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Adolf Hitler becomes the leader of the Nazi Party
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Benito Mussolini appointed Prime Minister of Italy
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Josef Stalin sole dictator of the Soviet Union (USSR)
Josef Stalin sole dictator of the Soviet Union (USSR) -
Japan’s Army seizes Manchuria, China
Japan’s Army seizes Manchuria, China -
Hitler is named Chancellor of Germany
Hitler is named Chancellor of Germany -
Neutrality Act passed by US Congress
Neutrality Act passed by US Congress -
Italian Army invades Ethiopia in Africa
Italian Army invades Ethiopia in Africa -
Militarist take control of Japanese Government
Militarist take control of Japanese Government -
1936 Hitler sends troops into Rhineland
Hitler sends troops into Rhineland of Germany in violation of the Versailles Treaty -
Japan’s army pillages Nanjing, China
Japan’s army pillages Nanjing, China; massacre a quarter of a million people. -
Nazis begin rounding up Jews for labor camps
Nazis begin rounding up Jews for labor camps -
Nazi-Soviet Pact signed by Hitler and Stalin
Nazi-Soviet Pact signed by Hitler and Stalin -
Nazis invade Poland; Britain and France declare war on Germany
Nazis invade Poland; Britain and France declare war on Germany -
Battle of Britian
Royal Air Force defeats German Air Force to prevent invasion of their island -
Nazis invade/Take Control
Nazis invade Denmark, Norway, the Netherlands, Luxembourg and Belgium – take control -
First time Peacetime Draft in US
First time Peacetime Draft in US -
Germany invades France and forces it to surrender
Germany invades France and forces it to surrender -
Hitler breaks Pact with Stalin’s Russia and invades
Hitler breaks Pact with Stalin’s Russia and invades -USSR now joins England in fighting the Germans -
Churchill and FDR issue the Atlantic Charter
Churchill and FDR issue the Atlantic Charter -
Japanese invade French Indochina
Japanese invade French Indochina (Viet. Laos, Cambodia) -
Pearl Harbor Attack
Pearl Harbor in Hawaii attacked by Japanese Naval and Air forces, US declares war on Japan, Germany and Italy declare war on the US -
Philippines fall to Japanese – Bataan Death March
Philippines fall to Japanese – Bataan Death March -
Japanese Americans interned in isolated camps
Japanese Americans interned in isolated camps -
Battle of Midway
Battle of Midway, turning point of war in the Pacific -
Russians stop Nazi advance at Stalingrad save Moscow
Russians stop Nazi advance at Stalingrad save Moscow -
British and US forces defeat
British and US forces defeat German and Italian armies in North Africa -
Zoot Suit Riots
Zoot Suit Riots – Los Angeles, CA -
Italy surrenders, Mussolini dismissed as Prime Min.
Italy surrenders, Mussolini dismissed as Prime Min. -
Paris retaken by Allies Forces
Paris retaken by Allies Forces -
Battle of the Bulge
Battle of the Bulge – last offensive of German Forces -
US forces return to recapture the Philippines
US forces return to recapture the Philippines -
US gets new president
FDR dies, Harry S. Truman becomes President -
V-E Day, war ends in Europe
V-E Day, war ends in Europe -
V-J Day, Japan surrenders to Allied Forces
V-J Day, Japan surrenders to Allied Forces -
First Atomic Bombs dropped
First Atomic Bombs dropped -
1946 War Crimes Trials held in Nuremburg Germany
War Crimes Trials held in Nuremburg Germany; Manila, Philippines and Tokyo, Japan.
