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First Neutrality Act is passed
Act passed by the US to stop the export of arms and ammunitions to countries participating in the war -
Signing of the Rome-Berlin Axis
Used to link the two facist countries -
Signing of the Anti-Comintern Pact
Anti-communist pact signed by Nazi Germany and Japan, which was later signed by other facist governments. -
Hitler declares Austria as part of the Third Reich
Hitler declares Germany's neighbor, Austria, apart of the Third Reich -
The Muncish Conference is called
allowed the Axis powers to annex parts of Czechoslovakia -
German troops invade Czechoslovakia
A campaign used to get valuable resources and help unite german people in the name of Nationalism -
Mussolini invades Albania
A brief military campaign from Italy on Albania. It was a quick campaign. -
German-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact signed
Pact between the German's and Soviet's to take no action of war between eachother. -
Germany attacks Poland
Germany makes a swift fall campaign of Poland -
The Soviet Union attacks Finland
Overwellming forces take over Finland with much haste -
Japan forms an alliance with Germany and Italy
one of the official formings of the Axis Power -
Germans invade Denmark and Norway
A German victory due to opposition of Norway that lead to the support of the Allies -
Winston Churchill is named as Prime Minister of Greate Britain
Winston Churchill becomes prime minister of Great Britain -
Germany invades the Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg
Germany invades different independent states to gain more territory -
Dunkerque is evacuated
Evacuation of allied troops from Dunkirk -
Mussolini declares war on France and Great Britain
Mussolini declares war on France and Great Britain -
Battle of Britain
Defense of Great Britian against the German Air Force. Germany wanted to force GB to join the Axis powers. -
Erwin Rommel takes control of Libya
This campaing was used to gain conrol of important African colonies -
Germany attacks the Soviet Union
Germany invaded the Soviet Union and captured much of the land until reaching Moscow and then were pushed back by the Soviet Union. -
Roosevelt and Churchhill sign the Atlantic Charter
A joint decleration of Roosevelt and Churchhill stating their goals in the Atlantic Ocean -
Pearl Harbor is Attacked
Japan planes attacked a US harbor and Naval State -
US Congress declares war on Japan
Happened after constant attacks on the Us ships and territory -
Wansee Conference
Meeting held by the Nazi Party -
Bataan Death March
The Japanese Army forced the Philopeno people to march to camps -
Battle of Midway
A crucial naval battle during WWII in which they Allies attacked the Japanese Navy -
Battle of Stalingrad
A major front of the war, Germany and allies fought the Soviet Union for Stalingrad in the West of Russia -
D-Day
The landing of the Allies on the Normandy beaches, many troops were lost but was a victory for the Allies -
MacAurther lands in the Philippines
MacAurther larger than life personality helped lead to a swift victory in the Philippines -
Potsdam Conference
Major leaders meet to discuss term to the end of WWII -
V-E Day
The formal victory of the allies from the unconditional surrender of the Axis -
V-J Day
Spontanous surrenders causing the end of WWII