
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Paris retaken by Allies Force
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Battle of the Bulge – last offensive of German Forces
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US forces return to recapture the Philippines
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FDR dies, Harry S. Truman becomes President
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V-E Day, war ends in Europe
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First Atomic Bombs dropped
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V-J Day, Japan surrenders to Allied Forces
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War Crimes Trials held in Nuremburg, Germany; Manila, Philippines and Tokyo, Japan.
