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Adolf Hitler becomes the Chancellor of germany
Adolf Hitler becomes the Chancellor of germany and starts to build an army. Even though britian and france knew this they didnt want to intervine incase of starting another world war. -
Benito Mussolini appointed Prime Minister of Italy
He ruled constitutionally until 1925, when he dropped all pretense of democracy and set up a legal dictatorship. Mussolini was one of the key figures in the creation of fascism. -
Josef Stalin sole dictator of the Soviet Union (USSR)
He managed to get power after the death of Vladimir Lenin through suppressing Lenin's criticisms and expanding the functions of his role, all the while eliminating any opposition. By the late 1920s, he was the unchallenged leader of the Soviet Union. He remained general secretary until the post was abolished in 1952, concurrently serving as the Premier of the Soviet Union from 1941 onward. -
Japan’s Army seizes Manchuria, China
The Japanese established a puppet state, called Manchukuo, and their occupation lasted until the end of World War II. -
Hitler is named Chancellor of Germany.
On this day in 1933, President Paul von Hindenburg names Adolf Hitler, leader or fÜhrer of the National Socialist German Nazi Party, as chancellor of Germany. -
Neutrality Acts passed by US Congress
The Neutrality Acts were passed by the United States Congress in the 1930s, in response to the growing turmoil in Europe and Asia that eventually led to World War II. -
Italian Army invades Ethiopia in Africa
Under Generals Rodolfo Graziani and Pietro Badoglio, the invading forces steadily pushed back the ill-armed and poorly trained Ethiopian army. -
Militarist take control of Japanese Government
The military took control of japan in an effort to strengthen japans nation. -
Hitler sends troops into Rhineland of Germany in violation of the Versailles Treaty
German military forces entered the Rhineland. This was important because it violated the terms of the Treaty of Versailles, marking the first time since the end of World War I that German troops had been in this region. -
Japan’s army pillages Nanjing, China; massacre a quarter of a million people.
Japan's army ransacks Nanjing, kill a quarter of a million people. -
Munich Pact signed giving the Sudetenland of Czechoslovakia to Germany
The Munich Agreement was a settlement permitting Nazi Germany's annexation of portions of Czechoslovakia along the country's borders mainly inhabited by German speakers. -
Nazis begin rounding up Jews for labor camps
The Nazis began to put jews into labor camps. -
Nazi-Soviet Pact signed by Hitler and Stalin
representatives from Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union met and signed the Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact. -
Nazis invade Poland; Britain and France declare war on Germany
Britian and France declared war on germany for invading poland after being warned. -
Nazis invade Denmark, Norway, the Netherlands, Luxembourg and Belgium – take control
The Battle of the Netherlands was part of Case Yellow, the German invasion of the Low Countries. -
Germany invades France and forces it to surrender
The successful German invasion of France and the Low Countries. -
Battle of Britain – Royal Air Force defeats German Air Force to prevent invasion of their island
It was the largest and most sustained aerial bombing campaign to that date. -
First time Peacetime Draft in US
This draft was created for the army to force recuirts into the army even during peace. -
Hitler breaks Pact with Stalin’s Russia and invades - USSR which now joins England in fighting the Germans
Hitler invades Russia for its natrual resources. -
Churchill and FDR issue the Atlantic Charter
The Atlantic Charter was a pivotal policy statement that defined the Allied goals for the post-war world. -
Japanese invade French Indochina (Viet. Laos, Cambodia)
Indochinese Federation was part of the French colonial empire in southeast Asia. -
Pearl Harbor in Hawaii attacked by Japanese Naval and Air forces, US declares war on Japan, Germany and Italy declare war on the US
The attack on Pearl Harbor was a surprise military strike conducted by the Imperial Japanese Navy. -
Philippines fall to Japanese – Bataan Death March
This was the forcible transfer by the Imperial Japanese Army of 60,000–80,000 Filipino and American prisoners of war. -
Russians stop Nazi advance at Stalingrad save Moscow
THis was one of the turning points of world war 2. -
Japanese Americans interned in isolated camps
The americans started up isolation camps in fear that local americans that have japenese ancestory. -
Battle of Midway, turning point of war in the Pacific
The Battle of Midway in the Pacific Theater of Operations was one of the most important naval battles of World War II. -
British and US forces defeat German and Italian armies in North Africa
The allied forces defeated the german/italian armies. -
Zoot Suit Riots – Los Angeles, CA
The Zoot Suit Riots were a series of riots in 1943 during World War II that broke out in Los Angeles, California. -
Italy surrenders, Mussolini dismissed as Prime Min.
Mussolini was relieved of his duty as prime minister. -
D-Day invasion of France at Normandy by Allies
The landing operations of the Allied invasion of Normandy. -
Paris retaken by Allies Forces
The Liberation of Paris lasted until the occupying German garrison surrendered. -
Battle of Burge – last offensive of German Forces
The Battle of the Bulge was a major German offensive campaign launched through the densely forested Ardennes region of Wallonia in Belgium. -
US forces return to recapture the Philippines
On this day in 1944, more than 100,000 American soldiers land on Leyte Island, in the Philippines, as preparation for the major invasion by Gen. -
FDR dies, Harry S. Truman becomes President
As president, Truman made important foreign policy decisions such as using atomic weapons on Japan to end World War II. -
V-E Day, war ends in Europe
Victory in Europe Day, generally known as V-E Day or VE Day, was the public holiday celebrated on 8 May 1945. -
V-J Day, Japan surrenders to Allied Forces
The surrender of the Empire of Japan on September 2, 1945, brought the hostilities of World War II to a close. -
First Atomic Bombs dropped
The atomic bombings of the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan were conducted by the United States during the final stages of World War II in August 1945. -
War Crimes Trials held in Nuremburg, Germany; Manila, Philippines and Tokyo, Japan.
The International Military Tribunal for the Far East, also known as the Tokyo Trials, the Tokyo War Crimes Tribunal, or simply the Tribunal, was convened on April 29, 1946, to try the leaders of the Empire of Japan for three types of war crimes.
