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First meeting
League of Nations holds its first meeting and ratifies the Treaty of Versailles ending World War I. This is one of the causes of World War 2. -
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World War 2
The second world war factors and actual war and after the fact. -
The Nightmare Begins
Adolf Hilter becomes leader of Nazi Party. -
New Italian Leadership
Benito Mussolini appointed Prime Minister of Italy he will join Hilter soon -
Russian Leadership
Josef Stalin sole dictator of the Soviet Union (USSR) he will join Allies and try to defeat the Nazis -
China takeover
Japan’s Army seizes Manchuria, China. -
Hilter Power
Hilter becomes Chancellor of Germany. This is real cause of World War 2. -
USA remains Neutral
Neutrality Acts passed by US Congress -
Italian African Attack
Italian Army invades Ethiopia in Africa. -
Military takeover
Militarist take control of Japanese Government. -
Breakin The Law
Hitler sends troops into Rhineland of Germany in violation of the Versailles Treaty. -
Chinese Massacre
Japan’s army pillages Nanjing, China; massacre a quarter of a million people. -
Munich Pact
Munich Pact signed giving the Sudetenland of Czechoslovakia to Germany. -
Jew Roundup
Nazis begin rounding up Jews for labor camps -
Hilter Stalin agreement
Nazi-Soviet Pact signed by Hitler and Stalin. -
The Big Beginning
Nazis invade Poland; Britain and France declare war on Germany. This is real start of the war. -
The Controller
Nazis invade Denmark, Norway, the Netherlands, Luxembourg and Belgium – take control. -
France Invasion
Germany invades France and forces it to surrender. -
Battle of Britian
Battle of Britain – Royal Air Force defeats German Air Force to prevent invasion of their island. -
Peace draft
First time Peacetime Draft in US. -
Russia joins the war
Hitler breaks Pact with Stalin’s Russia and invades -USSR which now joins England in fighting the Germans. -
The Atlantic charter.
Churchill and FDR issue the Atlantic Charter. -
Another Invasion
Japanese invade French Indochina (Viet. Laos, Cambodia) -
Pearl Harbor
Dec. 7 Pearl Harbor in Hawaii attacked by Japanese Naval and Air forces -
U.S. enters World War 2
US declares war on Japan, Germany and Italy declare war on the US - Dec. 9. -
The Death March
Philippines fall to Japanese – Bataan Death March -
Isolate The Japs
Japanese Americans interned in isolated camps -
Midway Turning Point
June 4-7 Battle of Midway, turning point of war in the Pacific -
Russia Saves The Day
Russians stop Nazi advance at Stalingrad and save Moscow. -
African Turning Point
British and US forces defeat German and Italian armies in North Africa. -
Zoot Suit Riot
Zoot Suit Riots – Los Angeles, CA Caused by low Mexican rights. -
Italy Surrenders
July - Italy surrenders, Mussolini dismissed as Prime Min. -
D-Day
June 6 - D-Day invasion of France at Normandy by Allies. -
Allies Reclaim France
Aug. - Paris retaken by Allies Forces. -
Battle of the Bulge
Dec. Battle of the Bulge – last offensive of German Forces. -
U.S. Recaptures Philippines
Jan. – US forces return to recapture the Philippines -
The End of FDR
April 16th - FDR dies, Harry S. Truman becomes President -
End of Hilter
April 30, 1945 Hilter Commits sucide in his bunker after his Nazi Empire collapses. -
War Ends in Europe V-E Day
May 8th - V-E Day, war ends in Europe. -
Atomic Trouble
Aug. - First Atomic Bombs dropped -
V-J Day Japan Surrenders
Aug. 14th – V-J Day, Japan surrenders to Allied Forces -
End of War Trials
War Crimes Trials held in Nuremburg, Germany; Manila, Philippines and Tokyo, Japan. -
The Cold War Begins
The start of the Cold War which endured over four decades, from 1947 until the decline and eventual collapse of East European and Soviet state communism in the late 1980s. -
UFO
UFO allegedly found on July 7th in the Roswell UFO incident
